The parents of an 18-year-old girl selling her virginity for £850,000 say they will disown her if she goes ahead with her sordid plan, her family told MailOnline.

Aleexandra Khefren was confronted by her anguished parents at the home they share in the Romanian capital Bucharest after learning about her money making scheme.

Her mother Elena burst into tears and the teenager became involved in a shouting match with her policeman father Toni who said he was disgusted and appalled.

The shocked couple told their only daughter if she sells herself to a stranger they will not talk to her again.

The teenager's uncle Radu Raducu witnessed the ugly and tearful confrontation yesterday.

Last night he told MailOnline in an exclusive interview: 'Her mother and father are simply disgusted and can't understand why she is doing this.

Selling her body: Aleexandra Khefren, 18, from Bucharest in Romania, pictured with her mother Elena Raducu, a pharmacist, appeared on ITV's This Morning this week to reveal that she is selling her virginity for £850,000 to pay her parents' mortgage

Disgusted: Aleexandra, pictured with her police officer father Toni, lives in Bucharest, Romania, with her parents. She told This Morning she had undergone a medical examination to prove she had never had sex

Daddy's girl: Aleexandra also wants to use the money to pay for university in the UK. But her mother and father Toni and Elena, pictured, are said to be outraged at the money making scheme and had no idea that she was planning to do it

Virgin: Aleexandra told a shocked Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby that she had signed up to an escort agency to sell her body and been tested for STDs. Her parents had no idea she had flown to the UK for her TV appearance

Outraged: The girl's uncle Radu Raducu said Aleexandra had an angry confrontation with her parents when they found out

'They have begged her not to do it, but she told them, "I'm 18 and I can do what I like with my body."

'They have threatened her and said if she goes ahead with selling herself they will not consider her their daughter any more. It is a terrible situation.

'Her mother was in tears and it was a terrible atmosphere. Just awful.

'I tried to be the peacemaker and to see both sides, but they are very angry.'

Aleexandra, an aspiring bikini model, flew to London secretly this week to appear on daytime show 'This Morning' where she talked about selling her virginity.

She claimed she got the idea from watching the film 'Indecent Proposal' where Robert Redford's character offers Demi Moore £1million to spent the night with him.

Her controversial plan shocked presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield who expressed concern for her health and wellbeing if she went ahead.

Aleexandra said she would accept no less than one million euros – about £850,954 - to sleep with a stranger and had undergone a medical examination to prove she had never had sex.

The teenager, whose real name is Oana Alexandra Raducu, said she wanted to raise money to stop her parents from being evicted and made homeless.

She also said the money would also be used to pay for her to study abroad - with Oxford University her top choice.

But despite her claims to be acting in the best interests of her family, MailOnline can reveal her parents are not facing eviction and both are in well paid jobs.

Close: Toni, 48, pictured with his daughter, Aleexandra, is a riot cop with the Romanian National police where salaries range from £172 to £600 a month. Radu said his brother would disown his daughter if she goes through with it

Concern: The teenager's parents Toni and Elena (above) have a joint income of around 1,000 Euros a month, which is far above that of the average 250 Euro monthly wage of most Romanians

Doting dad: Aleexandra's parents live in a flat in Bucharest. Rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Bucharest averages about 350 Euros a month. A friend of her father Toni, pictured, said: 'He absolutely adores his daughter and is sickened by what she wants to do. Any father would be.'

Mr Raducu revealed that Toni, 48, is a riot cop with the Romanian National police while his 46-year-old wife Elena works in a pharmacy.

Their joint income of around 1,000 Euros a month is far above that of the average 250 Euro monthly wage of most Romanians.

Toni is a member of the Jandarmeria Română, a military style unit that is responsible for riot control and counter terrorism in the eastern European country.

Salaries for members of the paramilitary force range from £172 to £600 a month.

Rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Bucharest averages about 350 Euros a month.

A family friend said: 'Toni absolutely adores his daughter and is sickened by what she wants to do. Any father would be.

'You only have to look at his Facebook page to see how many photos there are of them together.

'He can't understand why she is doing this. It is so unlike her and feels someone is influencing her. He is devastated and his wife has not stopped crying since she found out.

'They are hoping she will drop the idea, but she is very strong willed and wants to go through with it. They have told her not to do it for them.'

Selfies: Toni and Elena were completely unaware that their daughter was appearing on British national television with her proposal. Aleexandra has posted a number of racy snaps online

Posing for the camera: Aleexandra's interview with This Morning is thought to have been arranged by the escort agency handling the sale of her body and will take a cut of the money

Horror: Aleexandra's uncle said his brother was horrified by the news. He said: 'Toni can't understand why she is doing this. It is so unlike her and feels someone is influencing her. He is devastated and his wife has not stopped crying since she found out'

Toni and Elena had been completely unaware that their daughter was appearing on national television with her proposal.

The interview is thought to have been arranged by an escort agency that is handling the sale of her body and will take a cut of the money.

It was left to Toni's younger brother Radu to break the news to her parents about her controversial plan.

After being contacted by MailOnline and reading about the TV interview he said Aleexandra's parents must be told and rushed off to speak with them.

Let's be honest - what she is doing is just one step up from prostitution. It might be one night, but she is still selling herself. Radu Raducu, uncle of Aleexandra

The dark haired teen was at the city centre flat they share when he broke the news.

Radu told MailOnline he believes Aleexandra is making a huge mistake.

'Let's be honest - what she is doing is just one step up from prostitution. It might be one night, but she is still selling herself' he said.

'I am quite shocked by what she wants to do, but knowing how strong willed my niece can be I understand.

'Any father would be devastated to know their daughter is selling herself. I hope to speak with her and make her see sense.

'She is a very good girl and has not been in any trouble and always did very well at school.'

Radu, an actor who runs a children's entertainment company in Bucharest, said he was not aware his brother and sister-in-law were facing eviction.

'They are renting their place. I did not know this. All the family was together a month ago and no mention of this was made. Toni never said anything about being evicted.

'Both my brother and his wife are working. They have a good income so I find it surprising.'

Another family source said the parents had no outstanding debts and were not facing eviction.

MailOnline tried to speak with Toni and Elena but the couple refused to comment.

Their daughter also refused to comment.

Concerned parents: Aleexandra's uncle dismissed her claims that her family was in financial difficulty, adding that the family met up a month ago and there was no mention that Toni and Elena (above) were being evicted from their apartment

Happier times together: Aleexandra, pictured with her father, said the escort agency organising the sale of her virginity will take 20 per cent of the money paid. She is happy to travel to any country of the buyer's choosing

Aleexandra had lied to her parents she was on a modelling job when she flew to London to appear on 'This Morning.'

She told the presenters her parents would not approve.

'I told them that I am going for a modelling catwalk, I am doing this for them but they don't know,' she said.

'My father is a very strict man. He wouldn't agree with it. If they don't find out I will never tell them.'

Asked about the suitor who might make the winning bid, Aleexandra said she had no worries about completing the transaction no matter what he looked like.

'I am thinking it is strictly business not emotional. I think it will be alright, I think a glass of wine will be enough to get through,' she added.

Aleexandra said the online escort agency had originally wanted 50 per cent of her total bid but had now reduced it to 20 per cent.

I am thinking it is strictly business not emotional. I think it will be alright, I think a glass of wine will be enough to get through. Aleexandra Khefren

She added she was happy to travel to any country where the winning offer is located.

Despite her demure manner on the TV chat show, Aleexandra has a much racier profile on social media where she posts photos in lingerie and bikinis.

She only uses the name Aleexandra Khefren for her modelling assignments and bikini competitions.

A video posted on her Facebook page shows her taking part in a competition with two other girls.

Radu said his niece became interested in modelling about three years ago.

He said: 'She has trained hard and go her body into a fantastic shape. She has won competitions and has the strength and willpower to compete and to keep her body in shape.'

The appearance on 'This Morning' led to fatherly concern from Schofield and he encouraged her to speak with a counsellor.

He told her: 'I've got to say I am a father. I have to say to you now - are you out of your mind? You haven't thought about the health aspects or the safety aspects. What are you thinking?

TV appearance: Aleexandra started modelling three years ago. Despite adopting a demure manner on the TV chat show, above, she has a much racier profile on social media where she posts photos of her in lingerie and bikinis

'Naive': Viewers voiced fears for Aleexandra following her appearance on This Morning, above, and called for her to find an alternative source of income. Phillip Schofield, pictured, said she hadn't thought about the consequences of what she was doing

The presenter added of the online auction site: 'You have to look at this website you're doing it through. If they are taking 20 per cent and sending you out there, you have to look at the relationship you have with them.'

She was asked by Holly what advice she would give to others if they ever found themselves in the same desperate situation, and Aleexandra said if it was a necessity to go ahead.

'If it is an emergency like in my case… You need the money quickly, there is no other way that you can do it, I would say yes do it, but if it's not then no.'

Viewers voiced fears for Aleexandra following her appearance on the programme and called for her to find alternative source of income.

Among those reacting on Facebook was Sally Rowe who said: 'What sort of message does it send to all those beautiful innocent young girls out there that have been taught to respect themselves and their bodies!'

Donna Greenhalgh added: 'This is just the same as prostitution.. Why would you want to sleep with a complete stranger for money???'

Another viewer Sarah Convery argued that it was her body and her decision: 'No one has the right to judge anyone else's decisions. If she is old enough to have a say in the government of the country she is old enough to make her own decisions about her body.'