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NIKKI: I WAS £500-A-TIME ESCORT GIRL

By Karen Rockett And Grant Hodgson

THE romance between Big Brother lovebirds Nikki Grahame and Pete Bennett was thrown into turmoil last night after she admitted she was once a £500-a-night escort girl.

Model Nikki, 24, worked under the name Bonnie for an escort agency called Carmen's Secrets and used to appear on their website.

And she said her first client was junkie Pete Doherty, boyfriend of Kate Moss.

Last night Nikki said: "I made a big, big mistake - one I will regret for the rest of my life. The only consolation I have is that I didn't have sex with any of the clients."

Of Doherty, she said she just sat in his flat with his pals while "out of it" Pete played guitar before giving her £500 plus cab fare.

Nikki said her third client tried to force himself on her but she managed to escape and then decided to get out of the escort business.

Earlier, Nikki and Pete declared their love for each other as they prepared for their first night of passion away from the cameras.

Tourette's sufferer Pete said: "I genuinely do have feelings for her. I love her."

The couple - frustrated by constant monitoring in the house - today plan to spend their first night alone at a hotel. Nikki said:

"I don't want to scare Pete off by saying too much too soon... but the thought of marriage doesn't scare me."

She said she was now worried he would be too busy to see her. They had only spoken once since leaving the BB party separately early yesterday.

Nikki said: "He sounded pretty spaced out."

Pete said he wanted to be her "magical friend", adding: "I'd like to take Nikki home for a nice cup of tea and a Jaffa Cake."

Source: The Sunday Mirror