Vicky's distress at porn backlash

Reality star is defended after her documentary is dubbed PR stunt

- SHELLEY SPADONI

VICKY Pattison is said to be gutted about the backlash over her releasing a deepfake sex tape for a documentary.

The former I'm a Celebrity winner's decision to leak her own digitally altered adult clip in the name of research was slammed by a porn abuse victim as "deeply disrespectful" and a PR stunt.

A source claimed yesterday: "Vicky is distraught about the response. She wants to be seen as a serious documentary reporter.

"She wanted this to be the beginning of her career in documentaries, following in the footsteps of Zara McDermott."

They said Vicky, 37, is now questioning whether it was the right decision to make the upcoming programme Vicky Pattison: My Deep-fake Sex Tape to shake off her partying image.