[Lance]

THE man who finally bedded Big Brother's sex-swap Portu-geezer Nadia Almada last night broke his silence over their secret romance.

"I'm in love," declared handsome Ricardo Camcho, inset above. "Nadia is the girl of my dreams. I don't care that she used to be a man. She's the best lover I've ever had."

Since winning Channel 4's BB5 in August, raven-haired Nadia, 27—who switched gender last year—has always claimed she has never had full sex as a woman and is desperate to meet Mr Right.

But we can reveal she has been enjoying hush-hush dates with gardener Ricardo since last November—and first had sex with him as a ‘woman' in May, five days before she went in the Big Brother house.

Ricardo, 25, told us: "We were both nervous that night. But it turned out perfect. The chemistry was fantastic—and so was the sex.

"Afterwards Nadia said, ‘Now I truly feel like a real woman. You have completed the journey for me from man to woman.'"

Ricardo first became close to Nadia when she was a MAN with the sex-change only half complete—the voluptuous top half!

"Her boobs were amazing," said Ricardo. "But it wasn't quite like kissing a woman—her stubble scratched my face." Nadia touched the nation's hearts during her 10 weeks on Big Brother, while hiding her sex secret from fellow housemates.

Fearing ridicule and family upset, Ricardo also kept silent about his love for Britain's most famous transsexual—until today.

For on Thursday Nadia was pictured, above, arriving at his house in Woking, Surrey, dressed in green.

Curvy

Two hours later she was snapped leaving in a red outfit—with the green top tucked into her bag—as she kissed Ricardo goodbye.

Now he has admitted: "At first I thought our relationship was just about sex. But now I want to be with her for ever."

The couple, both from Madeira, met in Woking, Surrey, 16 months ago. Ricardo had no idea bank clerk Nadia was born a boy as they danced at a local club.

"She had a nice, curvy shape and was extremely attractive," he recalled.

"We came close to kissing. Then a friend told me the truth and I reacted badly. I pushed Nadia away and we had a row. I felt a fool."

For five months, Ricardo blanked Nadia. But inside he was secretly obsessed.

"Then we bumped into each other again outside a nightclub," he told us.

"We went back to my place, I put on some slow music and opened a bottle of Jack Daniel's. I was so drunk I didn't give a moment's thought when we started kissing—and I felt the stubble.

"Nadia left before I woke up. When I realised what I'd done I downed half a bottle of vodka. Again I was ashamed and avoided Nadia for three months."

Eventually they were reunited at a party in May and headed for Ricardo's place once more.

"Nadia whispered that she had a big surprise for me," he said. "She'd had the full sex change operation and wanted to show me.

"She wanted me to be first man to make love to her the way she'd always hoped.

"We began kissing and Nadia stripped. She looked like any naked woman—except for a few small scars, broad shoulders and a firm backside.

"Soon she was tugging off my clothes and asked me to make love to her—very carefully.

"We were both nervous but it went on for over an hour."

Five days later Nadia appeared on Big Brother and Ricardo was shocked. "I nearly fell off my chair," he said. "She'd told me she was going to South Africa for a week!

"The funniest parts of the show were when she got angry. She's got a right temper on her.

"I was stunned when Nadia told all the housemates she was a virgin. But I understand why she did it—she wanted to protect me."

Mermaid

After becoming the show's runaway winner and scooping the £63,500 prize Nadia invited Ricardo to her home for a champagne celebration.

"We ended up having sex on the lounge floor," he revealed.

"But it had been 11 weeks apart so we didn't care. Since then we've dated regularly. I've lost count how many times we've made love!" Nadia has now become a household name with a string of public appearances and has just landed a £30,000 panto role as a mermaid.

At the time of the big win she said money wasn't as important as being accepted as a red-blooded woman.

This week Nadia was publicly keeping up her ‘virginal' image declaring: "There hasn't been time to find a boyfriend."

But after their steamy two-hour romp on Thursday Ricardo admitted: "What goes on between a couple should be private but if the story is out I want the truth told.

"Nadia and I have nothing to hide—I'm a man, she's a woman and I love her."

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Heres a pic of her man:

[Amy]

Thanks Lance! I hope Nadia is happy.

[Red Moon]

Good luck Nadia... I hope you find a love in your man that will last you a lifetme.

[AndyJK]

I'll give it a few weeks.

[rachb]

well I'd be pleased to see her find someone but it doesn't seem a very good start if he's already selling his story

[ribbonstring5145]

lolll i know. seems a bit SEEDY.