Chantelle Houghton

Biography

Chantelle Houghton, born on 21 August 1983 in the United Kingdom, is a television personality and former glamour model. She gained fame as the first non-celebrity contestant on the UK reality show "Celebrity Big Brother" in 2006, where she successfully posed as a member of a fictional girl group called Kandy Floss. Following her reality TV success, she hosted her own dating show, "Chantelle's Dream Dates," and published her autobiography, "Living the Dream," in 2006. Houghton has contributed columns to various magazines, including OK and NEW, and opened a clothing store in Great Yarmouth in 2008. She was previously engaged to fellow Big Brother contestant Samuel Preston, with whom she married in August 2006; however, their marriage ended ten months later. Houghton currently resides in the UK and is in a relationship.