She flew into the House in a flurry of profanities and, despite saying she wouldn't have sex in the House, has come closer than all her fellow housemates - aside from Luke S, obviously.

Ashleigh's our Essex girl with a mouth like a sewer and she's left us blushing scarlet after her tales of under the duvet activities. But what's keeping her in the House?

She's managed to receive no more than two nominations in a week - this week picking one up from Adam who's voted for her in the past citing the fact she, "does nothing for the House apart from drink" as his reason in Week 2 and Deana with who she's always had a love/hate relationship.

Benedict was the housemate who found her most unappealing. He told her, "It's a shame they picked you represent Essex," to which she responded, "Shut up".

Whether or not you think Luke S is using Ashleigh as a prop, popular opinion in the House seems to be that she views their relationship as the real thing.

After a few wobbles early on, she appears genuinely committed to the man so in love with his own physique that he's had lips tattooed onto his bicep. She's even spoken about the life they'll have outside the House and how many children she will bear. We wonder if she'll feel the same way once she sees how quick he was to discard her in this week's secret task.

Ashleigh seems to have a genuinely kind heart. She's provided Deana with a shoulder to cry on after more than one in-House face-off.

Her partnership with Shievonne seemed to benefit Shiev more than her, giving the latest evictee a firm place at The Insiders' table and a chance to steer Ashleigh towards her way of thinking - particularly when it came to Lauren.

Aside from her softer side, Ashleigh speaks her mind - falling out with Lauren over cigarettes, for example - but there have been mouthier characters and more memorable tete-a-tetes, saving her from raising too many hackles from Lauren's (limited) support group.

Ashleigh's gone from blonde firecracker to a more subdued brunette, settling into a level of domestic 'bliss' with Luke S. She may have offered a sexy spark, but titillation rarely rates highly amongst fellow housemates. An Outsider will be leaving on Friday, leaving more scope for on Insider to face eviction next week. She let 'The Bad' down during this week's 'Gold Rush' task and it wasn't the first time she showed herself not to be a team player.

Will she manage to stay the right side of her more controversial allies? Or will she fall victim to some tactical voting next week? All will be revealed when the next round of noms comes around.