Chantelle dates Jennifer Ellison's ex

Chantelle Houghton has started dating Jennifer Ellison's ex-boyfriend Tony Richardson.

The Celebrity Big Brother winner was photographed as she shared a kiss with Tony on the doorstep of her Essex home this week. It is Chantelle's first relationship since she divorced Samuel Preston last year.

"She's completely smitten with Tony," a friend told the News of the World. "They met in the Embassy club in London about two months ago and have been secretly dating since then.

"She was completely burned by Preston and doesn't want to have her heart broken again. Everyone hopes that Tony knows how to treat her right. She deserves that."

Tony dated former Brookside actress Jennifer for six years, but they parted ways after he was accused of cheating on her. She later claimed that he had been violent during their time together.

Chantelle recently revealed that her marriage hit the rocks as a result of Preston's "controlling" behaviour.