Former Big Brother star Emily Valentine made headlines in 2007 when she appeared on the show, after her racial remark to fellow housemate Charley Uchea led her to be kicked out.
Now, 14 years on, Emily has reflected on her past while telling OK! how she's "educated herself in a bid to learn about black culture".Touching on Big Brother, Emily told us she felt "deep shame" after using the racial slur. "It’s a period in my life that I try not to revisit too much if I can.The media noise and intrusion was bad but what was worse and lasted for a while was the deep shame I felt about what I had said," Emily told us.
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