Former Emmerdale superbitch and Bad Girls actress Claire King had to leave the Celebrity Big Brother house due to illness, but now that she's recovered she's said she hopes 42-year-old boxing champion Audley Harrison will win the Channel 5 show.

Claire King / Credit: Channel 5

Claire told BANG Showbiz: "I think I want Audley to win.

"He's one of the old farts, isn't he? He's level-headed, he's intelligent, he's turned his life around.

"He's a real gent - and he's a great cook."

She also admitted she wanted to return to the house, but a decision by doctors meant it was out of the question.

"I was trying everything to go back in, but it was actually the doctors in the hospital who said I was far too ill, and they couldn't let me back in."

Despite being put up for eviction in week one, Claire survived and now would love to be invited back in a future series.

"I don't feel like I've had the full experience, really." she said.

" I know I was put up for eviction in the first week, and obviously survived that, but that's all part of the game.

"But I just feel I didn't get in my stride or experience it properly. So yeah, I feel kind of cheated by my illness, really."

Celebrity Big Brother continues all this week on Channel 5.


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