THE Big Brother contestant at the centre of the infamous "turkey slapping" incident is pregnant.

Camilla Severi went to hospital a month ago complaining of abdominal pains - and ended up discovering she's to be a mother.

Remember the turkey-slapping incident that caused a national scandal? check out a clip below.

Last year's Big Brother runner-up, who is bow a radio host in Brisbane, last night said she immediately made several lifestyle decisions as a result of discovering she is pregnant - and one was to give up a minor smoking habit the minute she left the hospital.

"The abdominal pains were not related to the pregnancy, so it was just by accident that I found out," she said.

Referring to her partner, fellow B105 host Glen Krohn, 33, she added: "It was totally unexpected news, but we're so happy."

Camilla, 23, sprang to fame - or infamy - across Australia and beyond last year after the "turkey-slapping" incident in which housemate Michael "John" Bric held her down on a bed to allow Michael "Ashley" Cox to rub his genitals on her face. Here it is.

She came second in the show after winning fans by brushing off the incident. But it left a sour taste in many mouths, with Channel Ten and Big Brother production company Endemol Southern Star evicting Bric and Cox from the house.

Despite police concluding there was insufficient evidence for a criminal investigation into sexual assault, the incident, which was streamed on video on the internet but not broadcast on TV, sparked a national furore.



The Prime Minister called for the "stupid program" to be taken off the air, while the Opposition Leader said he hoped the current season would be the program's last.



It was also deemed a catalyst for the pledges of a less smutty show this year - although many viewers are complaining little has changed.

Camilla, who was also known as Halliwell, and Glen were trying to keep their news a secret for a few more weeks yet as she's not quite through her first trimester.

They flew to Melbourne last weekend for her sister Carla's 21st birthday and that's where the pair broke the news to Camilla's parents.

"We were hoping to keep things quiet for a few more weeks, but it's almost impossible to have secrets around a radio station," she said with a smile.

As she's not due until the last week of November, she'll be on air for most of the year and is hopeful of returning sometime to the brekky show in the first half of 2008.

Originally published as Big Brother turkey-slap baby