BIG Brother star
Rachel Rice said she would never follow in the footsteps of the show's former contestant
Imogen Thomas.Since Llanelli-born Thomas appeared in the Big Brother house in 2006, the former Miss Wales contestant has appeared for a string of lads magazines.
However, BB9 winner Rachel said while she respects Imogen's decision to get her kit off, she fears it would harm her own career.
Speaking to The Post she said: "I've been offered as much as £50,000 to do a photo shoot for a men's magazine.
"But I'd never do it for any amount of money. I still want to become a teacher in the long-term and if I did something for Nuts or Zoo then that would finish that for good."
However, she admits she does not mind the attention she has enjoyed since winning the 2008 series.
Rice, aged 24, offered advice to people from South West Wales going to next week's Welsh auditions for the show. They take place on Tuesday at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium from 9am onwards.
Rachel added: "The important thing is to be yourself — you don't have to dress up or act crazy, not unless that is how you really are."
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