Abi Titmuss says she was reduced to tears after the revelations about her sex life. The 27-year-old girlfriend of John Leslie told Now magazine: "I've been crying every day for two weeks, it's been that hard.

"I've had the worst year of my entire life. But I feel that I either curl up and die and let them get the better of me or I get my life back together."

The 27-year-old has denied allegations she was involved in group sex sessions involving US ex-basketball player Jason Blayde, but admitted having sex with another woman to entertain Leslie and letting him video her with another man.

The former nurse was dropped as a reporter by the Richard & Judy show on Channel 4 after a former basketball player she joined an orgy. She has since been paid £150,000 to present links between shows on an adult satellite channel.

Abi initially had reservations about taking the job, but then compared the salary to that of a nurse. "They wanted to pay me a hell of a lot, so I agreed - purely for the money."