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BIG Brother star Imogen Thomas has revealed she'll never forgive Pete Bennett in their bitter row after Nikki Grahame's death.
The model had accused Big Brother winner Pete of "betraying" Nikki's memory by making final texts to him public.
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She said Pete, 41, who briefly dated the late star, was seeking attention when he shared a photo online taken of Nikki hours before she died.
Speaking to The Sun, Imogen, 40, said: "There’s no love lost there, there’s nothing. We will never make up and we will never be friends."
Pete insisted Nikki, who died last April, had given him permission to post the image that showed her looking dangerously thin.
Imogen said: “He just rocked up at 1am with his girlfriend and took that picture. He only stayed for an hour.”
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The star - speaking during a link-up with - insisted she initially contacted Pete privately, politely asking him to take down the picture.
But she added: “He went off on one. I’ve got loads of photos of Nikki on my phone but I’d never post them online. It doesn’t even look like Nik.
"He then decided to go on every TV show and talk about her and this picture was popping up everywhere.
“It wasn’t nice for her mum and the rest of her family and friends.”
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Pete insisted Nikki, who died last April, had given him permission to post the image that showed her looking dangerously thin.
Nikki had a lifelong battle with anorexia and her story was retold last year in the Channel 4 documentary Nikki Grahame: Who Is She?
Mother-of-two Imogen said appearing on the popular reality TV show 'saved' Nikki, who was first admitted to hispital with the disease aged 12.
Reflecting on her own relationship with the show, Imogen said: "I would go in [BB house] because I don’t forget where I come from.
"I think Big Brother for me did a lot for my career. I was struggling like crazy before that show.
"My overdraft was mental. I had my student loan to pay off. That show did a lot for me and I 100 percent would go back in. I’d love the opportunity if they wanted to throw me in."
She continued: "I’m a totally different person to what I was back then as well.
"Back then I was a little bit timid and shy and couldn’t believe the opportunity I had and kept my mouth shut because I really wanted a career afterwards.
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"I really needed to make some money afterwards and I was always thinking about life after the show. When you’re in there it’s very hard not to think about anything else to be honest.
"But now I’ve made a few bob I’ll be like I’ll go in there and tell people what I think about them."
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