Vicky Pattison dresses in skintight bandeau dress as she reveals before and after body pics

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She caught people's attention this summer, when she was spotted frolicking on the beach, looking a lot 'curvier' than usual.

But +Vicky Pattison  Vicky Pattison is clearly out to prove what a bit of dieting can do as she shows off her post-Geordie Shore before and after weight loss, where she dropped from a size 16 to an 8. 

The 25-year-old's strict weight loss programme saw the reality TV star loose the pounds in a matter of months - and is literally half the woman she used to be.

Flaunting her newly svelte physique, Vicky was spotted sauntering around town in a skintight yellow bandeau dress - proving that her previous lumps and bumps are no more. 

Tottering down the street, she teamed the dress with a pair of purple platform heels and a bronze tan whilst leaving her long, raven locks in tousled waves.

Earlier in the summer, Vicky was photographed on the beach in a tight yellow mini dress, with belly flab clearly visible as well as her wobbly legs. 

To achieve her new figure, she had to embark on a strict diet programme, after being devastated when seeing the photographs of herself.

She told Now magazine: 'I had no idea [my weight] had gotten that bad. I was about a size 16 [in the bikini pictures] but I still thought I was a 10. It was like reverse body dysmorphia.

'[It was] horrendous, mortifying and heartbreaking. It was the lowest I've ever felt. It was a week after the photos had been released of [ex-boyfriend] Ricci with those girls.

'I didn't recognise myself - I was convinced they'd been doctored.

'I got a personal trainer and sorted my diet out. Revenge is a dish best served skinny! ... I haven't cut out any one thing - I've just become more sensible.

I don't eat white bread or pre-packed sandwiches. I have plenty of veg, but not so much fruit because it's full of natural sugar. I eat sweet potatoes instead of white ones.'

Vicky, who also split from ex-boyfriend Ricci, was recently spotted on a date with TOWIE'S Kirk Norcross, who soon took to Twitter to reveal that it was only the couple's first date, writing: 'F**king hell the public put you in a relationship on ya 1st date!!!! Chill with the still for a bit guys!!!! Your gonna ruin it for me.'

Only last month did Kirk split up with his glamour model fiancée Cami Li. 

Although Vicky has been regimental with her diet programme so far this year, she did admit that she will be indulging this Christmas. 

She said: 'My Christmas will be filled with mulled wine and Quality Street. I don't want to deprive myself, but I don't want to undo all the hard work either.'