Big Brother housemate Rachael White was apparently just an insecure chubby girl, until she met her idol Beyonce.

The 23 year old hairdresser currently works as a Beyonce impersonator but a friend told The News Of The World that she would never have had the confidence to do it, if the ‘Single Ladies’ singer hadn’t recommended it.

Rachel met Bey backstage at a concert and the former Destiny’s Child reportedly told her:

“You look so much like me you could be a lookalike.”

A friend told the newspaper:

“Beyonce told her, ‘I’ve never met anyone who looks more like me.’

“Lookalikes make a lot of money in America and Beyonce told Rachael she would be a big success.”

They added:

“Before meeting her heroine, Rachael felt she was a bit of a fat girl going nowhere in life.

“But Beyonce told her how beautiful she was and the effect was incredible – there was an almost overnight transformation as her confidence rocketed.

“After that night, Rachael just decided to grab the bull by the horns and improve her life for the better.

“She signed up at a lookalike agency – and has never looked back.”