Mrluvaluva
28-06-2007, 09:25 AM
From The Daily Star
CELEBRITY Big Brother lovebirds Chantelle and Preston have split up, just 10 months after their fairytale wedding.
And pals said it was the torment of seeing their fame fade away that put their marriage on the rocks.
The couple announced the split yesterday, following months of speculation their relationship was in big trouble.
Chantelle had walked out on singer Preston three times but returned each time, claiming their love was as strong as ever.
Now it is all over. And friends said it was not so much the pressure of fame that caused the rift, but the ordeal of seeing their telly appeal decline.
One said the last straw for Chantelle came when she was asked to hand back the car she had been given to use by telly bosses.
The pal said: “Big Brother killed the romance and the marriage when the fame and adulation vanished. Chantelle could not cope with being out of the limelight and not in demand any more.
“She started out as a Paris Hilton lookalike and she became a star in her own right. But, unlike Paris, she couldn’t keep the publicity ball rolling and had virtually disappeared from the celebrity radar.
“That caused no end of friction between her and Preston. He still has his band and his music. She has virtually nothing left to do.”
TV viewers were delighted when Ordinary Boys singer Preston, 25, fell for dizzy blonde Chantelle Houghton, 23, on the Channel 4 show in January last year.
The girl, famed for her cries of “Oh my Gawd!”, had been included as a housemate to try to fool the rest into believing she was a celeb. It worked, and she went on to win.
After leaving the show Preston – real name Samuel Preston – ditched his French fiancée Camille Anzar, 25. In August last year, he and Chantelle tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in London’s Mayfair.
But pals said the cracks began to show just months later, when they moved into the Brighton home he once shared with Camille. There were rumours of massive rows.
After winning Celebrity BB, Chantelle had her own E4 series, Living The Dream, and released her autobiography, entitled Living the Dream: My Story.
But she has since struggled to find work, which is said to have put more pressure on the marriage.
Chantelle and Preston said yesterday in a statement: “After much soul-searching and tearful discussions, we have sadly decided to end our marriage.
“We hope we can always remain friends and still love each other, but we put so much pressure on one another to make our marriage work that it has ended up destroying our relationship. No-one else is involved in our decision.
“We know people will think we married too quickly on the back of Big Brother, but we were genuinely in love at the time and we will never regret our time together.
“We never treated our vows or our commitment to each other lightly. We’ve spent hours and hours discussing whether we can salvage our marriage.
“But we now both agree that we should go our separate ways.”
Don't cry Princess.........:bigsmile:
CELEBRITY Big Brother lovebirds Chantelle and Preston have split up, just 10 months after their fairytale wedding.
And pals said it was the torment of seeing their fame fade away that put their marriage on the rocks.
The couple announced the split yesterday, following months of speculation their relationship was in big trouble.
Chantelle had walked out on singer Preston three times but returned each time, claiming their love was as strong as ever.
Now it is all over. And friends said it was not so much the pressure of fame that caused the rift, but the ordeal of seeing their telly appeal decline.
One said the last straw for Chantelle came when she was asked to hand back the car she had been given to use by telly bosses.
The pal said: “Big Brother killed the romance and the marriage when the fame and adulation vanished. Chantelle could not cope with being out of the limelight and not in demand any more.
“She started out as a Paris Hilton lookalike and she became a star in her own right. But, unlike Paris, she couldn’t keep the publicity ball rolling and had virtually disappeared from the celebrity radar.
“That caused no end of friction between her and Preston. He still has his band and his music. She has virtually nothing left to do.”
TV viewers were delighted when Ordinary Boys singer Preston, 25, fell for dizzy blonde Chantelle Houghton, 23, on the Channel 4 show in January last year.
The girl, famed for her cries of “Oh my Gawd!”, had been included as a housemate to try to fool the rest into believing she was a celeb. It worked, and she went on to win.
After leaving the show Preston – real name Samuel Preston – ditched his French fiancée Camille Anzar, 25. In August last year, he and Chantelle tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in London’s Mayfair.
But pals said the cracks began to show just months later, when they moved into the Brighton home he once shared with Camille. There were rumours of massive rows.
After winning Celebrity BB, Chantelle had her own E4 series, Living The Dream, and released her autobiography, entitled Living the Dream: My Story.
But she has since struggled to find work, which is said to have put more pressure on the marriage.
Chantelle and Preston said yesterday in a statement: “After much soul-searching and tearful discussions, we have sadly decided to end our marriage.
“We hope we can always remain friends and still love each other, but we put so much pressure on one another to make our marriage work that it has ended up destroying our relationship. No-one else is involved in our decision.
“We know people will think we married too quickly on the back of Big Brother, but we were genuinely in love at the time and we will never regret our time together.
“We never treated our vows or our commitment to each other lightly. We’ve spent hours and hours discussing whether we can salvage our marriage.
“But we now both agree that we should go our separate ways.”
Don't cry Princess.........:bigsmile: