Former Big Brother housemate Stephanie McMichael has blasted other reality TV contestants who claim that they enter the shows for the experience rather than for the fame.

Steph was the first housemate to be evicted on last years series but has went on to make quite a large sun from ensuing magazine deals etc.

Speaking to Take 5 magazine, McMichael explained: “I can’t stand people who go on BB and say: ‘It’s not about the fame’. It is! If you don’t want to be famous, don’t go on reality TV.

“It isn’t about the experience. Who would choose to live in a house with a load of mad strangers? No one is just ‘themselves’ either. You have to exaggerate your personality to get on BB. But you can’t fake it either.”

On her own earnings, she revealed: “I made around £100,000 from interviews afterwards. I have no problem posing in my undies, although I’d never go topless.”

We heard last week that Big Brother reject, Stephanie McMichael was releasing a single called ‘Camera Shy’. Now, maybe I was being silly but given that Steph got through to the final rounds of Pop Idol all those years ago, I kind of hoped that she might actually have some musical talent.

I’ve listened to the song above and I hold my hands up and admit that I was wrong. It is awful, boring, and even worse than any song Victoria Beckham could inflict on us!

So what do you think? Do you hate it as much as I do? Leave you comments below.

I was actually quite shocked by tonight’s Big Brother eviction result. Stephanie McMichael became the first housemate to leave the 2008 BB house, but God I wish it had been Mario!

The sight of Mr Know All trying to set everyone to rights and make sure that they all adhere to his own health and safety rules makes me so cross. The man who pawned his Rolex to get his girl a boob job has turned into the moral conscience of the house, reprimanding any who dare bare a bit of flesh.

But tonight was not his night, instead pop wannabe Stephanie is about to conduct her exit interview with Davina McCall. I suppose it will work out well for her anyway. She can use the rest of the summer to market her new pop single that is apparently all ready to go!

Big Brother housemate, Lisa Appleton, is convinced that fellow housemate, Stephanie McMichael is trying to break her and Mario up.

Whilst sharing a intimate bath with her beau today, Lisa commented:

“The main reason I don’t like her is because she tried to split us up and turn people against you.”

I don’t know how Lisa reached her decision, given the fact that Stephanie refused to even kiss Mario during the recent secret couple task never mind sleep with him.

Yesterday the Big Brother housemates were assigned their first task. They each had to hold a light switch and light above their head. By holding the switch they ensure the light remains off. It doesn’t look that hard, but it seems that Stephanie isn’t very good at tasks!

Watch this clip and see just how long she was able to hold the switch for. Was she even trying?

Thankfully it seems like Dennis and Rachel have a bit more staying power!

As a prize for winning the task, the pair won a picnic in the garden consisting of cookies, ham, cheese, real butter, grapes, strawberries and french bread.

It seems that like most Big Brother housemates, Stephanie McMichael entered the house with an ulterior motive.

Stephanie has already recorded her debut singles and plans are already underway for its release as soon as she exits the BB house.

Stephanie almost made it into Girls Aloud through another reality Tv show, until it emerged that she was too young. Then in 2006, Stephanie was the lead singer with London-based girl band The Superblonds. She left in 2007 to pursue a solo career.

Sefi Carmel, owner of UPIA records, said: “I have no doubt that she will be a huge hit in the music industry. She has the wow factor.

“She makes an impact the very first time you see her and she’s got a great voice. Steph has serious star quality.”

You can expect to see more on yesterdays Big Brother wedding on tonight’s Channel 4 highlights show, but for now I thought you all may want to have a quick look at the moment when Mario and Stephanie got fake married!

Luckily, BB didn’t make them wait too long after the ceremony before revealing the truth to the housemates!

Big Brother housemates, Mario and Lisa have revealed that they think Stephanie should be the housemate evicted this Friday, as she was the one who messed up the secret task.

Big Brother told Mario, Lisa, Luke and Stephanie on the first night that they must convince the other housemates that Mario and Lisa were complete strangers and that Mario and Stephanie were the real couple.

However since Steph mostly refused to look at Mario, never mind kiss him, the group soon sussed that something was wrong with the pairing.

Last night after it emerged that Mario and Co had failed at the task and would therefore face the public vote, Lisa said of Stephanie:

“She was a disaster in the task, she just didn’t try. It was like talking to a brick wall trying to get through to her.”

And later when the couple were in bed together she added: “Steph was rubbish at playing the game. None of it rang true. If it goes on fairness she should go.”

Mario and Stephanie’s wedding of the year went ahead today, despite many doubts and arguments! However, no sooner had the champagne corks been popped than Big Brother announced that the couple were fake and gave the group one minute to guess who the real couple were.

Michael announced that they suspected Mario and Lisa, and though I bet they’re glad to be able to act like a couple again, it can’t be nice to know that one could leave this Friday night…..

Uh oh….it looks like Mario, Stephanie, Lisa and Luke may face eviction this week after all. They were given the task to pretend that Mario and Stephanie are a real couple, but only two days in and it looks like the others have already rumbled them!

Channel 4 reported that Darnell, Dennis, Alexandra, Sylvia and Dale visited the diary room yesterday evening saying:

“We’ve got a problem, a big problem!” “Are you guys playing tricks on us?” Alexandra demanded to know. “Is this a task?” Darnell asked. “We ain’t falling for it, yeah?” Alexandra announced. “And more and more and more now, Mario is lookin’ like an actor!”

Dennis agreed: “From when I first walked in here, when they said to me it was a couple, I went, ‘Right, okay’ and kept it at the back of my head, then thought ‘Wait a minute!’”
He: “First this is getting pushed in our face , and she told us her Mum didn’t agree with it right away… and then she hesitated when I asked her when his birthday was!”

Alexandra had more proof: “Also, Stephanie’s breaking down to me, and saying she wasn’t sure… I ain’t being funny Big Brother, but you ain’t been clever here. And we just wanna let you know that we know.”

“We are onto you baby,” Darnell whooped, “We are onto you!”