Just before we get onto the Strictly/X Factor round-up discussions, here's a picture of celeb Big Brother winner Chantelle in happier times. Apparently, she suffered with eating disorders when she was living in Brighton with Preston.

Chanters says she was so miserable in the second half of her 10 month marriage to fellow housemate Preston that she became bulimic and lost two stone, dropping from a size 12 to an eight.

Living the dream? Not exactly. "I was drunk most nights," she admitted to the News of the World. "I'd drink a bottle of wine, sometimes two, because I was so unhappy. I also started scoffing bags of crisps and chocolate. I stopped doing exercise and just watched TV. When I looked at my naked body in the mirror I hated it — so pale and overweight. I didn't recognise myself and felt disgusting."

"That's when I started making myself sick. Preston was regularly taking me out to posh restaurants and I'd have soup to start, then a big bowl of pasta followed by chocolate cake and cream. I did enjoy it but as soon as I finished I'd feel guilty, lock myself in the toilet and stick my fingers down my throat. It was the same at home."

Apparently cracks were already beginning to show in the days after the marriage. "We honeymooned at a luxurious hotel in Morocco and everything was so romantic... But on the fourth night he took me out to dinner and I suddenly felt really upset. The doubts had already set in. I found we really didn't have anything in common and were on completely different wavelengths. All of a sudden I felt 'This is forever.' And it scared me. It felt like a weight around my neck."

The pair lived in Brighton together, but as Chantelle says, "He was so wrong for me and I was so wrong for him. We were like from two different planets." Now we're pretty protective of Chantelle, but from her description of Preston we can't help finding him more attractive than ever...

"He loved politics and wanted to talk about it. But I know nothing about politics, it doesn't interest me at all. I wanted to watch Hollyoaks on telly but he preferred a serious documentary. I'd go and buy Victoria Beckham's autobiography and he'd buy an educational book."

What a weirdo eh? He sounds great! What's wrong with you Chantelle? It gets worse. To save you time, I've patched together a few choice quotes:

"I'd fancy buying a BMW and he'd want an old Jag. He loved Brighton and had all his friends there. I hated it and had all my family and friends in Essex. I loved trendy champagne bars in London. He loved ordinary local pubs."

"I didn't find Preston attractive any more, especially when he grew a moustache. He looked a bit of a geek. I'd dyed my hair brown because I thought it would make me appear more classy and intelligent. But it completely changed my personality. We'd both become a bit boring."

"In the end I decided to bounce back on my own. I went back to being a blonde and returned to my roots in Essex to be with Mum and my friends."

You can take the girl out of Essex...

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