Imogen Thomas set for third boob job as she makes candid surgery confession
Big Brother star Imogen Thomas opens up on how she's changed since her time on the show, her mystery boyfriend and her third boob operation - and makes a shock confession
Welsh model Imogen Thomas won an army of fans on Big Brother in 2006 alongside her friend, the late Nikki Grahame, and there's been no stopping the 42-year-old since.
Here, the winner of Miss Wales 2003 – who shares daughters Ariana, 12, and Siera, 10, with her ex Adam Horsley – opens up exclusively to new about life with her banker boyfriend, why they have no plans to live together right now and her shock plans for a third boob job...
Hi, Imogen! How are you?
I'm just busy buying flats – I have five in total now. I buy them and rent. I bought my first one when I came out of Big Brother 20 years ago.
Did you watch Celebrity Big Brother?
I didn't, actually. I've been in Turkey and just got back – so I haven't seen any of it. I took my kids on holiday and it was so nice to get away. The weather was amazing.
Do you have regrets about your own time on the show?
Never, because it's what gave me the money to buy a place of my own at the very beginning. I loved it, and if they asked me to go on it now, I would. You're not doing much on there, and I think I've changed so much since my series, so I'd love to. We'll see – maybe one day.
How do you think you'd be different this time round?
I've grown up and I definitely speak my mind a lot more now. I say what I want. Personalities change over the years, and it was 20 years since I did the show. Crazy.
Are you still dating your mysterious banker?
Yes, we're still together. We've been together two years now. It's good because he's busy and I'm busy, and I think that's what makes the relationship work. I can't deal with a needy man – I really don't like needy men.
Do you have any plans to move in together?
No. I think we're both enjoying our own space, and that's fine. I think it's important when you're dating someone that you've still got your own life as well, although everyone is different. Some people really want to move in, move forward with things, but because I have my kids, I'm more laid-back. We see each other every other weekend. He lives in Mayfair and I'm in Wandsworth, and I'm always busy with the kids.
Have you introduced him to your girls yet?
Oh, yes! They have lunches together when he's not majorly busy, especially with everything that's going on with [Donald] Trump – he's crazy busy right now.
Does he want kids?
I think he would like one. He definitely said he would like one, but he's not in a rush. He's pretty laid-back too – he's a bit like me. We enjoy our life right now, and why not?
Would you like to try for another one?
I just don't know. I wouldn't rule it out, but I'm not like, 'Yes, we'll have one!' I feel like I'm done with my two, and we've got a good thing going on. So I don't know, we'll see.
Have you frozen your eggs?
I'm not doing that – if it's meant to happen, it will happen.
You've been very open about your surgery in the past – will you have anything else done soon?
Yes, I'm going to have a boob reduction, but I'm going to wait a while. I'm doing a lot of reformer Pilates, and when I do that I feel top heavy, and I've had a lot of lower back pain. They are quite big, so I would like to have a reduction. I'm hoping to go down to a size C cup, but my surgeon said, because I look curvaceous, it's not going to look even so I'm going to think about it for a bit. This will be my third boob job to date.
Does it ever bother you how much you've spent on surgery?
I don't pay for it! I do collaborations.
A lot of women are having their boobs reduced, including Jess Wright…
You have to remember, back in the day, it was very fashionable to have big boobs, and now it's not. I think that's the reason mainly. But also, we grow up, and we have kids, and suddenly you think, 'I don't know about that.' We're still working on our bodies as we get older.
Would you let your girls go under the knife when they're older?
No, I really don't want them to. I'd do everything to avoid it, because I know they would regret it.
Your mum Janette was sadly diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2023. How is she doing?
She's OK right now, but it's very difficult. Her right side has gone now, so it's dead. I go home a lot, now. I'm home once a month to Wales, for four days at a time. We're going on holiday soon. I bid for a holiday at a MND charity event, so she and I could go to Italy in June, but now I'm dreading it because the circumstances and how she feels have changed. But we are trying to stay positive.
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