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EXCLUSIVE By Rachel Richardson

POSH Apprentice star Naomi Lay is braced for the release of an explosive sex video she fears will wreck her reputation and get her fired.

The stunning blonde is terrified a red-hot 40-minute tape of her romping with an ex-boyfriend— just like the notorious home movie of Pamela Anderson and rocker Tom-my Lee—is about to be leaked onto the internet.

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And she's worried it will infuriate boss Sir Alan Sugar and wreck her chances of winning the hit show.

The explicit footage shows plummy-voiced Naomi, 26—now dating Mathew Hahn—revelling in numerous positions and oral sex. A source who's seen it told us: "It's very kinky stuff.

"Naomi and the fella both play up to the camera. But the focus is on Naomi. She obviously doesn't want this film to get out, but she shouldn't worry about not looking good—she looks sensational!

"She has a fantastic body and seems to love flaunting herself at the lens.

"They climax repeatedly and during one she wails out just like Meg Ryan in the movie When Harry Met Sally. She just throws her head back and yelps.

"I don't know if she's putting it on, but whatever way you look at it, the girl is having a fantastic time." Sorbonne-educated Naomi willingly performed for the camera three years ago in several steamy encounters filmed over a few days.

But now the former advertising manager has told her closest pals she will be devastated if the footage is made public and has even consulted lawyers in a bid to stop it.

She confided in a pal: "I deeply regret making it now. At the time I was in love and we both thought it would be fun. I never imagined it would end up in anyone else's hands."

Our source added: "Naomi was certainly up for filming at the time and even watched the tape back with her boyfriend several times. In fact they got so turned on by it they were soon at it again!

"But after they split two years ago the lad insisted the tape had been deleted. He's a victim here, too. Naomi's friends seem to think that one of his mates has somehow got hold of it and is trying to cash in on her new-found fame."

One of those pals told us: "Naomi is terribly ambitious. You can tell from all the pictures on her MySpace website that she's a fun girl who knows how to enjoy herself, but she has a very serious side when it comes to business and she knows that she'll be a laughing stock professionally if the video ever gets out."

Naomi, from Cornwall, is deeply worried about the response from frosty Sir Alan.

He has already criticised her for "prostituting" the other women by selling kisses and cuddles to pub punters on one task.

The friend added: "This tape could undo years of hard work. She'll do everything she can to stop it being seen."