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Feltz backs 'ginger, gorgeous' Rex

Vanessa Feltz has revealed that Rex Newmark is her favourite of the current crop of 'Big Brother' contestants.
1 of 1 Feltz - "Rex can come and cook up my hors d'oeuvres any day of the week"
Feltz - "Rex can come and cook up my hors d'oeuvres any day of the week"

Asked in an interview for 'Big Brother' who her favourite was, the former 'Celebrity Big Brother' contestant revealed that: "It's 100% the king, the cook, the chef de resistance: it's Rex.

"He's ginger, he's gorgeous, he's skilled, he's a grown up, he can keep his temper, he's charming, he hasn't done a single thing to irritate anybody. Rex can come and cook up my hors d'oeuvres any day of the week."

Rex and Jennifer Clark are up for eviction this week after receiving six nominations each, but Jennifer is widely expected to get the boot and become the third housemate to be voted out.

Feltz said her second favourite contestant was Kathreya Kasisopa and that her other top picks were Darnell Swallow at number three, Rachel Rice at number four and Mohamed Mohamed at number five.

Mohamed has come under fire from fellow housemates for eating too much, but Feltz revealed she was sympathetic to his plight.

She said: "I don't think that he should be punished for his appetite. I've been in 'Big Brother' and I've been hungry."

Read our 'Big Brother' blog here.

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