Vicky Pattison says I’m A Celebrity winner Georgia Toffolo had an unfair advantage due to her reality TV experience
The Geordie Shore star claims that people who make their living on reality TV will be more accustomed to the jungle cameras
VICKY Pattison has claimed reality TV stars have an easier time on I'm A Celebrity, including Georgia Toffolo, the reigning Queen of the Jungle.
After rising to fame as part of MTV's Geordie Shore, Vicky has claimed she was more used to having cameras constantly on her than some of her I'm A Celeb co-stars.
Vicky told the Daily Star: "It's no coincidence me, Scarlett Moffatt and Toff, who all make our living being ourselves on TV, have won.
"Hand on heart, I do think it's an unfair advantage. We are used to reality TV and having cameras on us all the time."
Vicky starred in Geordie Shore between 2011 and 2014 before leaving to focus on spin-off TV shows and then taking the crown in I'm A Celeb 2015.
Speaking about Made in Chelsea star Toff's recent win, Vicky continued: "These sports stars, or former pop stars, are great but they lack the level of self-promotion we have.
"I'm not taking anything away from anyone because I think Scarlett and Toff deserved to win, and hopefully I did too.
"But what I will say is our reality TV backgrounds have stood us in good stead."
It comes just days after Vicky warned Toff that she could experience negative aspects to her increased fame.
She told The Sun Online at the launch of Ex On The Beach: Body SOS: “She will have amazing opportunities coming her way and also probably some ex's crawling out of the woodwork.
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“But I would never underestimate that girl, she's one tough cookie and she's savvy as well. I don't think for a single second she is going to have the wool pulled over her eyes.
Vicky also tipped Toff to follow in her own footsteps and land a panellist role on Loose Women.
She said: “Loose Women would be lucky to have her, she's a little dreamboat and she's not afraid of an opinion.
“The show is full of strong, independent sassy women and Toff fits that bill perfectly.”
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