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Article from the Wakefield Express about Chanelle:

Big Bro's bit of posh brings spice to the house
Her mum, Christine, said the 19 year old has an obsession with Posh Spice & would make a great housemate.

She said, "She has always wanted to be famous and I think she sees this as her chance. She will add alot of laughter to the house but I'm worried because she loves her home comforts and I am a slave to her usually, so I hope people will look after her.

Chanelle, who was adopted at 9 months old, auditioned for the show in Feb but told her family she had not got through.

She only told her mum five days before she had to go into hiding for a fortnight, but the first her brother, David and 55yr old dad, Harry knew about it was the night she entered the house.

Mrs Hayes, 49, said "She swore me to secrecy and I was in total shock. We said she was going on holiday and I had to lie to her college and say she was having an operation.

The former Horbury School pupil models herself on Victoria Beckham but her mum said "I think she looks better when she is just herself. She is pretty and very stylish - I cringe when she poses like Posh Spice, but that is what helped her get into the house. She likes 5 star standards and deserves it becuae she has held down 2 jobs as well as studying"

Chanelle was studying Spanish, music and English at Pontefract College before she entered the house but also worked at the De Vere Hotel in Oulton and the Halifax Bank.

Brother, David, 15, is not a BB fan but wished his sister well. He said: "I am still in shock but want her to do well and make the most of it"

She seems like a nice girl, just hope she loses the Posh Spice obession over the course of the series and finds her own character.