In February 2010, she received a significant media attention when it was revealed that she had exchanged several racy text messages with married television presenter Vernon Kay. She has appeared as a contestant in the Celebrity Big Brother 10 along with Julie Goodyear, Cheryl Fergison, The Situation and Julian Clary. On August 15, 2012, she became a housemate but was sent packing after being evicted on August 29, 2012.