NIKKI Grahame's Big Brother ex Pete Bennett rushed to see her before she died at the age of 38. The 39-year-old reality star, who struck up a romance with Nikki on the 2006 series and stayed close to her in the years that followed, opened up today.
Speaking on Sky News today he said he jumped in a cab to be by her side the moment he saw a fundraiser to help her battle anorexia.
He said sadly: "I was like: 'Oh my God, she's really really ill.' "I just got in the cab and went over there with my girlfriend, who is a mental health nurse.
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