Imogen Thomas shot to fame after becoming a Big Brother housemate in series seven, which aired in 2006, and in an interview with the Daily Mirror, she admitted, “I didn’t really want to come out.”

And given the s***storm that later erupted when she played Giggs in Manchester – sorry, couldn’t resist – one can hardly blame her.

However, she’s rarely been out of the headlines since, and while telling the paper how she thinks this year’s crop of housemates can convince the public to keep them in the contest, Imogen recommended indulging in some sex, “just for a bit of attention.”

I refer you once again to the Giggs, Manchester pun…

But first, of her time in the house, Imogen revealed that she had a game plan, which of course is one of the biggest pet hates of housemates, who, despite being on a game show, often moan at length about how they don’t have a game plan while others do.

In BB parlance, having a game plan is akin to having crabs; nobody admits to having them, and people want to avoid those who do.

However, of her own cunning plan, Imogen said, “That’s what you’re there for at the end of the day, you’re there to try and win the money, not make friends.”

And of her remark about wishing she’d never had to leave the altered reality of the BB compound, she said, “I didn’t have a job, so I didn’t really want to come out.”

On then to her recommendation that having nookie in the house is likely to keep housemates in the running, she said, “Someone might have sex in there just for a bit of attention and to try and get the viewers to vote for them etc, to keep them in the house.”

Here’s a reminder of Imogen in the BB house, when some parts of her anatomy were noticeably smaller…

So, what say you? Would you be inclined to vote to save a housemate who had sex in the house? I guess for me, it rather depends on who’s involved…

If Benedict were to indulge, I can’t swear to it I’d turn my telly off, but in past years, say for instance if Sandy Cummings – the minger who pee’d in the bin during BB3 – did the do, I’d not only turn the telly off, I’d also clean the screen with bleach, then do likewise to my eyes, in case they’d caught a glimpse.