STRICTLY’s new signing Vicky Pattison is dancing into the spotlight on the juggernaught show this September.

But arguably her most famous Tango was a years-long feud with fellow reality TV alum Sam Thompson.

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Vicky Pattison once suggested Sam Thompson was an “entitled little rat”Credit: Channel 5

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Sam was given a formal and final warning for flicking Jemma Lucy’s nippleCredit: Channel 5

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They’re now friends and she went on his podcast to face the musicCredit: TikTok/@stayingrelevant_podcast

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Sam and Vicky aired their laundry on his podCredit: TikTok/@stayingrelevant_podcast
They’ve been regulars on the reality TV circuit for more than a decade and delievered hours of entertainment off and on screen.

But they’ve also clashed a number of times in the past.

It all kicked off in 2017 when Geordie Shore legend Vicky criticised Sam’s sister, Louise Thompson, over her working out on holiday.

Made In Chelsea star Sam then hit back in a video of his own, saying only he was allowed to mock his sister.

The war of words quickly escalated and Vicky responded by blocking Sam on social media – a block that would last for five years.

In that time, things only got frostier when Sam appeared on Celebrity Big Brother.

Viewers saw him get upset after he was warned in the Diary Room for flicking fellow housemate Jemma Lucy’s nipple.

Vicky, appearing on Big Brother’s Bit on the Side, pulled no punches.

Speaking about the incident to Rylan, she slammed his behaviour and said: “I think there are two ways to look at this.

“One, he got upset because he knew it was a joke, Jemma knew it was a joke and he didn’t mean any offence by it.

I’m A Celebrity winner Vicky Pattison revealed as latest Strictly signing a year after best pal took part
“Secondly, because he’s an entitled little rat who is used to always getting what he wants.”

The “rat” remark ensured the feud had well and truly taken root.

Despite having a mutual friend in Towie’s Pete Wicks – who is Vicky’s best mate and later became one of Sam’s closest pals – the two reality stars stayed firmly out of each other’s way.

Vicky only lifted the block on Sam in 2022 after they unexpectedly bumped into each other at a Harry Potter premiere.

But while both became close friends with Pete, they were rarely in the same room at the same time.

One of the few occasions came when Vicky went to watch the live tour of Sam and Pete’s podcast, Staying Relevant, at London’s Hammersmith venue.

But even that didn’t go smoothly – she was turned away by security at first because her bag was too big.

When she finally did appear on Staying Relevant in May this year, the awkward history was addressed.

Vicky admitted she had blocked him all those years ago, while Sam said: “I had no idea, until we met each other and I tried to find you on the app.”

The trio laughed if off, with both appearing to have put the feud firmly behind them.

Sources close to Vicky now insist the pair are friends.

And with Vicky now following in Pete’s footsteps by signing up for Strictly, it’s likely he’ll be seen front row cheering her on.

FEUD OVER LOUISE

It all went south when Vicky commented on Louise’s fitness clips in her magazine column in 2017.

Chatting to Now magazine about Louise’s videos with personal trainer boyfriend Ryan Libbey, Vicky joked: “I tell you what, you won’t catch me doing anything like that. Louise is getting a lot of column inches, but I find her brother Sam 
more entertaining.

“I always thought he was a bit wet on Made In Chelsea, but he’s hilarious. Nobody can dispute Louise is in amazing nick and her fella looks like The Hulk. But doing that on holiday with a camera crew? It’s not achievable or attainable. She looks incredible, but I couldn’t imagine anything worse.”

It prompted a defensive video from Sam at the time.

He later recounted the incident to The Sun’s Bizarre column, and revealed: “Vicky took the p*** out of my sister doing a work-out video on Instagram.

“Vicky was quite harsh to Louise so I commented back, but she didn’t read it and instead unfollowed me on Instagram.”

Vicky’s rep has been contacted for comment.

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Vicky is set to wow on the Strictly dance floorCredit: Instagram

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She sparked a feud years ago with Sam when she dished out her opinion on his sister working out on holidayCredit: Splash News

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Louise was known for her work out videos which she posts to InstagramCredit: social media