Maria Fowler claims BFF Nicola McLean’s husband Tom Williams ‘just wants fame’ as he makes secret brag about antics outside of CBB house
MARIA Fowler has launched a scathing attack on her best friend Nicola McLean’s husband Tom Williams.
The former Towie star claims Tom “just wants fame” and admitted she thought he was playing a game with his wife, who’s currently starring in Celebrity Big Brother.
When mum-of-two Nicola first went into the house, she raised eyebrows after viewers accused her of flirting with Jamie O’Hara.
The 30-year-old also told her housemates she had a “free card” to kiss other men because of Tom’s alleged infidelity.
Defending Nicola, Maria said she thought Tom was playing on her behaviour and using it to raise his own profile.
Maria told : “Tom’s tweeting about going out in wellies – that’s about being knee deep in clunge isn’t it?
“He defended her a little at the beginning and now he’s trying to play a little game for attention.
“It seems like he is enjoying this bit of fame.”
Maria, 30, also went on to reference pictures of Tom out with female friends in London – despite The Sun Online confirming there was nothing untoward going on.
Maria continued: “Cringe. Why was he sticking his middle finger up.
“It looked like just the two of them.
“It’s a bit stupid. He must be annoyed at what she’s done in the house.”
Although Maria conceded that Tom may feel “a bit mugged off” by Nicola’s behaviour, she ranted: “It is nothing compared to what Tom’s done to Nicola.”
Just before Nicola was due to go into hiding for Celebrity Big Brother, The Sun Online revealed she’d almost pulled out because of her “personal problems” with Tom.
The model previously appeared on the Channel 5 reality show in 2012, before describing it as “the worst experience” of her life.
A source exclusively told The Sun Online: “Nicola completely lost her confidence and almost backed out of CBB at the last minute.
“Last time she was on the show, she had an awful time with some of her housemates, and she is scared it could happen again.”
The source added: “Everyone has fully supported her and convinced her to go back into the CBB house after the awful experience that she had in there the last time.
“Nicola has stepped out of the public eye for the last two years after a lot of difficult personal problems.
“She made a decision not to go to celeb events or speak to the press so that she could give her marriage a proper chance under normal circumstances.”
They continued: “She has loved being an ‘at home mum’ and going back into the CBB house has taken every ounce of courage that she has.”
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