Marsh odds-on favourite for Big Brother eviction

JODIE MARSH cut a lonely figure in the Big Brother house yesterday as bookies predicted she was a dead cert for eviction.

Her only friend, fake celebrity Chantelle Houghton, kept her distance after the other housemates warned her to stay away from the glamour girl.

But they met up outside the Diary Room for a tearful heart-to-heart.

“They said you were playing a game. They think I’ve taken their advice, but I won’t believe anything they say about you now,” Houghton sobbed.

Marsh told her: “If and when I go, please believe that I’ll be there for you on the outside. First thing, we’re going out for a drink in Essex.”

Within minutes of getting up this morning, Marsh, 27, had laid into her other housemates.

“I get victimised and bullied just for making friends with someone,” she complained to Rula Lenska. “What have I done to deserve this? Chantelle and I feel we can’t even be friends anymore. I’m avoiding her now, for her sake. I don’t need to prove anything to you lot. The proof will be when we get out of here. Me and her will be friends forever.”

Marsh’s parents said yesterday their daughter was facing the same bullying ordeal she endured in school.

“This is exactly what happened then,” her mother said. “There was one strong person at school - exactly like George Galloway - that turned everyone against her.”

Mrs Marsh added: “We had no idea just how bad it would be and we don’t think she had any idea what she was going into. he has seen it before, but I don’t think she realised how much people would be going up against her ... basically she’s been ostracised.”

Singer Pete Burns admitted he felt a twinge of guilt over the group’s treatment of Marsh.

Marsh is odds-on favourite to be evicted tonight. The other housemates facing eviction are Burns and Galloway.