SHABNAM enjoyed secret hotel romps with her lesbian lover — after being forced to keep their relationship secret.
Daniela Iacona told how their three-year friendship exploded into a lust-filled affair.
The Boots assistant said: “Our families had no idea so we would sneak off to hotel rooms.”
The pair became pals when they worked at high street clothes store Morgan in 2002.
Daniela, 32, said: “She was a bit younger than me, but is an old head on young shoulders.
“One night she invited me for a drink and we just clicked.
“I started to feel something towards her, but kept it secret.”
Their bubbling attraction finally boiled over in 2005.
Daniela said: “Shabnam went on holiday to LA and called me to say, ‘There’s something that’s been on my mind, I need to see you when I get back’.
“When she got home she said, ‘I really love you’. I was surprised, but we just got it on.
“Shabnam got me to be outgoing, she was so much fun.
“One night we were out in town and we saw a waiting limo. She grabbed me and pulled me into it for a kiss.
“People said we looked like each other — but I didn’t really see it. My family still don’t officially know about my sexuality, although I think it won’t come as a surprise.”
Daniela ended the romance last year because Shabnam was too desperate to find fame. The make-up girl said: “She just became so self-obsessed.”
Shabnam, 22, was evicted by a whopping 81.4 per cent of voters on Friday night.
Daniela said: “I could tell she fancied Charley. They had that love-hate thing going. But I’m not surprised she was first out.”
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