First came the celebrities who were famous for being famous. Now, thanks to Chantelle Houghton, we have a celebrity who is famous for not being famous.
Late last night, the 22-year-old from Wickford in Essex won Celebrity Big Brother - the irony being that the nearest she had come to celebrity before the series was by appearing in pubs as a Paris Hilton look-alike.
It was the producers' great wheeze, throwing an unknown into the televisual goldfish bowl alongside the comedian Michael Barrymore - who came second - and the MP George Galloway.
While her housemates carried the burden of a greater or, more likely, lesser degree of public recognition, Ms Houghton had to convince them she was an F-list notable as a member of a fictional girl-band, Kandyfloss.
Some 21 days later, and having beaten the nine other contestants, the daughter of an Essex cabbie herself seemed perplexed at the result of reality television's latest gimmick. As the programme's host, Davina McCall, delivered the news of her win, she exclaimed to: "Are you sure you've got this right, Davina?" before rushing to collect her belongings, eager to try out her newfound fame on the waiting crowds and photographers.
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Late last night, the 22-year-old from Wickford in Essex won Celebrity Big Brother - the irony being that the nearest she had come to celebrity before the series was by appearing in pubs as a Paris Hilton look-alike.
It was the producers' great wheeze, throwing an unknown into the televisual goldfish bowl alongside the comedian Michael Barrymore - who came second - and the MP George Galloway.
While her housemates carried the burden of a greater or, more likely, lesser degree of public recognition, Ms Houghton had to convince them she was an F-list notable as a member of a fictional girl-band, Kandyfloss.
Some 21 days later, and having beaten the nine other contestants, the daughter of an Essex cabbie herself seemed perplexed at the result of reality television's latest gimmick. As the programme's host, Davina McCall, delivered the news of her win, she exclaimed to: "Are you sure you've got this right, Davina?" before rushing to collect her belongings, eager to try out her newfound fame on the waiting crowds and photographers.
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