Rula Lenska faced a public vote

She was up for eviction along with former Baywatch actress Traci Bingham and Goldie Lookin' Chain member Maggot.

Lenska faced a public vote after being nominated by fellow housemates. All three were chosen by fellow contestants George Galloway and Samuel Preston.

The pair were punished for breaking rules by having to choose three people, unaware the others were watching.

The 57-year-old actress said it was "hard" to be evicted by the public vote and the nomination felt like "total betrayal".

She said: "It was a huge shock, and it took a long time to get over. Some of the things said were decidedly untrue, for example I never said I was going to win."

During the show, she had Mr Galloway licking imaginary milk from her hands as he pretended to be a cat.

Speaking after her eviction, the actress said cross-dressing 80s singer Pete Burns had caused friction in the house, and was "hugely high maintenance".

She said: "If there's one person in the house who was given more favour than anyone else it was him. He was treated with kid gloves, because when he blows it affects the whole house."