You struggled in the house last time round. How are you feeling about re entering the house?
Nervous as hell. Well, I’m excited and nervous. Part of me asks why would I not learn from my mistakes and part of me thinks it’s very, very rare in life you have a chance and have another go at something that you might not have played all that well the last time. Most things in life, you make a mistake and there is never a chance to go back and try again. You always say in life, let’s put it on rewind but then you can’t but this is the chance I’ve been offered. To do it again.

Have you been watching the series so far, is there anyone you’re looking forward to meeting?
Yes. I love Nikki. I’ve always loved her. I think she’s gorgeous. She reminds me of my own two little girls. I have two little girls with very long hair and dramatic personalities.

So you think you can handle her tantrums and take the mothering role?
I don’t know. I probably won’t be able to help it. I’ve been a mother for so long – so I’m quite used to it.

Anyone else you like?
I love Nikki, I love Brian. I think he’s absolutely hilarious. I love Victor. I’ve always been a huge fan of Victor and I’ve said so on numerous occasions. I think he’s marvelous. Really amusing. I think he uses Big Brother perfectly because he knows it’s an entertainment programme so he sits around saying funny things to camera which I think is really, really great. . They’re all nice. I’m looking forward to meeting them all.

So there’s no one in there who you’re not looking forward to meeting or who you think maybe irritating?
I think they’re all nice. I don’t know if I’ll be able to handle everyone but I’m not dreading encountering anybody.

This week they’ve been doing the retrospective task. Is there anything you’d hate Big Brother to make you do this time round?
I suppose at some point Big Brother will give me a piece of chalk and a table to write on or something like that. I don’t even know if I could spell all of those long words anymore.

Do you have a game plan? Are you going in there to win?
I’m going in there to experience an incredible phenomenon that has hypnotised and beguiled me for ten years. I’ve been a huge fan all this time and still am ten years after my last Big Brother stint which was only three nights and four days, but felt about 15 years. People are still asking me, after all these years, what was it like, why did you do that, how did it feel, what was it like being filmed for 24 hours a day, why did you agree to do it? The fascination with it has never ever subsided in all these years. When I came out I thought people might ask me about it for three weeks but it carried on.

Did you ever regret doing it?
No, I’ve never regretted it because it was always such an interesting thing to talk about. People are always fascinated and they still are so I’m going in to soak up that last bit of Big Brother experience.

Are do you feel prepared?
I don’t know about prepared. I don’t know how you prepare. I’ve been watching it and thinking how can I fit in? What would I do? What would I say? And I don’t know the answer. What would I have done if that clown had come in and I’d been there – would I have been brave and protected Nikki from the clown or would I be screaming with everybody else? I just don’t know. The answer is when you watch it you are a viewer and it’s nothing like what it’s like when you are in there.

Are you taking anything special into the house?
I’m taken a cushion which has a picture of Ben, me and the girls on. And, another picture of my sister and nieces and nephew and I’m wearing some bracelets that belong to my daughters. They said I could wear them when I was in the house. Just things to make me feel closer to home really.

So of all the Big Brother’s who is your Ultimate housemate?
I’ve always been a big fan of Brian Belo. Why isn’t he in? I liked him a lot. I thought he was really good. I’ll stick with him.