Newsletter
By Johnny Caldwell
Monday 1st August 2005
While she's undoubtedly a strong contender to light up Belfast this Christmas, Orlaith McAllister could have a more pressing engagement with a certain Mr Hefner.
Despite only leaving the Big Brother House of her own accord on Saturday, the surgically enhanced 26-year-old model has allegedly been approached by Playboy magazine in relation to a lucrative photoshoot.
On Friday night, Orlaith, who made no bones about the fact that she was proud of her assets during her stay, avoided eviction for the third week in a row when self-appointed diva Kemal was given the boot instead.
However, the next morning she declared that she had had enough - citing " irreconcilable differences" with Tory Derek as her main reason for leaving.
"I couldn't stand being in the house another week with him," said Orlaith, as she spent her final moments in the company of Makosi, Anthony and Craig.
And, prior to her departure, The Dark Destroyer - as Derek had been dubbed by Leeds rapper Science - made his feelings about the Belfast beauty equally unambiguous.
"I couldn't care less if she walks. She's mental. I hate her," he said.
Although Orlaith mightn't have been the most popular person in this year's Big Brother House - other housemates taking exception to her constant preening and skimpy outfits - back home in Northern Ireland, everyone - including the UUP's Young Unionist group - seemed to be right behind her.
"While everyone awaits the pantomime theatrics of the IRA statement to unfold, another drama takes centre - Orlaith McAllister is facing the boot from the Big Brother House," said spokesman Young Unionist spokesman Peter Munce.
"We must support our local talent, even though she might not be the sharpest tool in the shed and some of her actions have raised an eyebrow or two."
Orlaith, who has been romantically linked with Belfast-born football legend George Best's son Calum, is the only the second person from Northern Ireland to appear on Big Brother - Co Tyrone's Tom McDermott featured in the first series of the reality TV hit along with the infamous Nasty Nick.