'Stop bullying our Jodie'

Jodie Marsh's harsh treatment at the hands of her Big Brother housemates was condemned by anti-bullying campaigners yesterday.

The glamour model has branded George Galloway 'a bully' and threatened to kill herself, saying she had 'nothing to live for' after a bust-up with Michael Barrymore and Pete Burns.

Marsh, who works as an ambassador for children's charity Beatbullying, has revealed how years of verbal abuse at school made her contemplate suicide.

A spokesman for the charity said last night: 'Many young people are very worried about the treatment Jodie is going through. We know she is strong and will stand up against bullies.'

Marsh's parents also accused some of her housemates of ganging up on her because they saw her as 'a threat'.

'This is a girl who is 5ft 2in and they are 6ft 2in men,' John and Kristina Marsh told BBC Radio 5 Live.

Meanwhile, the housemates will have to do without booze after failing their task.

The group have a budget of just £1 per head for the next four days.

Faria Alam, Burns and Dennis Rodman all failed their part of the scientific experiments task.

"There's the booze gone," said reformed alcoholic Barrymore.

"With this budget, we're not going to have enough for cigarettes or alcohol," said a despondent Marsh.

Last night Burns expressed some guilt over the housemates' treatment of Marsh, who has complained of feeling bullied.

The group have shunned the glamour girl, who has no friends except for fake celebrity Chantelle.

"It may be being really cruel to her," Burns admitted to Barrymore.

"But if we all turned hostile on her now she could walk out and say, 'I was driven from the Big Brother house by 50-year-olds'. Everyone would feel sorry for her... sobbing on the top of the steps as she fled the building in two belts."

Dead Or Alive singer Burns blamed Marsh for her problems, saying she was "addicted to friction".