By Lucy Buckland PUBLISHED: 07:26 EST, 1 October 2012 | UPDATED: 08:59 EST, 1 October 2012 Glamour model and former CBB star Rhian Sugden's 'secret ex boyfriend' has been revealed as a convicted killer. Friends of the 26-year-old say she was dating former model Kevin O'Dea, who was jailed for seven years for his part in a revenge attack which left a student dead in Liverpool, for months. Rhian, who became famous after 'sexting' married TV star Vernon Kaye, is said to have been desperate to keep her boyfriend's identity a secret - even 'banning him' from her eviction from the CBB house.
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Kevin O'Dea was jailed for seven years for his part in a revenge attack which left a student dead
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Pair met at a club last year after O'Dea was released halfway through his sentence
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Rhian has denied the pair are currently an item
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