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Vicky Pattison flees Dubai fearing she 'wouldn't make it' amid 'rising panic'

Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison has apologised for her "radio silence" over the last few days as she and husband Ercan Ramadan run from Dubai following three cancelled flights

Vicky Pattison and her husband Ercan Ramadan have escaped Dubai. The Geordie Shore legend, 38, was on holiday in the Emirates city when hostilities erupted in the Middle East.

Last week, warfare commenced and rocket attacks and drones were seen in Dubai. The fighting had caused widespread flight cancellations and Vicky took to social media to keep her fans updated.

Addressing her followers on 8 March, the former Strictly Come Dancing star apologised for her absence and said that she and her husband Ercan had chosen to undertake an 11 hour drive as they realised wouldn't be leaving the country by air when three flights were cancelled.

[Vicky and Ercan managed to flee Dubai via private transfer]

Vicky and Ercan managed to flee Dubai via private transfer(Image: @vickypattison/instagram)

She explained: "We're so sorry for our radio silence over the last week, with everything unfolding the way it was and changing so rapidly we desperately didn't want to say anything insensitive or hyperbolic that would add to the rising panic around the situation. We really appreciate all your messages of concern and just wanted to reassure everyone that we're fine," reports the Mirror.

"After 3 cancelled flights and the realisation that we definitely weren't going to make it on to Australia and New Zealand, we wanted to try and get home as quickly and safely as possible. I understand that there are a lot of people still in Dubai feeling really calm and safe however, we wanted to be back to our babies, work and normality and we felt like Oman was our best option."

[The couple drove out of the city with some friends]

The couple drove out of the city with some friends(Image: @vickypattison/instagram)

"We made our way to Oman from Dubai with some of our friends via private transfer, we used this company @skyvipcarrental and found them to be professional, reasonably priced and comfortable. All in all, the journey took us around 11 hours, including around 2-3 hours at the border crossing, checking documents and passports and cost about 130pp.

"For anyone stuck in Dubai and wanting to get home via Oman, I will put more information on @vckysvacays. I just don't want to overwhelm or bore anyone on here. We are going to try and enjoy our last days away and explore Oman hopefully."

[Vicky Pattison]

Vicky revealed the news on Instagram(Image: @vickypattison/instagram)

Vicky confessed that the past week has been "quite unsettling" and revealed that she and her partner were incredibly thankful to be heading home following all the chaos. She explained: "The last week has been quite unsettled and we understand people feeling unsafe and uncertain.. We have experienced moments like that, but ultimately feel like it's important we acknowledge our position of privilege.

"We are extremely grateful to be making our way home and are thinking of anyone feeling fearful or unsettled, anywhere in a world that is rapidly becoming an increasingly scary place to be."

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