Vicky Pattison was "absolutely terrified" when her Uber exploded on the way to dinner.
Vicky Pattison's Uber exploded on the way to dinner
The 35-year-old reality star was on the way to the exclusive Chigwell Turkish eatery Sheesh with her fiance Ercan Ramadan, 39, but was taken on a detour when the taxi that was taking them there began making "really horrible noises" on the road.
She wrote Instagram: “I actually don’t even know what to say about what’s just happened. It was absolutely terrifying.
“We were just driving along in this Uber, and Ercan saw that the engine management light was on, and then the car started making a really horrible noise on the A1.
“We pulled over, smoke out of the back of the car. The man was just like ‘stay in the car, it will be fine.’”
“It just burst into flames and you can see the whole car has exploded.
“Absolutely terrifying. The police come running over - ‘get back, get back’”.
The 'Geordie Shore' legend went on to reveal that the ride-share app even made her fork out “for the privilege" of almost being burnt alive in the incident.
Vicky said: “Thank you Uber charging me £50 for the privilege of nearly being BBQ’d - oh and literally being so unbothered when I repeatedly called in distress.”
Vicky - who since her time partying on the Newcastle-based reality show went on to win ‘I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!', served as a panellist on 'Loose Women' and now fronts 'The Secret To...' podcast - admitted that “a good few” cocktails were needed to calm down but insisted that Uber apologised and refunded her.
She added: “It took a good few strawberry daiquiris to calm down, put it that way.
“For anyone invested in the story, Uber phoned me and assured me I’d be refunded and apologised for nearly turning me extra crispy and charging me for the privilege.”
The pair recently announced their engagement on social media.
Vicky wrote: “I choose you without pause, without a doubt, in a heartbeat… It’ll always be you.”
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