By Janet Brice at the Big Brother house

WORCESTERSHIRE toff Tim Culley emerged from the Big Brother house to boos last night as he became the eighth inmate to be evicted.

The former Malvern College student put on a show of bravado as he held his hands to his head and muttered "cool" as he was met on the steps by host Davina McCall.

Minutes earlier, he said goodbye to remaining housemates Jade, Jonny, Kate and Essex-model Alex, who was also up for eviction, from the Elstree-based house.

However, the 23-year-old finance graduate, whose father Neil runs the Swan pub in Upton-upon-Severn, beat Alex with a staggering 81.5 per cent of the votes - with more than 1.5 million viewers taking part in the poll.

Minutes after leaving the house, Tim spoke to the Evening News about an experience he claims will "haunt" him for the rest of his life and that now infamous catchphrase - Comprende!

"I've never used that word before in my life," he said.

But he was quick to admit that, under his mop of dark curls, he really was "a boring ginger bloke" and defended a joke he told in the house which Worcestershire Racial Equality Council claimed was offensive.

"There's nothing wrong with being ginger, I just prefer dark and dye it about once very five weeks," said, Tim who also admitted he had worn contact lenses since he was 15 and never glasses.

"About the joke, I'm 100 per cent not racist as I have black, Asian and Chinese friends and have lived in foreign countries - I'm about as non-racist as you get".

But, after confessing to not being passionate or desperate to win the £70,000 prize money, why did he feel the need to take part in the C4 game show?

"It was more a desire to get into the house. I'll hold my hands up and say I didn't think too deeply about what being in the house would be like. I just wanted to achieve getting in the front door and did not plan from there."

Although viewers heard him say he was "terrified" to leave, he later said it was better to see the crowds rather than just hear them.

"When I saw people booing they had a smile on their faces, so I think it was done in the spirit of the game and with a good heart."

Despite fears that his Swedish girlfriend Johanna Dahl had dumped him, she was waiting with his family for an emotional reunion.

"It was a big surprise to Johanna," he said. "I just had 20 seconds to say 'Hello darling, we're positive, we're OK'. Although she wasn't a bag of beans for me to go in there, she still got behind me."

And his tip for the person who'll walk off with the mini-fortune next Friday? Tim believes Geordie Jonny will now scoop the cash, as "he's popular with the public".