GIGGLING as they sheepishly exited the toilet together, Jasmine Waltz and Lee Ryan headed back to their shared bed in the dead of night.
It was one of many sneaky, saucy moments between the couple in the Celebrity Big Brother house – much to the annoyance of love rival Casey Batchelor.
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Just days before, the Blue singer, 41, had professed his love for GG-cup glamour model Casey, snogged and groped her in bed before his head was turned by the US actress.
Lee’s saucy shenanigans with Jasmine would go down in CBB history but now, in an exclusive interview with The Sun, she reveals what really happened.
Despite describing them as “stupid, drunken decisions” fueled by “liquid courage”, the Rules of Engagement star, 42, insists she regrets nothing because it made for “incredible TV”.
She tells us: “We tried to have sex a couple of times but couldn’t fully pull the trigger. There were so many distractions, people giggling, it just wasn’t feasible.
“The toilets were so small and there wasn’t the access. We didn’t even turn on the taps to hide what we were trying to do. We didn’t give a s*** what everyone thought.
“Even though all of the older women were like, ‘What are you doing? Poor Casey.’ I was like, ‘He doesn’t like her, he was all over the place’.
“When we started sleeping in the same bed together, we tried to fool around but it was difficult because it was all on camera and you had absolutely no privacy.
“Lee and I had chemistry and a connection and just went for it. I was young, having fun and in a wild experience. I loved every second.”
It’s one of many shocking revelations from the actress, including her claim of a massive CBB cover-up that led to her being forced to leave, rather than voted off by the public.
She also tells why bosses sneaked her out of the house “like a hostage”, spills the tea on her second ‘love triangle’ and reveals “dehumanising” moments that left her feeling “like bait”.
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During her first CBB in 2014, Jasmine claims producers were “obsessed” by her romance with Fly By singer Lee and were forever eager to capture their naughty antics on film.
“You’re on camera all of the time and constantly under the microscope, so you get away with absolutely nothing… even in the toilets,” she says.
“They have some microphones hanging from the ceiling so even if you cover or remove your own microphone or turn on the tap, you can’t can’t rip off the mic above you.
“I was blown away when I realised it but I guess they know the toilets are where people escape to talk, whisper, conspire and f***. CBB has all bases covered.”
Jasmine has “no regrets” when it comes to the love triangle but admits she was “intoxicated most of the time” so was making some “questionable choices”.
I almost feel bad for people who didn’t have a romance in the CBB house because it kept you entertained during the dreadful days
Jasmine Waltz
“It was like being sucked into a tornado, you’re in fight or flight mode,” says the actress, who’s just launched ethical jewellery firm Waltz Diamonds.
“So I can’t condone or justify any of my decision-making. I was fighting for my life and wasn’t in my right mind, I was a mess and drunk most of the time.”
As for Lee, she believes he was “just a guy doing what any guy would do” in his situation – having two ultra-glamorous women fighting over him.
“I don’t think Lee meant to hurt anyone,” Jasmine says. “But he was flip-flopping and love-bombing everyone. His actions probably left Casey hurt and heartbroken.
“We both knew it was all bulls*** and nothing was going to come of our fling. I mean he wasn’t moving to America and I wasn’t staying in London.
“But at the time, you’re so wrapped in it and your emotions are heightened. That said, I think flirting is the only fun thing to do in there. It would have been very boring otherwise.
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“I almost feel bad for people who didn’t have a romance in the CBB house because it kept you entertained during the dreadful days.”
Jasmine felt like she was “under a microscope” constantly and whenever she left a room she could hear cameramen behind the walls scurrying to catch up with her.
“I’d hear this ‘thud, thud, thud, thud,’” she recalled. “It was like every cameraman was running backstage to follow me.
“I decided to f*** with them a few times by running to one side of the house and then the other side and could hear them rolling around after me.”
Having never watched CBB before, Jasmine was “blindsided” during her first stint on the show and unaware of how demanding she would find it.
She says: “I thought it would be fun but it was a psychological mind f***. You really think the world is against you, which is what they want you to think.
I was like a hostage. They put something over my head so I couldn’t see and led out through tunnels inside the house
Jasmine Waltz
“The CBB team knows exactly what they are doing and are geniuses, they know how to stir the pot. I wasn’t prepared and a lot of my housemates had a strategy.
“Everyone else was so calculated, they were playing the game and seriously wanted to win. I didn’t give a s***, I was a free spirit and didn’t care.”
‘Fake eviction’
Sensationally Jasmine claims that instead of being voted off by the public on Day 13, producers actually forced her to leave the CBB house.
It followed an infamous task where half of the housemates were instructed to deliver performances they would expect to see in an 18-rated movie.
It saw them don latex and S&M gear, pole dance and bizarrely suck each other’s toes before one X-rated outburst caused Jasmine to suffer a painful spine injury.
She recalls: “It was Lionel Blair, he was saying these hilarious, perverted things and I was laughing so hard that I fell backward on my chair and injured my back.
“We were just clowning around, having fun, and through my own negligence, due to goofing around, being drunk and ridiculous, I was left in excruciating pain.
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“Lionel was furious when they broadcast what he said. He was so mad and tried to stop them from showing it. It was one of the show’s most iconic moments.”
Jasmine was referring to the late Name That Tune quiz show host, who died aged 92 in 2021, gyrating against a pole, twerking and yelling “suck my d***” at housemates.
‘Like a hostage’
Initially after the accident, the actress was given “a ton of painkillers” but after spending the next day writhing in pain and lying on the floor with her feet in the air – in scenes that weren’t broadcast – she was taken to hospital.
Jasmine says: “I was like a hostage. They put something over my head so I couldn’t see and led me out through tunnels inside the house. It was all very top secret and weird.
“It was quite scary but they treated me well in hospital. After an MRI, we found out I herniated my disc really badly. When I finished the show I needed an epidural.
“I actually wasn’t evicted, producers told me for liability purposes I could no longer be on the show. I think that’s why they evicted me two days later.
I yelled ‘F*** you Big Brother’ while doing it and got in a lot of trouble. I’d drank a lot of wine but it was the funniest thing I did
Jasmine Waltz
“They didn’t tell that to the public. They made it look like an actual eviction. I think they got rid of me because I was b***hing and complaining all of the time because it hurt so much.”
Despite her troubles in the first series, Jasmine was delighted when she received a call to appear on the CBB All-Star edition in 2017.
“I was f***ing crazy enough to do it again, and the second time round it was much more physically and emotionally exhausting,” she says.
“I had a really rough time and psychiatrists were involved. At one point, I wanted to leave really badly but they convinced me to stay.”
Second ‘love triangle’
For that second stint, Jasmine hoped to show the “softer, nicer side” of her personality but says that quickly unravelled when the booze started flowing.
She says: “I wanted to change the narrative and show the real me rather than the facade – the wild child, party girl that comes out whenever I drink.
“But that went out the window when I started drinking, I planned to be sober but then the first night happened and it snowballed. I couldn’t keep my s*** together.”
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Among her wildest incidents was taking off her microphone and frying it in pan in protest to being forced to read mean tweets about herself as part of a task.
She explains: “That was my biggest outburst, I yelled ‘F*** you Big Brother’ while doing it and got in a lot of trouble. I’d drunk a lot of wine but it was the funniest thing I did.”
The other moment that raised eyebrows was Jasmine’s second ‘love triangle’ – this time with TV personality Calum Best and ex-Spurs footballer Jamie O’Hara.
“That was a way better scenario for me that time, I don’t want to have to compete for a man,” she quipped before adding: “But who said I fancied either of them?”
Despite her denials, there was a lot of flirting. Jasmine snogged them both and even straddled ‘reformed bad boy’ Calum in bed, while Jamie lay beside them.
“It was all a bit silly and flirty, I was friends with Calum before and we considered playing things up for the cameras but then his mum Angie Best came into the house,” she says.
Who has won Celebrity Big Brother?
THE first Celebrity Big Brother aired in March 2001 on Channel 4.
Roll on 23 years and a switch to Channel 5 in 2011, CBB is now into its 23rd season and is being hosted for the first time by ITV.
Here’s who has won the coveted title so far:
Season 1 (2001): Comedian Jack Dee beat actress Claire Sweeney despite walking out of the house and evading security for about an hour. The series was also more memorable for Vanessa Feltz telling Big Brother to “f*** off” after chalking “incarcerated”, “ambushed” and “restricted” on the table.
Season 2 (2002): Take That favourite Mark Owen triumphed over TV host Les Dennis. The latter won over the sympathy of the audience after his marriage breakdown with his wife Amanda Holden.
Season 3 (2005): Maraca shaking Bez walked out the winner ahead of Blazin’ Squad‘s Kenzie. The Happy Mondays star scooped the £50,000 and went on a 10-hour bender, blowing the cash.
Season 4 (2006): This was the season when Big Brother mixed things up – by sending in a non-celebrity from the fictional band Kandy Floss. However, Chantelle Houghton won over viewers and housemates alike and was crowned the winner. During her time in the house she found love with Ordinary Boys singer Preston. There was also added drama when George Galloway pretended to be Rula Lenska‘s pet cat.
Season 5 (2007): Actress Shilpa Shetty won after being caught up in a racism bullying row with former BB contestant Jade Goody, model Danielle Lloyd, and S Club‘s Jo O’Meara.
Season 6 (2009): Ulrika Jonsson beat Terry Christian, but controversy came in the form of rapper Coolio who was slammed by viewers as misogynistic, however, he finished in third spot.
Season 7 (2010): Alex Reid beat Dane Bowers and Vinnie Jones with a huge 65% of the vote. Alex married Katie Price one month later.
Season 8 (2011): In the first series to air on Channel 5, Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star Paddy Doherty was the unexpected winner, beating singer Kerry Katona.
Season 9 (2012): Loose Women star Denise Welch triumphed over X Factor contestant Frankie Cocozza, after stripping off while drunk and jumping into the hot tub topless.
Season 10 (2012): Comedian Julian Clary got the nod in the vote over Coleen Nolan.
Season 11 (2013): The X Factor’s Rylan Clark beat couple Heidi Montag
& Spencer Pratt, who was competing as “one entity” and known as Speidi.
Season 12 (2013): Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby beat 5ive singer Abz Love
Season 13 (2014): Jim Davidson won after a blazing row with Linda Nolan. N-dubz Dappy took the second spot.
Season 14 (2014): Gary Busey – who chose to roam around the CBB house naked – beatboxer Audley Harrison.
Season 15 (2015): Katie Price won the battle of the Katies as she saw off controversial Katie Hopkins in the final. The biggest talking point was American blogger Perez Hilton‘s raging row with Calum Best, but the series also saw two early ejections of Jeremy Jackson and Ken Morley.
Season 16 (2015): Apprentice star James Hill beat model Austin Armacost. Tila Tequila was evicted on just the second day after she was found to have posted support for Adolf Hitler on social media.
Season 17 (2016): Geordie Shore’s Scotty T won after sharing a kiss with fellow housemate Tiffany Pollard. Stephanie Davis was runner-up.
Season 18 (2016): Stephen Bear won the show despite a huge row with radio star James Whale. Ricky Norwood placed second but this season saw Christopher Biggins ejected from the house after making an anti-Semitic joke.
Season 19 (2017): Coleen Nolan entered the CBB house for a second time – and this time came out the winner beating Jedward. During her second stint, she had a massive showdown with horse star John McCririck.
Season 20 (2017): It was the battle of the reality show singers in the final, with Popstars: The Rivals winner and Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding beating The X Factor’s Amelia Lily.
Season 21 (2018): Courtney Act, otherwise known as Shane Jenek, won with politician Ann Widdecombe as runner-up.
Season 22 (2018): Winning Dancing On Ice in 2024, was not Ryan Thomas‘s first reality show title. He won the CBB title in 2018, after a shocking “run-in” with Emmerdale actress Roxanne Pallet, who falsely accused him of punching her. Actress Kirstie Alley came second.
“His mum was a wholesome reminder of his plan to change the script about how he was perceived. He was in ‘redemption mode’. But I still found ways to have some fun.”
‘Dehumanised’
Unlike some other CBB stars who have moaned about looking like ‘villains’ due to the editing process, Jasmine believes all housemates are fair game.
“You can’t control what narrative they are spinning, your ‘storyline’ on the show or how people perceive you,” she says.
“Essentially, you are used as bait and dehumanised in there but you have to be willing to accept that when you sign up and be willing to play that part.
“It’s entertainment and they have to captivate the audience, that’s the game. So play along and refuse to let it hurt you or take control and don’t go on the show.”
This year CBB has had the lowest ratings in the show’s history with just 2.1million viewers tuning into the launch episode – 600,000 fewer than in 2024.
And Jasmine has a clear solution for ITV bosses: “More love triangles, more flirting and romances, it’s what made the show so epic.”
Let’s hope TV bigwigs are taking note because if ratings continue to plummet we could see Big Brother canned for a fourth and final time.
