{"id":46946,"date":"2026-08-15T16:29:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T11:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46946"},"modified":"2026-08-15T16:29:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T11:29:22","slug":"chantelle-houghton-reveals-wedding-plans-with-new-man-25-years-after-marrying-preston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46946","title":{"rendered":"Chantelle Houghton reveals wedding plans with new man 25 years after marrying Preston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Chantelle Houghton has finally found true love \u2014 20 years after her ill-fated marriage to pop singer Preston.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The <em>Celebrity Big Brother<\/em> star went public with her new man, garden centre owner Westley O\u2019Bryan, last month and can\u2019t stop beaming as she opens up about their romance during our exclusive shoot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cHe makes me feel at peace, safe, calm and everything just melts away,\u201d says Chantelle, 42.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Things have progressed so quickly with 45-year-old Westley that marriage is already on her mind \u2014 just one year into their relationship. \u201cI\u2019ve already picked out my wedding dress,\u201d she says, excitedly. \u201cIt\u2019s very loosely fitted, cream, with long sleeves. It\u2019s really simple, just stunning.\u201d<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37551679\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37551679\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.4991683607466273\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chantelle says things have progressed so quickly with 45-year-old Westley\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551679.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_JS414153543.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551679.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_JS414153543.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551679.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_JS414153543.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551679.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_JS414153543.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Chantelle says things have progressed so quickly with 45-year-old Westley\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Chantelle says things have progressed so quickly with 45-year-old Westley<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Finding her dream gown happened by luck, she says. \u201cThere is a beautiful wedding dress shop where I live, and this dress was in the window for quite a few weeks,\u201d Chantelle recalls. \u201cI drove past and I was like, \u2018Oh my God, I love that dress.\u2019 Westley has seen it and he loved it. He said it was classy and I\u2019d look beautiful in it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It\u2019s hard to believe this year marks two decades since a then-unknown Chantelle nervously walked up the iconic steps into the <em>Celebrity Big Brother<\/em> house, despite not being famous herself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">As long-time fans of the show will know, the bubbly Essex girl \u2014 then working as a part-time Paris Hilton lookalike \u2014 entered the house on a secret mission to convince her famous housemates she was a member of fictional girl group Kandy Floss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Incredibly, Chantelle pulled it off, and a whopping seven million viewers watched as she was crowned the series winner.<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"image-grouped\">\n<div class=\"ImageGroupEmbed_container__i0sRj\" data-testid=\"portrait-image-group\">\n<div class=\"ImageGroupEmbed_image-group-item__XHC82\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37551701\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37551701\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:0.6666666666666666\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chantelle is known for her time on Celebrity Big Brother\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551701.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_JS414147332.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551701.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_JS414147332.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551701.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_JS414147332.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551701.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_JS414147332.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Chantelle is known for her time on Celebrity Big Brother\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Chantelle is known for her time on Celebrity Big Brother<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"ImageGroupEmbed_image-group-item__XHC82\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37551696\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37551696\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:0.6666666666666666\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"She was crowned the series winner\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551696.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_JS414147330.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551696.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_JS414147330.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551696.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_JS414147330.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551696.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_JS414147330.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"She was crowned the series winner\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">She was crowned the series winner<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But it was her surprise romance with Ordinary Boys singer Preston that truly captivated the nation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Despite appearing to have little in common, over the course of their 23 days in the house, the unlikely couple fell for one another, as legions of misty-eyed viewers willed them on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Just seven months later and amid a blaze of publicity, the pair got married. But their union was short-lived and they divorced the following year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Although she is now \u201cjust like mates\u201d with her ex-husband \u2014 who she wed at the historic Dartmouth House in London\u2019s Mayfair \u2014 Chantelle tells us she has finally put him, and their marriage, behind her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI kept my wedding dress to Preston all these years,\u201d says Chantelle, who tied the knot wearing a satin creation by Elizabeth Emanuel \u2014 the designer behind <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/princess-diana\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Princess Diana<\/a> \u2019s iconic wedding gown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve had a couple of relationships over that time and I never thought about getting rid of it, but with this relationship it felt wrong. So the wedding dress has gone. I threw it out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cIt just felt really disrespectful to have this dress in my home when I\u2019m with this guy who I love and want to spend the rest of my life with.\u201d<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"image-grouped\">\n<div class=\"ImageGroupEmbed_container__i0sRj\" data-testid=\"portrait-image-group\">\n<div class=\"ImageGroupEmbed_image-group-item__XHC82\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37551697\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37551697\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:0.6666666666666666\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chantelle tells us she has finally put her ex-husband Preston, and their marriage, behind her\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551697.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_JS414147265.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551697.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_JS414147265.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551697.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_JS414147265.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551697.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_JS414147265.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Chantelle tells us she has finally put her ex-husband Preston, and their marriage, behind her\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Chantelle tells us she has finally put her ex-husband Preston, and their marriage, behind her<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"ImageGroupEmbed_image-group-item__XHC82\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37551698\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37551698\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:0.6666666666666666\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The pair fell in love in the Big Brother house\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551698.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_JS414147155.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551698.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_JS414147155.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551698.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_JS414147155.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551698.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_JS414147155.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The pair fell in love in the Big Brother house\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The pair fell in love in the Big Brother house<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Thinking ahead to what her big day might be like should she marry again, she says it would be worlds away from the huge spectacle that took place in 2006. \u201cThat was very much like a TV wedding,\u201d she tells us. \u201cI didn\u2019t even know who some of the guests were.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThis time, I would only have immediate family and close friends. It would be very simple and classy, with the main focus being that we want to get married, not put on a big show for a load of people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">While Chantelle says she and Preston, now 44, \u201chad one of the best break-ups you could ever have\u201d, even hugging one another on the day of their divorce, her love life since has not been plain sailing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In 2010, she had a rocky six-month romance with <em>Morning Live<\/em> presenter Rav Wilding before getting engaged to <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/katie-price\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Katie Price<\/a> \u2019s ex-husband, Alex Reid, the following year. But in 2012, less than three months after she gave birth to their daughter Dolly, the couple split.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She became engaged to property developer Michael Strutt in 2020, but the pair broke up the following year, with Chantelle saying the relationship \u201cfizzled out\u201d during the Covid lockdown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Opening up about how she and Westley \u2014 who is a strapping 6ft 4in \u2014 first met, Chantelle recalls the moment they locked eyes while she was visiting a friend\u2019s salon at his garden centre in Brentwood, Essex.<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"image-grouped\">\n<div class=\"ImageGroupEmbed_container__i0sRj\" data-testid=\"portrait-image-group\">\n<div class=\"ImageGroupEmbed_image-group-item__XHC82\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37551674\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37551674\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:0.6666666666666666\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chantelle and Westley met when she was visiting a friend\u2019s salon at his garden centre in Brentwood, Essex\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551674.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_JS414147272.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551674.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_JS414147272.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551674.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_JS414147272.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551674.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_JS414147272.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Chantelle and Westley met when she was visiting a friend\u2019s salon at his garden centre in Brentwood, Essex\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Chantelle and Westley met when she was visiting a friend\u2019s salon at his garden centre in Brentwood, Essex<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"ImageGroupEmbed_image-group-item__XHC82\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37551676\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37551676\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:0.6666666666666666\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chantelle is already looking forward to marriage\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551676.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_JS414147058.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551676.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_JS414147058.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551676.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_JS414147058.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551676.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_JS414147058.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Chantelle is already looking forward to marriage\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Chantelle is already looking forward to marriage<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI looked around and this guy looked at me and it was this moment in time,\u201d she reveals. \u201cIt felt like it went on forever and ever. We both smiled at each other, then I scuttled off back to my friend\u2019s salon. I said, \u2018I\u2019ve just met the love of my life.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">After a mutual friend passed on Chantelle\u2019s number to Westley, the pair went on their first date just a few days later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI was so nervous, but I needn\u2019t have been because it was so relaxed,\u201d she says. \u201cWe spoke all night, to the point where we were in the pub and all the other diners had left. Even all the bar staff had gone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI just knew how much I liked him. I felt so comfortable and at ease, and obviously fancied him like crazy. I knew this was the start of something amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It wasn\u2019t long before the couple made it official, with Chantelle saying they were both \u201creally aligned\u201d in what they wanted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cIt was really early on, about six weeks in,\u201d she tells us. \u201cSomeone asked if I was single and Westley was like, \u2018If anyone else asks you that, then we can say you\u2019re definitely not single.\u2019 And then we had a conversation like, \u2018Are you my boyfriend? Are you my girlfriend?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">While the road to true love might have been a bit bumpy for Chantelle in the past, she tells us that now she\u2019s older, she is far clearer about what she\u2019s looking for in a partner \u2014 and it sounds like Westley is on the same page.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cBecause we\u2019re both in our forties, dating is different,\u201d she explains. \u201cWe\u2019re not here to play games. There was no, \u2018I wonder if he\u2019s going to text me?\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cAs a girl, you need that reassurance and I\u2019ve always known where I stand with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The relationship blossomed quickly and Chantelle recalls the magical moment when they both revealed the depth of their feelings for each other.<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37551695\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37551695\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.4994460856720828\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chantelle recalls the magical moment when her and Westley both revealed the depth of their feelings for each other\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551695.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_JS414153449.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551695.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_JS414153449.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551695.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_JS414153449.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551695.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_JS414153449.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Chantelle recalls the magical moment when her and Westley both revealed the depth of their feelings for each other\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Chantelle recalls the magical moment when her and Westley both revealed the depth of their feelings for each other<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThere was one evening and he said to me, \u2018I\u2019m falling in love with you,\u2019\u201d she says. \u201cI already knew he loved me. I said, \u2018I\u2019m completely and utterly in love with you.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s a big thing telling someone that you love them. It\u2019s scary, because you don\u2019t know how the other person will react.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Although the couple are not currently living together, Chantelle says they are always at each other\u2019s houses and she can\u2019t help but sing dad-of-one Westley\u2019s praises. \u201cHe is the kindest, most considerate, supportive person,\u201d she smiles. \u201cHe\u2019d do anything to help anyone and I know he\u2019ll always be there for me. He\u2019s so calming, too. There\u2019s no drama.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One of the key things that attracted her to Westley was the fact he had no idea who she was. \u201cHe didn\u2019t watch <em>Celebrity Big Brother<\/em> and couldn\u2019t care less about that side of things. He just loves me for me,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mum-of-one Chantelle \u2014 who was celibate for four years before meeting her new man \u2014 says she wouldn\u2019t rule out having more children in the future. \u201cCameron Diaz had her first baby at 47, so who knows?\u201d she teases.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Chantelle has deliberately kept a low profile in recent years after struggling to deal with some dark times in her personal life. She recently spoke about her battles with what she describes as \u201cdisordered eating\u201d, which saw her weight plummet to 8st 2lb and left her with low energy and pain.<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37551682\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37551682\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.4992735197965856\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chantelle has deliberately kept a low profile in recent years after struggling to deal with some dark times in her personal life\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551682.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_JS414147151.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551682.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_JS414147151.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551682.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_JS414147151.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37551682.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_JS414147151.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Chantelle has deliberately kept a low profile in recent years after struggling to deal with some dark times in her personal life\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Chantelle has deliberately kept a low profile in recent years after struggling to deal with some dark times in her personal life<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She is now in good health once again after realising that she had taken her weight loss \u201ctoo far\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Last month, Chantelle opened up to Paul C Brunson on his <em>We Need To Talk<\/em> podcast about being the victim of \u201cnarcissistic abuse\u201d. It\u2019s a highly sensitive subject, which has clearly affected her deeply.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cWhen it first started to happen, the abuse was having such an effect on me mentally,\u201d she said on the podcast. \u201cI was trying to show up for work and events, but I was just dead inside. I was deteriorating mentally and emotionally. I realised I wasn\u2019t in the headspace to put on a front any more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s why I took a step back from being in the public eye. I just couldn\u2019t cope any more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Revealing how she hit rock bottom, she added, \u201cThey put me in a situation where I didn\u2019t want to live, but I didn\u2019t want to die. That\u2019s a really horrible place to be in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Thankfully, as Chantelle celebrates her thriving and joyful relationship with Westley, it seems that she has finally turned a corner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cIt feels like I\u2019ve come home again,\u201d she tells us. \u201cSo many bad things were happening to me for so many years, but this feels like me again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She is even considering a return to her reality TV roots and wouldn\u2019t rule out becoming a familiar face on our screens again. \u201cI started in reality TV and I would love to do more,\u201d she says. \u201cI enjoy it, it\u2019s fun and I can be myself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cWho knows what\u2019s next, but I\u2019m back \u2014 and this time, I\u2019m not going anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Watch this space!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><em><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Like this story? 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