CAM ALL YE FAITHFUL; Cameron Stout's on a mission from God and he wants the world to join him in Orkney ...

Byline: JAMIE LIVINGSTONE

BIG Brother winner Cameron Stout has revealed he was in tears as he visited Aids victims in South Africa.

He and BB runner-up Ray made the pilgrimage to a Johannesburg clinic, which offers support to sufferers when they were in the country for the final of African Big Brother last month.

The pair, who were invited to the centre by charity Christian Aid, were moved to tears by the bravery of the people they met.

Cameron, 32, says: ``When you're in Britain, you hear about work being carried out by charities, but it's a good reminder to see it at first hand, particularly when you hear personal stories.

``One woman I met has been HIV-infected for 14 years and her courage and strength was just remarkable.

``Everybody we met was unique, especially the people who were foster mothers and carers. The association even has a choir, which was amazing.

``The main thing I missed in the BB house was music and just to hear spontaneous choir singing beautiful harmonies was great. We both had a lump in our throats. It meant quite a lot to us.''

Cameron was so affected by the trip to the clinic, run by NAPWA (National Association for People With HIV/Aids), that he's already planning to go back.

He said: ``Around 29 million people in sub-Saharan Africa are living with HIV/Aids. It's as many as one person in four in some parts of Africa. That's mind-boggling.

``My commitment is mainly going to be back here with Christian Aid and we both plan on going back to Africa to see how these people's lives are going.

``One of the foster mothers we met explained to us how she takes sufferers into her family.

``Each time it helps with the notion that someone living with HIV/Aids isn't a disease, they're a person. It's a big problem both among the heterosexual and the homosexual community.''

This is the latest step in what's becoming a one-man mission for the devout Christian.

While previous BB winners Kate Lawler and Brian Dowling enjoy the London party scene, Cameron is using his new-found fame to help charities and spread Christian values. He's even said to be in talks with BBC Songs of Praise to become the new face of the show.

His first purchase with his pounds 70,000 prize money was a piano for his local Kirkwall Baptist Church, in Orkney, although he admitted splashing out on a new bathroom suite for his brother.

In Edinburgh yesterday to open a Bible visitor attraction, he said: ``I did buy a piano for my church back home and paid for a new bathroom for my brother Julyan the piano was a lot less than the bathroom.

``I was never likely to go wild with it and I'm probably just going to invest the rest.''

CAMERON, who has been awarded the Bible reader of the year award, caused a stir in the BB house when he admitted he was still a virgin.

And he upset the gay community when he remarked that he didn't believe in same sex marriages.

But Cameron insists he is misunderstood, adding: ``I have been called all sorts of things such as homophobic or misogynist and I refute that type of thing.

``People have maybe got agendas or columns to write and hopefully I will get a chance to meet some of those critics and put the record straight. I want to get in touch with some of the people who have picked me up wrongly.''

That includes Graham Norton, who criticised him for being dull after originally urging his audience to vote for him. ``Would I want to meet him? You bet! He's certainly in the top five of people I'd most like to meet.''

But not everyone is turned off by his strict religious views. Since leaving the house he's been inundated with letters from female admirers and says: ``You want to see my downstairs living room, there's hardly a space on the floor.''

The self-confessed singleton even admits he may go on a date if he likes any of his letters. ``Some of them I'm quite interested in . Who knows what will happen? To tell you the truth, everything has been so busy, that I've not had much time for personal correspondence.''

At the moment, Cameron says he's too busy to think about a girlfriend but admits he'd like one.

He added: ``It would be fine, but it's difficult enough seeing my mum and dad never mind keeping a long-term relationship.''

He didn't even have time to fend off female advances after he won the competition. ``I didn't get a chance to meet girls, I was too busy speaking to the Big Brother housemates at all the parties.''

Cameron's kept in touch with BB host Davina McCall and the rest of the housemates and invited them to his island home.

He says: ``I have spoken to Davina on the phone. We were talking about how it had gone and she was saying what her favourite bits of the show had been.

``Davina and Dermot (O' Leary) are among the nicest people I have met since I came out of the house.

``We're hoping to get the housemates up to Orkney quite soon. Everyone knows they have got an open invitation. The welcome they get will vary.

He added: ``I have invited Steph up to stay with me in Orkney and I was delighted when she said yes. She'll be in the spare room.''

One getting a frostier welcome than most will be eccentric data manager Jon Tickle, who insisted to viewers that Cameron ``was not all he seemed''. Cameron doesn't understand the criticism, saying: ``He is a unique character and he can't figure me out and that's strange, because what you see is what you get.''

Although Cameron admits he's in talks with Songs of Praise, he says he'd really like to present Top Gear. He says: ``Cars are my big passion so any kind of motoring show would be a good thing. I went 4 X4 racing the other day and I have been test-driving others.''

To support Christian Aid's work with HIV/Aids projects like NAPWA, go to www.christianaid.org or call 08080 7000 3000 or log on to www.christianaid.org.uk/give, or send a cheque, payable to Christian Aid to: Christian Aid, FREEPOST, London SE1 7 YY.

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CHRISTIAN VALUES: Cameron Stout; AIDS AID IN AFRICA: Some victims, above and, right , Cameron and Ray act as Big Brothers to African HIV sufferers