Disgraced Miss England to be BBUK Housemate?

'Lunchbox' niece on BB 11?

30/05/2010

Linford Christie's neice Rachel will be one of the last BB housemates.

 

THE disgraced Miss England, niece of Olympic legend Linford Christie, is on the starting blocks for the last series of Big Brother.

We can reveal stunning Rachel Christie, 21, will be a housemate on the Channel 4 show, which starts next week.
She was the first black Miss England but was stripped of her crown last year over claims she assaulted a fellow beauty queen.
Controversial Rachel - an athlete who hopes to race at the 2012 Olympics - had a troubled start in life after her petty crook father was stabbed to death in a fight over cocaine.
A BB source said: "Rachel's background makes her a perfect candidate for Big Brother. She's sexy, sassy and with a real life story to tell."
Show bosses have kept the identities of the housemates a secret for the 11th and final series, which starts on June 9.

LEGEND: Linford Christie

But we can reveal heptathlete Rachel - whose sprint champion uncle Linford was famously dubbed the Lunchbox after competing in super tight Lycra - will be included in the line-up.
The source added: "Rachel is no stranger to controversy. We think she will help make the final series unmissable television."
Rachel grew up in a council flat in West London, surrounded by violence. Her dad Russell was caught up in drugs, served time and was murdered in 1996 when Rachel was eight.
But she managed to make a better life for herself as a beauty queen and Olympic hopeful.
Speaking about her turbulent upbringing, Rachel has said: "You never forget your roots. My family and the loss of my dad have made me all that I am. I want to change my destiny - not live a life on benefits. I know I have to work hard. When you begin with very little, maybe you have to aim high."
Yet four months after winning the Miss England crown last July, leggy beauty Rachel was arrested. It was claimed she punched Miss Manchester, Sara Beverley Jones, 24, at a club after a row over Rachel's then boyfriend, TV Gladiator Tornado.

DISGRACED: Rachel lost her Miss England crown after claims she assaulted a fellow beauty queen

Dreams

Rachel was stripped of her Miss England crown but the case was dropped in April.
Although her Miss World dreams were shattered, the promising athlete - who has competed at regional level - hopes to make it to the 2012 London Olympics and take part in the 400 metres and possibly the heptathlon.
But she'll be taking a detour into the Big Brother house first. Last night a pal said: "Rachel has had a more interesting life than most people so she will have plenty to talk about.
"She was distraught by everything that happened last year, but everyone deserves a second chance."

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