Speaking at a joint press conference in east London with eliminated contestant, Craig North, she said: "I went home and slept last night but I was so excited because I had seen the show on TV and was too excited to go to sleep.

The politics and philosophy student defended the controversial show that has been branded cruel by commentators.

She said: "We chose to do it. When I decided to leave I spoke to the psychologist who was brilliant and said I'd made the right choice. I didn't want to leave because the group would have been one less but I didn't feel under pressure to stay."