Big Brother’s Chantelle Houghton shows off her diamond engagement ring as she shares sweet selfie with fiancé Michael Strutt
She appeared on This Morning on Friday and discussed her friendship with ex-husband Preston, who she met on Big Brother back in 2006.
And Chantelle Houghton took to Instagram before her appearance to share a sweet selfie alongside fiancé Michael Strut.
The reality star, 36, said ‘birthday celebrations’ were in full swing as she posed beside her beau.
Cute couple: Chantelle Houghton took to Instagram to share a sweet selfie alongside fiancé Michael Strut on Friday
Chantelle looked radiant in the snap with her long brunette locks pushed away from her face with a blingy headband.
To accompany the selfie, Chantelle penned: ‘Birthday celebrations are still in full swing…I love you my forever love #family #familytime #soulmate #always.’
The Big Brother star began posting cryptic snaps of her beau on her Instagram page earlier this year, and recently revealed he had popped the question at the start of lockdown.
A source told MailOnline: ‘Chantelle and Michael have known each other for almost a decade. It hasn’t exactly been a whirlwind romance between them.
Looking back: She appeared on This Morning and discussed her friendship with ex husband Preston, who she met on Big Brother (pictured in 2006)
‘They’ve been friends for a long time now and Michael knows her mum well from being her neighbour.
‘It’s awkward for Michael’s ex Sara who also lived there and knows Chantelle’s family but they’re trying to keep things amicable for their children.’
On Friday morning, Chantelle appeared on This Morning alongside fellow Big Brother stars Anthony Hutton and Nikki Grahame.
Flashback: Chantelle appeared on the show alongside fellow Big Brother stars Anthony Hutton and Nikki Grahame
When Chantelle entered the CBB house, she was tasked with trying to the convince her fellow housemates she was a genuine star, by claiming she was a member of the pop group Kandy Floss.
For part of her task she had to perform her ‘best-selling single’ I Want It All for the rest of the house, and did succeed in convincing the other stars that she was the third-least famous person.
Looking back at her performance, Chantelle told Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford: ‘I hated it! I went into the house thinking there was going to be other non celebs in there it wasn’t till I got in the house I knew what their plan was.
‘A lot of people have asked me to bring that song out so maybe one day!’
Chantelle, who went onto win that series of CBB, added that she must have had ‘so much confidence’ to perform, given she only had half an hour to learn the song.
The star also sparked a romance with Ordinary Boys singer Preston, and they married seven months after leaving the house, before splitting in June 2007.
Despite their brief marriage, Chantelle revealed she and Preston have remained friends, telling Eamonn and Ruth: ‘We’re still in touch we actually did a photo shoot together.
‘It’s lovely, obviously the romance didn’t work out but we’re still friends which is amazing.’
She continued: ‘It’s lovely, obviously the romance didn’t work out but we’re still friends which is amazing’ (pictured in 2006)