Chantelle Houghton looked sensational as she flaunted her impressive physique while soaking up the sun in Tenerife at the weekend.
The former Celebrity Big Brother star, 41, wowed in a skimpy red bikini as she showcased her slimmed down frame after her weight loss last year.
The star previously revealed she has lost ‘nearly 5 stone’ after she overhauled her diet and exercise routine in 2021 after hitting 13 stone.
Taking a dip in the pool, Chantelle looked relaxed as she escaped the British weather and lay down in the hotel pool to catch some winter sun.
The mother-of-one explained previously confessed 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.
Chantelle Houghton wowed in a skimpy red bikini as she soaked up the sun in Tenerife over the weekend following her five stone weight loss
The former Celebrity Big Brother star, 41, looked sensational as she flaunted her impressive physique
Speaking on Vicky Pattison: The Secret To podcast back in January, 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.
‘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.’
Chantelle became a household name through her unlikely entry to the Celebrity Big Brother house via the completely fictional girl band Kandy Floss.
However fame came at a price, and Chantelle has admitted living life in the spotlight had a detrimental impact on her mental health.
‘I was going through a really awful time. I was abused for a very, very long time,’ she told The Sun.
‘I lost myself in a lot of misery and I’m getting myself back bit by bit and enjoying being the person I always was.’
The star previously revealed she has lost ‘nearly 5 stone’ after she overhauled her diet and exercise routine in 2021 after hitting 13 stone
Taking a dip in the pool, Chantelle looked relaxed as she escaped the British weather and lay down in the hotel pool to catch some winter sun
She looked incredible as she lay in the shallow end of the pool
Chantelle has jetted off to Tenerife for some winter sun as she wore the skimpy two piece
The mother-of-one explained previously confessed how she used to get called a ‘beach whale’
However she admitted she still now gets ‘abuse’ from trolls as they claim she ‘has an eating disorder’ after losing weight
She let her brunette locks fall over her shoulders as she got them wet in the water
She took a dip in the pool to cool down
The former bank clerk previously explained her weight was also impacted, with fans often stunned by her fluctuating body shape.
‘I wasn’t eating, or only eating when I was starving,’ she recalled. ‘And then, when I was starving, I was eating anything I could get my hands on. I’d stop at McDonald’s or get a bag of crisps or a bag of chips.’
Last year Chantelle, a strict vegan, said she is now in the shape of her life after losing five stone thanks to a sugar-free diet.
Last month Chantelle showed her 12-year-old daughter Dolly for the first time in almost a year as she shared fun new snaps to her Instagram.
The mother was seen placing a loving arm around her girl’s shoulder as they headed to a Halloween event at Hamley’s toy store in London.
And her mini me Dolly, who Chantelle shares with her ex-fiancé Alex Reid, has clearly followed in her mum’s stylish footsteps as she sported a stylish grey outfit for the fun day out with her mum.
Chantelle, who shot to fame in 2006 as the first non-celebrity to win Celebrity Big Brother, has rarely showed Dolly’s face publicly since she was a young child.
Speaking on Vicky Pattison : The Secret To podcast back in January, the reality star said: ‘I didn’t care about what people thought of my weight’
She added: ‘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’
‘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”‘
Chantelle floated in the pool
Last year Chantelle, a strict vegan, said she is now in the shape of her life after losing five stone thanks to a sugar-free diet
Chantelle became a household name through her unlikely entry to the Celebrity Big Brother house via the completely fictional girl band Kandy Floss
Chantelle has admitted living life in the spotlight had a detrimental impact on her mental health
These days, Chantelle keeps her daughter relatively out of the spotlight now she’s older, with the last image of Dolly on the star’s grid being part of a video montage in December as she waved goodbye to 2023.
Chantelle was previously engaged to Dolly’s dad and Katie Price’s ex Alex, 49, back in 2011, but their relationship broke down after claims he had been unfaithful with other men and turned their home into a sex dungeon in 2011.
Alex and Chantelle have been far from amicable since their split, but have since moved on with their lives as Alex went on to have children with partner Nikki Manashe.
While Chantelle is a devoted single mum to Dolly following her split from her fiancé Michael Strut in 2021.