Chantelle Houghton
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Chantelle Houghton (born August 21, 1983 in Essex, England) was the first non-celebrity to feature in the Channel 4 reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother. She emerged as the winner of series 4, beating 10 bona fide 'celebrities', and winning a prize of £25,000. She lives in Wickford, Essex with her mother and step-father and attended [The Bromfords School] in Wickford. She is now engaged to fellow Celebrity Big Brother housemate Samuel Preston of The Ordinary Boys.
As a twist to the show, she was instructed to convince the celebrity housemates that she was a celebrity, a member of a (fictional) girl group named Kandy Floss, whose biggest hit was said to be "I Want It Right Now". Had she failed to convince them, she would have been evicted from the house. She successfully fooled her housemates and survived to the end of the show.
In her Big Brother profile page Chantelle described herself as a "bright, blonde bimbo". She said, "I look like Paris Hilton, not on purpose but it's just the way it turned out". She has been nicknamed "Paris Travelodge" (implying, unkindly, a cheap version of Paris Hilton).
Modelling and glamour photography
Chantelle is represented as a model by Faces Modelling
She appeared as a Soccerette model on Sky TV's Soccer AM show [The Soccerettes Hall Of Fame 2005/06] showing Chantelle at #6.
In 2003, Chantelle appeared in The Daily Star as a page three girl (shots available via MaxPower magazine [link]).
Celebrity Big Brother
Chantelle had originally applied to be in Big Brother 6 (shown June-August 2005)(she actually mis-spelt her own name on the form), however, after some persuasion from Max Clifford, the show's producers put her in the Celebrity Big Brother house instead.
On the first evening, Chantelle reported a potential problem: she had previously met Jodie Marsh's brother while out clubbing. Happily for her, her fears proved unfounded.
On 8 January (day 4), Big Brother set a task to the group to rate themselves by how famous they thought they were. The celebrity they thought was the most famous stood on the #1 podium and the person they considered the least famous stood on the #11 podium. Chantelle had to avoid being put in the #11 podium to prove she had fooled the real celebrities and stay in the house. Chantelle survived the task, being chosen to stand on the #9 podium, ahead of Preston and Maggot. She was then called to the diary room to discuss her identity with Big Brother. This was simultaneously shown on a television screen in the lounge, in front of the other housemates.
Chantelle was nominated for eviction on day 21, but was saved from eviction by the public as the other two nominees George Galloway and Dennis Rodman were both evicted in a double eviction.
While in the house, Chantelle established close bonds with Jodie Marsh and Samuel Preston of The Ordinary Boys. She and Preston have since become engaged.
Chantelle won the show on 27 January with 29.4% of the public vote, ahead of Michael Barrymore on 22.7%, earning her £25,000 (the celebrities were reportedly paid fees of up to £150,000 each).
It has always been strongly denied by Channel 4 that the result was fixed. The official voting figures have never been made public and some people express doubts about the validity of the results.
Kandy Floss
Before the Show and Tell task on day 3, Big Brother gave Chantelle her story as member of a fictional band called Kandy Floss. It is likely that Endemol anticipated the chance to make a profit by making Chantelle a member of the 'band', which would receive free marketing from her presence in the show.According to Big Brother, the other fictional members of the band are Michelle, Emma, Natalie and Kelly. Chantelle is the lead singer. Their singles were "I Want It Right Now", "Come Back" and "More More More". "I Want It Right Now" was their biggest hit.
\"I Want It Right Now\"
The song "I Want It Right Now" (originally titled "I Want It All") was written by Paul Bell and Colin Campsie, originally with Kylie Minogue in mind. Colin Campsie was a former member of 1980s pop bands The Quick and Giant Steps. (Note: Even though Mr Holy Moly credited him with being one of the famous members of Go West when discussing the Kandy Floss record, in fact Campsie only ever provided background vocals on a Go West live album. Peter Cox and Richard Drummie are the famous duo.)Big Brother bosses asked Bill Stonebridge (head of music publishers Dalmatian Songs) for ten songs to be submitted in 2005, and "I Want It Right Now" was chosen for the show.
Chantelle made it clear in an appearance on T4 that she will not be releasing any singles as she "can't sing".
After Big Brother
Chantelle's mother said she was to be represented by controversial publicist Max Clifford. However, he stated recently on TV that she has not signed with him but did 'help out in an advisory position'. She is said to have £500,000 worth of offers for modelling, TV appearances and interviews.ò Clifford believes that her fame would be brief but explosive: "I think it will be a very exciting five or 10 minutes. Maybe we can stretch it to 15." She is now represented by John Noel Management who represent Big Brother presenters Davina McCall and Dermot O'Leary, and former contestant Jade Goody.Following her rise to "d list celebrity" status, a look-alike agency she worked for now offers another model as a "Chantelle Houghton look-alike" and a post-Big Brother show was shown called .
Chantelle's first magazine cover was weekly celebrity magazine, Sneak magazine.
Chantelle posed nude for the News of the World on 29 January 2006.
Chantelle has appeared as a guest on several TV shows since winning Celebrity Big Brother. These include The Friday Night Project on 10 February and 17 February 2006 as a co-presenter to Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins, replacing Debra Stephenson, due to her heavy filming schedule for Coronation Street; Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats, as a contestant on 10 March 2006; ITV1's The Mint, as a guest; and BBC's The Weakest Link, as a contestant on 5 May 2006, which also featured other reality TV stars Michael Barrymore and Russell Grant.
Chantelle now has a brand new dating show called Chantelle's Dream Dates, where she gives girls a makeover and gets them a date. It is similar to Davina McCall's show Streetmate.
Chantelle announced her engagement to Preston on 11 April 2006.
In October 2006 she is planning to publish her autobiography by Century.
Catchphrases
- "Oh my God!"
- "Wicked!"
- "Jesus Christ!!"
Quotes
- "What's a gynaecologist?"
- "Eleventy-twelve pence? I don't get it. How much is that then?"
- [To George on hearing he was an MP]: "Does that mean you work in that big room with the green seats?'"
- Chantelle: "Is it funny?"Preston: "I dunno, is it? ... It is though. Isn't it? It is." [link]
References
See also
External links
| Celebrity Big Brother (UK)>Celebrity Big Brother (UK) Winners |
| 1: Jack Dee - 2: Mark Owen - 3: Bez - 4: Chantelle Houghton |
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