[mani]

Big Brother contestant Dawn has been thrown off the show, with the producers claiming she broke a rule banning communication with the outside world.

This came after she told housemates that a message she was allowed from her family had contained a coded warning about negative press, the makers said.

Just after noon on Thursday, Dawn was called to the house's diary room and reminded of the rule banning communication with the outside world, then ordered to leave immediately.

The Big Brother statement said contestants are asked before entering the house whether there are any personal matters they wish to be informed about while inside.

A family member had contacted the makers of Big Brother on Wednesday with a confidential message that was passed on to Dawn "in confidence and in good faith", it said.

The programme-makers said she later told housemates that she had arranged to be sent the "Your sister is ill" message if there was any negative press coverage about her.

dumb cow - if u r gonna have hidden tricks then y tell everyone about it?!

and what was she gonna do if she did get bad press?!