BIG Brother contestant Michelle Bass was angered when she made a return to her home town only to be heckled by passers-by.

The 23-year-old, one of the stars of the Channel 4 show, took a shopping trip with sister Sarah, 18, in Newcastle.

She was upset when people yelled "bunny boiler" as she walked by and others commented loudly on how chubby she looked.

She said: "I don't care. They can think what they want, I can look after myself.

"I'm just up for the day to see my family and do a bit of shopping, then I'm going straight back to London."

Michelle, carrying a handful of shopping bags from upmarket stores, then marched to the railway station and departed for King's Cross.

She has spent much of her time since leaving the house with Stu, the student with whom she struck up a romantic relationship in the Big Brother house.