BLONDE beauty Stacey Watson hit the headlines for having a relationship with Bolton actor Paul Nicholls.

But now the 18-year-old is becoming a sought-after glamour model -- and the money is rolling in.

Until February, Stacey worked as a receptionist at a company in Radcliffe earning £11,500-a-year.

Now she says: "I earn more than that in a week."

Life for Little Lever girl Stacey could not be better. She lives in a luxury flat in central London which she rents for £2,000-a-month.

And her relationship with ex-EastEnder Nicholls could soon be back on the cards.

The pair have cooled things while they each pursue their respective careers but Stacey -- she is just 5ft 2in tall -- admitted she would love to date him again.

Her romance followed 23-year-old Nicholls brief fling with Hollywood star Jennifer Love Hewitt, with whom he was reported to have split a few months ago.

Stacey told us: "Paul and I didn't fall out and we remain in touch. It's very likely that we could get back together again. At the moment we just have different priorities."

The pair met at a club in London in February, just days after Stacey moved to the capital.

She has taken the last few days off, however, because she has just had her teeth bleached pearly white.

Stacey's career took off after she was picked to appear on a calendar for Galaxy 102. Since then the former Little Lever High School pupil has had photo shoots for posters, billboards and magazines. Lads mag FHM will be taking pics of her this week.

Her parents are right behind her, she said. "They are really chuffed. People have always said I should be a model, especially the lads.

"When I was a receptionist, they would say, 'why are you behind a desk?'.

Seems like a fair point to us . . .