'It Shouldn't Be On TV' -- Jo in tears

Celebrity Big Brother contestant Jo O'Meara has told Sky News the "cruel" reality show should be axed.

The former S Club 7 singer was accused, along with Jade Goody and Danielle Lloyd, of the racist bullying of Bollywood actress and eventual winner, Shilpa Shetty.

O'Meara has since become a public hate figure.

The pop star admitted contemplating suicide, but said she being "too wimpish" to go through with it and thoughts of her family stopped her.

Speaking to Sky's Enda Brady she said: "I have got to pick the pieces up or I will end up going mad - more mad than I am.

"I don't think you can get much lower.

"They say you have to hit rock bottom before you can build yourself up. I just hope I'm at the bottom now."

She described the week since the show ended as "horrendous" and was seeing a behavioural psychologist.

At one point Jo broke down in tears as she talked about how the show and the publicity had affected her.

She said: "I just think the whole thing has been so unfair and so cruel and that I've not been portrayed as the person I really am.

"I can't even go out. I've been locked in a room for a week.

"I feel if this is what a TV show does to people then it shouldn't be a TV show."

She said she had no idea that things would ever get as bad as they had.

"I was a massive big brother fan, but you don't have a clue until you do it and live it.

"It looked fun and I needed the cash. I'm losing my home and I don't want to lose it.

"I didn't think it would do this. I feel that I've been picked on a lot, but there's nothing I can do about it."

Asked about the allegations of bullying she said: "I'm not a racist person, I never ever have been. None of it makes sense, don't know how this has all happened.

"I don't know why people keep saying I never liked Shilpa, I just didn't bond with her as much as I did with other people, but we got on fine.

"She's one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen and she's graceful and a true lady, but none of that ever seemed to get across in the right way or it was made to look like I was being horrible to her the whole time.

"I would like to see her again, and for just for us to sit down and talk and sort it out once and for all."

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