Big Brother's
Imogen Thomas is to sue her former lover after finding out that he published sex tapes of the couple on the internet.
The 23-year-old from Llanelli had no idea that the footage had surfaced while she was filming the reality TV show this summer.
Claims that the brunette pictured in the film was Imogen were confirmed when she left the BB house.
Now the Miss Wales 2003 winner has revealed that she will be taking legal action against the man responsible, whom she dated for three years.
Imogen was informed of her former lover's indiscretion by the reality show's psychologist before she went to her press conference.
In an interview with
OK! magazine she said, 'When I was told I just died. I felt my heart had gone straight up in my throat and I couldn't breathe.
'Honestly, I thought I had destroyed that tape ages ago. We were together for three years so it wasn't like it was some random guy.
'I asked for it back and he gave it to me but stupidly I didn't check it. I trusted him when he said it was that tape and just got rid of it.
'I'm trying not to think about it. What makes me feel so bad is my family. They've had to deal with that and you can imagine your parents never ever want to see that.
'It's awful seeing their little girl like that but they've been supporting me 100%. But I still can't say I'm sorry enough and they know it's not my fault but it's still upsetting.'
Asked about the man in question Imogen continued, 'I don't ever want to speak to him again. If I were to call him I can imagine he would probably record the conversation. I still can't believe he did it.
'I was so careful in the house not to get my boobs out or show too much skin. What I did with him was private. You know, if I thought that tape was still out there I might have thought twice about going into the house. But I'm taking legal action now. I feel ashamed and embarrassed. Very embarrassed.'
But the beauty queen did have some inkling that a story like this might emerge. Just hours after arriving in the house she confessed to gay Canadian housemate Richard that she was terrified of her ex-lovers selling their sex secrets.
She said, 'I know there are boys out there that will sell their stories. I know the ones who will and the ones who won't.'
Imogen's ex may be in her bad books but she has much more positive feelings about her fellow countryman and Big Brother housemate Glyn Wise, although she says their friendship is purely platonic.
'It was like home being able to speak to him. When I missed home it was a real comfort to have him there. I felt like his big sister and we became very close,' she said.
'There's nothing there from my side and nothing from his side. And anyway I'm completely not his type. He likes blondes and I'm totally different. He wouldn't even look at me like that and I'm glad he didn't because we developed a really nice relationship.'
Still, her time in the Big Brother house wasn't entirely without romance. Imogen shared a brief fling with smooth-talking Sezer, and bookies offered 50-1 on her and Scouser Mikey having sex in the house.
# Read the full interview in this week's edition of OK! magazine