[Arneldo]

BIG BROTHER housemate Vanessa Layton-McIntosh has dumped her record producer and binned plans for a Christmas number one.

The former reality TV star, from Croydon, who was booted out of this year's show in week seven, had planned to launch a musical career in time for the festive season.

But she has pulled her first attempt at a single after it was panned by industry executives.

The 20-year-old from Thornhill Road said: "Even I wasn't confident in it. It wasn't strong enough to be my first single and I fell out with the producer because we didn't see eye to eye over the type of music I should be doing.

"But the people I'm working with now are fantastic. There is always such strong competition at Christmas and I felt it wasn't the best time for me to launch myself

"My voice has improved so much and I need to be happy before I put something out there."

But things are still looking bright for the former student who says she is making a lucrative living out of personal appearances at events and nightclubs.

She said: "I've been doing quite well for myself. I just bought a new MG car and my bank balance is looking good.

"I've been all over the country making appearances at clubs and it pays well. I also haven't given up on my singing and I hope to release a single in the new year that I've written myself."

She's even buried the hatchet with fellow housemate and former Croydon girl Sam Heuston.

Vanessa said: "I really like Sam now and we've done some events together. I think basically we just can't live together."

But she insists she won't be following Sam and fellow housemate Makosi Musambasi by doing raunchy photo-shoots for men's magazines.

She said: "I could make so much more money doing stuff like that but once you do it it's hard to come back from that image and I really want to concentrate on my music."

Vanessa, who did a series of fitness articles for a magazine when she left the Big Brother house, is also planning to release a fitness video in 2006 with none other than ex-GMTV spandex king Mr Motivator.

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[Legend]

I'm just waiting for all the other members to slate her now and say i told you so and the rest of it.

After reading that i'm really happy for her that she is doing well for herself and that her bank balance is looking good lmao.

But hopefully she will realese a record in the New Year that she will be hapyp with and i still have faith in her evenb though i'm sure everyone else will find this topic as an excsuse to slate her!!!

Good luck to her then