Former S Club 7 singer O’Meara has issued a 900-word statement apologising for her behaviour in the Big Brother house.

“I have been asked why I did Big Brother. It was simply because I needed the money,” she said.

“I may lose my house and the fee offered was a lifeline which I took.”

She said that she had been issued with death threats and was too scared to go home.

“Am I the first person in the world to make a mistake or say regrettable things? I am devastated, sorry and honestly have no idea what to do next,” she said.

“I honestly believe that I was not a horrible person every day throughout the series”

Jo also blames Big Brother producers for manipulating situations inside the house.

“I think that as a group we would all have coped better if some of the surprise stunts hadn’t been pulled by Big Brother.

“Jade and her family entering the house late and the introduction of a slave/master culture is bizarre by anyone’s standards and automatically creates tension and a divide.”

Well it wasn’t much of an apology, but better late than never I suppose!