Apprehensive: Rebecca LoosApprehensive: Rebecca LoosHas reality TV hit a new low? Some people clearly think so after Rebecca Loos was filmed masturbating a pig on five's countryside caper The Farm.           

The channel has received an undisclosed number of complaints following the scenes, aired last night - but it clearly proved a ratings winner.

Rebecca, who claims to have had an affair with David Beckham, donned rubber gloves and stimulated the animal to extract semen, which will be used to inseminate sows.           

Down 'n' Dirty: Rebecca LoosDown 'n' Dirty: Rebecca LoosA Five spokesman admitted that they had received complaints - but was adamant sexy Loos was chosen only because of her talents in the farmyard - and not her past controversies.           

"The vet picked out Rebecca to do the job because she has been a very keen learner on the farm and, he felt, would be the most competent," he told Sky Showbiz.           

That as maybe, but it didn't do the viewing figures any harm; a record 1.6m viewers - 9% audience share - tuned in.           

The sexual tension between Bex and Stan Collymore is also crackling ensuring the show continues to pick up viewers.           

Rebecca shot to fame earlier this year with her claims that she bedded England captain Beckham behind his wife Victoria's back in Madrid.