Former Big Brother housemate, Imogen Thomas has said that she takes some credit for her boyfriend Jermain Defoe’s, recent success on the football pitch.

“I’d like to think that I have something to do with his recent run of form,” Thomas told the Daily Star. “We spend a lot of time at home rather than going clubbing. We just relax and watch TV. I’ve got him addicted to Crimewatch.

“I’m taking good care of him and I think that half the battle is being happy, which he is at the moment.

“Some of his other girlfriends have always wanted him to go out partying, whereas I will tell him to stay home and save his energy if a big game is coming up. I’ll cook him a nice meal and we’ll sit back and watch the telly. He loves my cooking.”

She added: “I’ll sit there with a hot chocolate while he’s working out and tell him to do one more set or run a bit faster. He even practises his tackling on me in the garden!”