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Chantelle Houghton entered Celebrity Big Brother 4 as a non-celebrity, but emerged 23 days later as the victor. She fooled her fellow contestants into thinking she was famous and by the end of the series was actually more well known and popular with the public than many of her fellow housemates. It was probably the biggest and most successful twist in Big Brother history.
"Oh my God... Davina, are you sure you've got this right?" said Celebrity Big Brother winner Chantelle said as she emerged from the house with fireworks lighting up the sky.
"Oh my God" was, in fact, Chantelle's primary vehicle of expression for the first couple of minutes after leaving the house and made regular appearances during her interview with Davina.
"I cannot feel anything at the moment except happiness," she eventually said. "I can't believe this is real... is this another task or something?"
"It's like wowsers," she concluded.
Addressing all matters Preston, Chantelle said that she doesn't fancy him, but added: "I will tell you the God's honest truth... I knew I liked Preston a little bit more. I realised it was because I trusted him and to be able to trust someone in there is a big thing. I really do genuinely like him."
She concluded that the British public voted for her because she's "just down to earth and easy-going," and added that she'll "never change."
Some of the other interview highlights:
On her singing:
Oh, how funny. My skirt was going, my mic and the songsheet... Jesus Christ, I saw all them ten faces looking at me and I'm like 'woah, what's going on here?'... I can't remember actually standing up there and singing it
On whether the real celebs resented her:
I didn't get that feeling, but I felt maybe I made some people feel stupid.
On who she'll keep in touch with:
Jodie, definitely. I'd like to stay in touch with everyone. What happens in the house stays in the house.
On winning £25,000:
Oh my God! Are you sure?
