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Suite Dreams

20 Mar 2006

“CHANTELLE AND PRESTON NAME THE DAY,” trills the Star. And we grow excited that drab Mondays are to be newly dubbed Chantelleday, Presday or Chanday.
Room with a pew
But this news is even greater than that. The Star says that the Celebrity Big Brother winner and her popstar lover are planning to walk up the aisle.

Sources known to the paper have, apparently, spotted the assisted blonde and her pint-sized boyfriend checking out the facilities at The Grove Hotel, Hertfordshire.

As an insider tells the paper, Chantelle and Preston lunched at the venue, a favoured celebrity haunt, and then looked over the various suites. And they even got as far as checking the availability at the hotel’s Amber Suite.

“They were really coy about their plans but really excited to discover that the room was free for a couple of Saturdays in July and one in August.”

The paper says that a summer wedding would be a fitting postscript to Chantelle’s story.

And something to fill the paper with during those post-World Cup summer months...


http://www.anorak.co.uk//news.cfm?id=169331

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BB buddies name the day?
ITV http://www.itv.com/news/entertainment_330140.html
12.32PM, Mon Mar 20 2006

Newspaper reports claim Preston and Chantelle are planning to marry this summer.

The reports say the Big Brother lovers have been checking out celebrity favourite The Grove in Watford as a possible venue.

The speculation is that they are looking at dates in July and August.

Ordinary Boy frontman Preston, 24, and ordinary girl Chantelle, 22, have been subject to intense media scrutiny ever since their friendship sparked under Celebrity Big Brother's watchful eye.

They tried to keep their romance quite at first but they were photographed enjoying each other's company too much to keep things under wraps.

Since leaving the famous house Chantelle became a celebrity overnight, while Preston's ailing pop career was given a kick start.

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Im quite cynical, but Ill be happy for them if its true.

[chilledbootz]

http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/entertainme...home_topstory1

Cute pic

I hope they aren't thinking of getting married just yet. It's a bit too soon. Maybe they are thinking of having a party? Or isn't Preston's brother getting married soon?

[BB-Rocks]

I don't think their silly enough to get married, well not quite now anyway.

[CharlotteSometimes]

It would be a shrewd move for a money-grabbing muppet like Preston. And Chantelle is far too thick to realise that she's his meal ticket.

[cc100]

I really dont think that Preston or Chantelle are using each other, I really dont.

Ive no proof of course- just call it a feeling.

[x-heather-x]

I think Chantelle and Preston are a genuine and great couple. They look really happy together and I think they would be lovly married. But not just yet its a bit too soon. Maybe leave it a few more months at the very least.

[rachb]

Originally posted by CharlotteSometimes
It would be a shrewd move for a money-grabbing muppet like Preston. And Chantelle is far too thick to realise that she's his meal ticket.

I think if this was true then by now they would have done a joint interview.They were offered lots of money just for a joint interview which would have made them both very rich instantly.If they were just in it for the money then that would have been the way i would think
Also I watched them for many many hours and to act those feeling would have been impossible they would have both won oscars
You could see by the way they were with each other that it was real.
I feel as if I've done this before though
-oh yeah 5 years ago when everyone was saying the same about Helen and Paul and look at those two now
I do think it's a bit soon to be getting married but then I've known people that have met and married in a very short time and are still very happy years later so it can happen.
I'll just be happy to see another bb couple happy ever after.
I've been the first one to doubt some of the realtionships formed in the house but I'm convinced that these two are great together and I hope they stay together for a very long time

[cc100]

Well said rachb!!

All couples are different and move at different speeds. My best mate met his wife at 18, got married 2 months after meeting and are extremely happy from what I can tell.

Im not saying Preston and Chantelle should get married yet- but its their choice.

Also if they were in it for the money, theyd be going down the money grabbing route of Jordan, Kerry and Jade. Preston definitely has no interest in this route, and nor seemingly does Chantelle.

Give them a chance!

[CharlotteSometimes]

Originally posted by rachb

I think if this was true then by now they would have done a joint interview.They were offered lots of money just for a joint interview which would have made them both very rich instantly.

If they were just in it for the money then that would have been the way i would think

Also I watched them for many many hours and to act those feeling would have been impossible they would have both won oscars You could see by the way they were with each other that it was real.

I feel as if I've done this before though
-oh yeah 5 years ago when everyone was saying the same about Helen and Paul and look at those two now
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I don't see what point you're trying to make. Because they haven't done a joint interview, they must be genuinely in love? That doesn't indicate anything at all. I very much doubt anyone would pay them that much.

It's not how you, I, or indeed anyone else may think that matters, it's how Max Clifford thinks that makes a difference here.

I presume you mean the CBB footage? What I saw was a plain, dizzy airhead, enjoying the flirtatious advances of a desperate z-list 'musician'. There was clearly an attraction there on her part at least, but whether that went any deeper than his supposed 'celebrity' status is debatable. Given that Preston spent his every waking moment patronising her to a quite sickening degree, it was pretty obvious that she meant nothing more to him than camera time and a means of extending his time in the house.

It's still the same now, too. He's clearly uncomfortable with her, regardless of the situation. He avoids eye contact with her, steps away when she approaches him, and hesitates before answering whenever she speaks to him, or whenever anything involving her is mentioned. I've never witnessed a less sincere 'couple' in my life before, and as far as Preston is concerned at least, his involvement with Chantelle is nothing more than a career move.

I don't see even the remotest similarities between them at all.

[chilledbootz]

It's still the same now, too. He's clearly uncomfortable with her, regardless of the situation.

Yeah, you're right. he's clearly uncomfortable with her

[rachb]

Originally posted by CharlotteSometimes


I don't see what point you're trying to make. Because they haven't done a joint interview, they must be genuinely in love? That doesn't indicate anything at all. I very much doubt anyone would pay them that much.

It's not how you, I, or indeed anyone else may think that matters, it's how Max Clifford thinks that makes a difference here.

Well the point I was trying to make was in response to this comment you made:

It would be a shrewd move for a money-grabbing muppet like Preston. And Chantelle is far too thick to realise that she's his meal ticket.

Now if that was the case then surely a joint interview would have been the way to go as many other celebs do.
We do know that they were offered and turned down quite a lot of money.
As for Max Clifford I don't see what he has to do with them at all.He doesn't represent Chantelle or Preston so why would what he thinks make a difference.
Thanks for the pics ChilledB
just more to suggest that they are a happy normal couple.
We have no way of telling how in love they are that's for them to know.I just made the point that watching them during BB and since on Chantelle's show they appear to be very happy together.Every picture we see they appear happy and very tactile.
I don't see why people can't just accept that there is a posibility that they have genuine feelings for each other.It's very cynical to always think people are in it for the money
phew that was a big post need a lie down now

[makosifan]

good luck to them.
They look gorgeous together. Im glad they arent going down the Jordan and Peter route of wearing matching dodgy clothes.

[CharlotteSometimes]

Originally posted by rachb

Now if that was the case then surely a joint interview would have been the way to go as many other celebs do.
We do know that they were offered and turned down quite a lot of money.
As for Max Clifford I don't see what he has to do with them at all.He doesn't represent Chantelle or Preston so why would what he thinks make a difference.
Thanks for the pics ChilledB
just more to suggest that they are a happy normal couple.
We have no way of telling how in love they are that's for them to know.I just made the point that watching them during BB and since on Chantelle's show they appear to be very happy together.Every picture we see they appear happy and very tactile.
I don't see why people can't just accept that there is a posibility that they have genuine feelings for each other.It's very cynical to always think people are in it for the money
phew that was a big post need a lie down now

They went on 'a holiday' that was organised, paid for, documented and photographed by OK magazine for a start, which is tantamount to the same thing.

And how do 'we' know this? Because it was printed in a magazine, or a tabloid, or from some other source that leads directly back to a statement issued by his/her/their agent/s? The only time either of them would've turned (literally) anything down would’ve been if and when they either had a more lucrative offer elsewhere, or had already signed a contract with another party.

Max Clifford was representing her: "My job is to stretch her 10 minutes of fame into 15 minutes and beyond. You don't need talent, you don't need ability. So much of it is to do with absolutely nothing. It's not too difficult for Chantelle to be convincing because she looks everyone's idea of a footballer's wife or a kiss-and-tell girl." The Independent, 28.01.06.

Shortly before Houghton entered the Big Brother house, Clifford agreed to act as her spokesman and publicist. He made a number of statements on the former page three girl's behalf, booked her on to TV shows, and was in regular contact with her mother, Vivien. The Independent, 31.01.06.

The fact that she subsequently signed with John Noel after leaving the house changes nothing other than the name of the person concerned - the tactics deployed are otherwise identical.

A picture of him kissing her on the cheek means absolutely nothing at all. He's not altogether stupid (unlike Chantelle), but he's most certainly transparent. It's easy enough to appear convincing in a momentary pose for a photographer, but anyone not wearing rose-tinted spectacles that saw them 'together' on her dire E4 documentary knows otherwise. He was extremely uncomfortable with her, which was obvious in both his body language and conversation. Even in some of the interviews he gave after leaving the house, the journalists concerned picked up on the fact that he was being disingenuous, and said so in those articles.

Cynicism has nothing to do with it, but actually watching and listening to what's really happening rather than pasting a syrupy Mills & Boon plotline over what is essentially a marketing scam is another matter entirely. Sometimes it's wise not to pay too much attention to what the fairies at the bottom of the garden have to say.

[rachb]

Ok well you are entitled to your opinion and I respect that
but I have to say I don't see how the holiday could have ben paid for by OK magazine as the pics were printed in nearly every magazine that week.It doesn't strike me that OK would be kind enough to pay them then spread them to every magazine on the shelf-some of which were published before OK hit the shelves.
I don't claim to know them well enough to say if their agents have had an involvement in letting the press know where they are and Chantelle was already under contract with LTD and so any one of the team working with them could have let the press know.
I was aware that Chantelle's mum had dealings with Max Clifford before she left the house and at one point he said he was going to represent her but she herself has said that changed as soon as she came out and she decided that he wasn't going to.This we actually know as she said it herself
As for the pics of them kissing cheeks we have seen lots and lots of photos similar to that but also a great number of unofficial ones taken on camera phones and sent into magazines by the public.Now forgive me for being stupid but I'd say it was rather a long way to go to prove a point to set this up.
Take the fact also that he had a year long relationship do you really think he'd just leave that to make some fast money?
I have no idea how long their relationship will last because even through my 'rose tinted spectacles'-which happen to look lovely on me btw I can't see into the future
I don't know them personally and unless you've kept it secret neither do you so we can only speculate.
I go by what I see infront of me and make a comparison to the other BB romance that I enjoyed watching which so many people made similar comments about
that one is still going strong 5 years on despite thousands of people saying it wouldn't last and they were in it for the money.
There's no saying that Chantelle & Preston have the same outcome but I sincerely hope they do as they both seem happy in each others company

[chilledbootz]

Blimey! You've done some research into this haven't you? Got any links to all this information?. Considering you don't seem to have anytime for them. You've certainly put in the hours. Good on you for watching her 'dire' documentary. You watched it every week?. That's dedication.

By the way, on the show 'Living the Dream' I didn't at any time notice him being 'uncomfortable' with Chantelle. Quite the opposite actually. And guess what? I watched it without any 'rose tinted spectacles' on too. Because i'm a grown up, and a realist.

But hey, we're all entitled to our own opinions. I'll just never agree with yours

[cc100]

You know what? Even if they were to split up tomorrow, people couldnt say 'I told you so', or 'I knew they were'nt right for each other'.

The fact that they are together is purely their choice. Surely unless any of us has any proof that their relationship is a sham, we should give them the benefit of the doubt, which you must surely have? Unless you know something the rest of us dont, CharlotteSometimes?

Do you know them personally? You talk as if you are in a privileged position.

[CharlotteSometimes]

Originally posted by rachb

Take the fact also that he had a year long relationship do you really think he'd just leave that to make some fast money?

I go by what I see infront of me and make a comparison to the other BB romance that I enjoyed watching which so many people made similar comments about

Without even a shadow of a doubt. Preston is devoid of integrity, as he's proven from the moment he walked into the BB house.

There is no copmparison. A marketing strategy can't be compared to reality.

Originally posted by chilledbootz

Blimey! You've done some research into this haven't you? Got any links to all this information?. Considering you don't seem to have anytime for them. You've certainly put in the hours. Good on you for watching her 'dire' documentary. You watched it every week?. That's dedication.

By the way, on the show 'Living the Dream' I didn't at any time notice him being 'uncomfortable' with Chantelle. Quite the opposite actually. And guess what? I watched it without any 'rose tinted spectacles' on too. Because i'm a grown up, and a realist.

Why would links be needed, when it's all been shown on national television? Well no, once was more than enough, actually.

Then you must've missed the part when he met her grandparents and other members of her family, then. Not only was he visibly uncomfortable with her, he was also looking down his nose at her family, too. As for 'realism', you'll find more in a Disney film than you'll ever find with those two.

Originally posted by cc100

You know what? Even if they were to split up tomorrow, people couldnt say 'I told you so', or 'I knew they were'nt right for each other'.

The fact that they are together is purely their choice. Surely unless any of us has any proof that their relationship is a sham, we should give them the benefit of the doubt, which you must surely have? Unless you know something the rest of us dont, CharlotteSometimes?

Do you know them personally? You talk as if you are in a privileged position.

Well of course they could, and no doubt would, too.

Yeah, the choice to make as much cash as possible, as quickly as possible. That's all very nice, but things just don't work that way in the real world, unfortunately. I know what I see, and it's pretty obvious that Preston is a nasty piece of work that would sell his own grandmother for a few more album sales. I don't doubt that Chantelle considers herself to be in a serious relationship. But as far as Preston is concerned, to suggest that his intentions are sincere is frankly hilarious.

Do you? You talk as if you spend far too much time reading women's magazines.

[chilledbootz]

Then you must've missed the part when he met her grandparents and other members of her family, then. Not only was he visibly uncomfortable with her, he was also looking down his nose at her family, too. As for 'realism', you'll find more in a Disney film than you'll ever find with those two.

Nope, didn't miss that episode. Got it on tape infact. Can watch it whenever I like.

I saw a nervous Preston, being filmed in what's always an embarassing and sometimes awkward situation. I suppose you're always cool as a cucumber when meeting new people? Always make the right impression eh?.

Hmm I really can't see what you thought was him looking down his nose at her family. Oooo, was it when he was making polite conversation? Or was it the bit when he embraced them at the end and thanked them for their hospitality and promised to look after Chantelle?.

Anyway, it turns out her family really like him. So there's no need for you to worry now is there?

[cc100]

Originally posted by CharlotteSometimes
Do you? You talk as if you spend far too much time reading women's magazines.

Yeah, Im absolutely obssessed by them.

[CharlotteSometimes]

Originally posted by chilledbootz

I saw a nervous Preston, being filmed in what's always an embarassing and sometimes awkward situation. I suppose you're always cool as a cucumber when meeting new people? Always make the right impression eh?.

Hmm I really can't see what you thought was him looking down his nose at her family. Oooo, was it when he was making polite conversation? Or was it the bit when he embraced them at the end and thanked them for their hospitality and promised to look after Chantelle?.

Anyway, it turns out her family really like him. So there's no need for you to worry now is there?

Preston was a child actor, fronts a band, and has just spent weeks on end being on camera 24 hours a day. If that hasn't prepared him for such situations, than nothing will.

No, it was the way he showed clear signs of indignation and contempt throughout, actually. His 'polite conversation' was laboured and delivered with immense hesitation, as though he found it difficult being in the company of people he clearly considers to be beneath him.

Like him, or like the prospect of financial security into their dotage as long as the media laps-up everything they do?

[chilledbootz]

Preston was a child actor, fronts a band, and has just spent weeks on end being on camera 24 hours a day. If that hasn't prepared him for such situations, than nothing will.

No, it was the way he showed clear signs of indignation and contempt throughout, actually. His 'polite conversation' was laboured and delivered with immense hesitation, as though he found it difficult being in the company of people he clearly considers to be beneath him.

That whole scene in that episode lasted approximately 5 minutes. How you got all that from a heavily edited piece of film is beyond me.

Like I said before, he definately looked nervous to me. I'm not sure that fronting a band and sitting in a house for 3 weeks makes you a good conversationalist either. Infact I dont think he's a confident guy at all.

Still, at least he's not making a show of himself in clubs, like Pete Burns seems to be doing. He's considerably older and still hasn't learnt about respectful behaviour has he? Poor old Pete. I hope somebody's looking out for him.

[CharlotteSometimes]

By watching and listening, pretty much.

The point is that he's comfortable in front of a camera, and its part of his job to be meeting new people all of the time and having to impress them. So putting it all down to nerves on his part doesn't really cut it.

Is this thread about Pete all of a sudden, or are you just trying to detract from the issues at hand? However, if there's any truth to the tabloid stories you're referring to, since when does being famous make you immune to emotion? If he and Michael have indeed split-up and the altercation that's been described really happened, then so what? Emotions are natural - they don't diminish with age. That whole scenario happens all the time the world over - it's hardly exclusive to Pete. But he has Lynne and his other friends to support him if needed, and the revenue from the sales of his autobiography to look forward to as well. So I think he has everything he needs readily available, but I'm sure he'll appreciate your most sincere concerns.

[chilledbootz]

The point is that he's comfortable in front of a camera

I don't agree

Is this thread about Pete all of a sudden, or are you just trying to detract from the issues at hand?

Lol, not at all. Just an observation

but I'm sure he'll appreciate your most sincere concerns.

I doubt that very much. He appears to be an incredibly self obsessed man. And if were talking about publicity seeking........

[cc100]

Correct about Pete. Does he really think he is still a pop star? He has a terrible attitude towards others, with no respect.

If Preston was to act like he does, you would be up in arms!