Myleene bikini auction raises £7,000
Friday, 08 Dec 2006 14:52
Myleene Klass was a popular figure on this year's I'm a Celebrity...
The online auction of I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! runner-up Myleene Klass' bikini has raised £7,000 for the victims of collapsed Christmas savings firm Farepak.
Sexy Myleene, who adopted a policy of a shower every hour in the jungle, had originally hoped her two-piece would fetch about £3,000 on website eBay.
But following a flurry of late bids, when the auction closed at 22:00 GMT last night the generous user known only as herbiesure was able to get his or her hands on the famous bikini.
More than 150,000 people lost an average of £400 following the collapse of Farepak, an event which the former Hear'Say singer dubbed "despicable and evil".
"So if selling my little bikini can bring so much joy then that is amazing," she said.
It is thought that the £7,000 will go towards almost 20,000 Christmas hampers from the Farepak relief fund.