Ollie Locke Defends His Feelings For Sam Faiers

Ollie Locke has declared that he wants Sam Faiers to be his girlfriend - rejecting claims that he was trying to create a "showmance" in the Celebrity Big Brother house.

The Made In Chelsea cast member opened up to new! magazine about his feelings for former The Only Way Is Essex star Sam.

"I have had time to think and my opinion hasn't changed. I adore her, she's great.

"She's just an absolute sweetheart. She's lovely and she's not like other reality stars. She's very down to earth. She's very sweet. She isn't fame-hungry."

While he admitted that they hadn't been on a date yet, he showed that he'd been thinking about it a lot.

"I haven't had the chance but I will. However, it will be very much in London and not a dinner.

"I don't believe in dinner dates as first dates. It's boring. It's very easy to call Nobu and book a table. It's very different to say, 'This is my favourite place in London. I wanted to share it with you'. It's more meaningful."

And he said he was happy to take things slow.

When asked if he was disappointed not to get a snog in the house, he replied: "No, there's obviously a chance we could have but I chose not to.

"A lot of people are saying it's a showmance. If I wanted to make a showmance, I would have tried really hard to get with her."

Sam was rushed to hospital recently after passing out at a Harley Street clinic.