Samuel Preston told friends that he was worried about the future of his marriage to Chantelle Houghton following a violent row earlier this year.

The Ordinary Boys singer was horrified when Chantelle trashed a room in their £1m Brighton home before pushing him out on the street without his keys or any cash.

A source told the Sunday Mirror: "He ended up walking to a mate's house three miles away and crashing there. After that he didn't go home for three days. Normally Preston's a real homebody. He's the sort of bloke who's in bed with a book by 9pm. But this time he went out boozing with his bandmates and drowned his sorrows for three days.

"It was totally out of character. It was like he'd thrown the towel in and given up on him and Chantelle. It was about that time he first admitted he had his doubts about the future of the marriage."

The Celebrity Big Brother stars announced their split last week.