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Orlaith McAllister is ‘raging’ she never posed for Playboy

Orlaith McAllister was disappointed she never got to pose for Playboy.

The former ‘Big Brother’ star – who appeared on the sixth series of the Channel 4 reality show back in 2005 – has opened up about her modelling career and admitted she’s still "raging" she never graced the pages of the publication.

In an interview with Simon Gross for ‘Get Gossy with Grossy’, she said: "I didn’t get Playboy – raging. If I didn’t get ‘Big Brother’ that year, I was gonna go to Chicago and knock on Playboy’s door.

"I wanted to be in Playboy. I had an aunt that lives over there, that’s what I wanted to do."

The 41-year-old model also revealed how she received a free boob job as part of a campaign, but she never put herself out there asking for one.

She explained: "I got my boobs for free with a campaign. After I had my daughter, obviously I breast fed, one boob was bigger than the other after six months.

"I was sitting at home and was like, ‘I just need a boob job.’ So I contacted MIA but I didn’t say who I was, I was asking for prices, there was nothing like, ‘Do you know who I am?’

"Then I had the managing director contact me and say, ‘You were on our list for a campaign. We couldn’t find who was representing you to do this.’ And that was it.

"I was prepared to get my boobs done. That was two years after ‘Big Brother’.

"Then I had another set put in and one of those ruptured, so I had another set put in. Then I had none for three years, and then I got it done again four years ago."

After leaving the ‘Big Brother’ house, Orlaith revealed her life completely changed and while she "enjoyed the fame", she didn’t make the most of the career opportunities.

She added: "It was crazy. All the newspaper gigs, there was TV, all the opportunities to go to America. I had the world at my feet, and I didn’t grasp them.

"I partied and I enjoyed the fame, and I had a very colourful life after ‘Big Brother’. It was amazing, I partied with Jude Law and Sienna Miller.

"You’re in the company of Bob Geldof, and you’re rubbing shoulders with Paul McCartney and Ewan McGregor.

"You’re being invited to these places and you’re just going, ‘Wow, these are famous people.’ I was just this normal girl from Belfast.

"I enjoyed my money. I spent it on holidays, and I bought designer bags and designer watches. I did invest in property. We got a lot of free things when we went to pubs and bars, I don’t think I ever spent any money in bars. It was all [spent on] holidays and bags."

Follow former ‘Big Brother’ housemate Simon Gross (Simongross.co.uk) on Instagram @simongrossshowbiz for more showbiz scoops.

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