Age: 19

From: Bristol

Occupation: Student

Status: Single

"I don't do losing. I win. Team Emily"

Emily says she was reading from the age of two and gives herself 10 out of 10 for intelligence.

This is all part of her very honest attitude to life, and she says "honesty gets me into trouble - teachers hated me for being so honest. Friends like me for being honest. I expect honesty back".

Having been involved in drama and the theatre since she was five years old, she now believes that her future lies in the fashion industry and is applying to do a fashion course.

She says her dream job would be running a magazine or fashion label.

Politically, she considers herself to be right wing and will be voting Conservative in the next election. She says she has no time for benefit cheats, and believes everyone has a right to education, to make money and to keep it.

Her family lived in Puerto Rico for four years but are now back in the UK. Emily and her "gorgeous" 17-year-old twin sisters are known as "the Hilton sisters of Bristol".

She's a big Blondie fan, and her current favourite music includes Lily Allen, and new rave acts like CSS and the Klaxons. Her motto is "Live life to the fullest, like it's your last. Enjoy what's around you and what's given to you".

She thinks Big Brother will change her life, and looks like a big adventure. She believes she'll be the housemate the public want to watch and would want to be friends with.