+++ I'm not a Westwife +++

ACTRESS Jodi Albert has hit back at being called a "Westwife" claiming there's nothing that frustrates her more.

The brunette has revealed she is not satisfied to stay at home and shop while boyfriend Kian Egan is out working.

The 23-year-old - who had a pop career as a teenager before moving into TV - is a star in her own right and admitted to being annoyed by claims she is just a Westwife.

Jodi said: "It really bothers me. It sounds as if I don't have my own identity. If anybody thinks my aspiration is to be a Westwife, they're wrong.

"At the end of the day, Kian's my boyfriend. He has a fantastic job and I want him to respect me as an actress, as a career woman. I've always been independent."

The former Hollyoaks actress also revealed how her days of posing in skimpy underwear for lads magazines are over. She added: "I hated them but had to do it.

"Hollyoaks promoted a very sexy image of its actresses. I don't want casting agents to think that's all I'm capable of."

And despite the bookies' odds of 9-1 that they'll get hitched this year, the 23-year-old insists she's in no rush down the aisle.

She admitted: "I don't have time right now to plan a wedding.

"Getting married is a big dream of ours. We can't wait for that day but we're not going to rush it."

Jodi admitted she was drawn to Kian because they both had similar backgrounds.

She said: "He was brought up in a three-bed house. He appreciates life and we don't idolise fame.

"As long as Kian and I can differentiate what's real from what's not real, we won't have any problems."

Source: The Mirror

 

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