Who is Jamie O’Hara? Celebrity Big Brother star and former Tottenham footballer who was married to Danielle Lloyd
FOOTBALL star Jamie O'Hara made his first foray into reality TV when he appeared on Celebrity Big Brother 2017.
He became the first active professional footballer to be a housemate on the iconic show, and is still involved in the sport with non-league Billericay Town. Here's what you need to know about him...
Who is Jamie O'Hara and where is he from?
Jamie was born in Dartford, Kent in September 1986 and was football-mad as a child.
As a schoolboy he trained with the Arsenal Academy but when he was 17 he moved to rival Tottenham Hotspur’s academy.
He featured in every game in the FA Youth Cup as well as playing in Under-18 and reserve matches.
Jamie made his Football League debut when he was on a three-month loan to Chesterfield in 2006, against Doncaster Rovers.
He was also given to Millwall on loan the following year but returned to Tottenham that December and made his full debut against Arsenal in the north London derby a week later.
He scored his first goal for the club in February 2008 in a UEFA Cup tie and his first Premier League goal came against Portsmouth in the March.
At the end of the season, he was named the One Hotspur Junior Young Player of the Year and was presented with the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Trust Breakthrough Award
He was sent to Portsmouth on loan from 2009 to 2010 and then to Wolverhampton Wanderers until 2014.
From there he played for Blackpool, Fulham and Gillingham, where the club terminated his contract when he failed to recover from an ongoing injury.
O'Hara signed for non-league side Billericay Town based in Essex in March 2017.
When was Jamie married to Danielle Lloyd?
Jamie met former Miss England model Danielle Lloyd in April 2009 and they were engaged by the December.
The following March, the couple announced they were expecting their first child and in July, son Archie was born, followed by their second son Harry in July 2011 and a third, George, in 2013.
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Danielle and Jamie were married in May 2012 but she filed for divorce in September 2014 after allegations he had been unfaithful to her.
The pair engaged in an ugly public spat with accusations on both sides, but after leaving CBB Jamie said he wanted to focus on his family.
What happened to Jamie in the Celebrity Big Brother House?
Jamie admitted before entering the house that he needed the cash from the show to pay for his pricey divorce from former model Danielle.
The footballer confided to fellow housemate Nicola McLean that his ex-wife had warned him not to speak about her on TV, and his close bond with the glamour model was confirmed when the pair shared a friendly kiss early on in the show after enjoying a few drinks.
Nicola admitted that they has kissed before - however Jamie soon moved on to admiring fellow housemate Bianca Gascoigne.
The couple got increasingly close, enjoying several cheeky smooches in the camera-free toilet and even though Jamie said he felt "betrayed" when she eventually came clean about her boyfriend, CJ Meeks, the couple vowed to meet up on the outside when the show was over.
Jamie was the ninth celebrity to be evicted from the house and in his exit interview with Emma Willis, said that his feelings for Bianca were real and that he considered her a long term relationship prospect.
How long did Jamie and Bianca's relationship last after they left CBB?
While some cried showmance when the pair declared their love for each other in the house, others hoped the romance was the real deal.
Jamie was evicted from the Channel 5 show before Bianca, and spent his time after leaving partying in strip clubs with new pal Calum Best.
However less than a week after the show was over, Jamie called time on their budding romance.
Jamie defended his decision to end things by insisting they were NOT in a relationship and that he decided not to pursue her over fears he'd be accused of using her.