Chantelle Houghton has said she ignores negative comments about her weight because she is ‘happy’ with the way she looks.
The former Celebrity Big Brother star, 40, revealed she has lost ‘nearly 5 stone’ after she overhauled her diet and exercise routine in 2021 after hitting 13 stone.
The mother-of-one explained how she used to get called a ‘beach whale’ but still now gets ‘abuse’ from trolls as they claim she ‘has an eating disorder’ after losing weight.
Speaking on Vicky Pattison: The Secret To podcast, the reality star said: ‘I didn’t care about what people thought of my weight.
‘The only thing that hit me, I was a bit conscious of my stomach and when people use to say, “oh she’s pregnant” that was probably the only time it bothered me.
Chantelle Houghton has said she ignores negative comments about her weight because she is ‘happy’ with the way she looks
The former Celebrity Big Brother star, 40, revealed she has lost ‘nearly 5 stone’ after she overhauled her diet and exercise routine in 2021 after hitting 13 stone
‘I’ve nearly lost 5st but when I was heavier people would say, “She’s like a beach whale” but when I lost the weight everyone then said, “She’s ill and has an eating problem”.
‘Your always going to get the abuse and your never going to stop people having a negative opinion. As long as I am happy with myself I don’t care.’
Earlier in the podcast, Chantelle, who won Big Brother 17 years ago, admitted she has ‘had her moneys worth’ of ‘tweakments’ since and would not like her daughter Dolly, 11, to go on a reality show as young as she did.
She added: ‘I’ve had a few tweakmeants over the past couple of months, I’ve had me moneys worth.
‘I do worry about the youngsters who do a reality show now and expect the fame to always be there, that’s what worries me about people’s mental health when they think it’s going to last forever.
‘Luckily I just went for the ride but personally I wouldn’t want my daughter to go into reality TV at such a young age.
‘The fact people can go online and see what I’ve done at 20 and will judge that but I wouldn’t do any of that stuff now I’m 40. I do hate the internet.’
In 2022, Chantelle ruled out ever having cosmetic surgery again – despite being tempted after she gained three and a half stone during lockdown.
The mother-of-one explained how she used to get called a ‘beach whale’ but still now gets ‘abuse’ from trolls as they claim she ‘has an eating disorder’ after losing weight
Speaking on Vicky Pattison : The Secret To podcast, she said: ‘Your always going to get the abuse and your never going to stop people having a negative opinion. As long as I am happy with myself I don’t care’
Chantelle went on to admit she has ‘had her moneys worth’ of ‘tweakments’ since Big Brother and would not like her daughter Dolly, 11, to go on a reality show as young as she did
She last went under the knife in 2016 when she had her breast implants removed, saying the original surgery was her ‘biggest regret’.
Speaking to The Sun, she said: ‘When I had my breast implants removed completely, I knew that was my very last cosmetic surgery. I made a promise to myself I’d only go under the knife again for medical reasons.’
The star said she promised herself she would not have surgery again except for medical reasons.
Her weight loss even inspired Chantelle to date again after a year of being single.
In September 2021 the star revealed that she split from her fiancé Michael Strutt in January of that year after their whirlwind romance fizzled out during lockdown.
Chantelle found love with Ordinary Boys singer Preston during her time on Celebrity Big Brother in 2006, with the two going on to marry. They divorced a year later but remain good friends.
Chantelle also shares a daughter Dolly, 11, with her ex-fiancé Alex Reid.
