Winchester glamour girl Lucy Pinder is hot favourite to raise temperatures in the Celebrity Big Brother house.

The model, who launched her career after being spotted on Bournemouth beach, is favourite to be the next celeb in the house along with fellow model Caprice, former Hollyoaks actor Jeremy Edwards and horse-racing personality John McCririck.

Today a spokesman for 21-year-old Lucy said he could not confirm the speculation, but he also refused to deny it.

Lucy, was set to study English, film and media at University College Winchester when she was spied sunbathing on the beach by a freelance photographer.

Since those pictures were published Lucy's popularity has soared, with her website receiving more than eight million hits a month.

Now fans of the brunette, who attended Westgate School in Winchester, are clamouring to send her into the Big Brother house and have slashed her odds to 5-1 as a wildcard in the show and a 12-1 chance to win the whole

thing.

If she gets into the house Lucy will be rubbing shoulders with ex-Happy Mondays star Bez, Sylvester Stallone's mum Jackie, actress Brigitte Nielsen and former Radio 1 DJ Lisa I'Anson.

However Lucy won't be able to discuss her career with feminist Germaine Greer as the author of The Female Eunuch left the house earlier this week.