Chantelle Houghton has admitted she ditched good pal Jodie Marsh for fame after winning CBB.
The pair, who starred in the 2006 show where Chantelle met singer Preston and eventually married, got close in the house before fake celeb turned model Chantelle deleted Jodie's number.
Then aged just 22, Chantelle became an instant celebrity after the show with her romance with Preston gracing celebrity mags - before she slid from fame after having a doomed fling with Alex Reid - they later went on to have daughter Dolly.
Chantelle explained to Daily Star how after being plunged into fame she got some advice which saw her slam the door shut in Jodie's face.
She said: "I've never really spoken about this before, but I came out and yes we were friendly in the house. We were from the same county, Essex, and when I came out of the house I'm not actually sure if we spoke on the phone or message.
"But basically the truth is I was told not to associate with her, I was told if I wanted a career then I should distance myself. That is the honest truth."
Chantelle added: "Looking back, was I right to listen to that advice? I mean, I was young, I had just come out of a massive reality show, didn't know my left from my right. yeah, did I do the right thing? I don't know...
"I hope if she was to hear this, she wouldn't be hurt by that. It wasn't me saying it but I obviously listened to their advice and I wish the girls all the best.
Now 38, Chantelle has also shared a mortifying experience with the police.
Chantelle was always eager to catapult herself into the limelight, and when she saw that there was a Page 3 girl competition up for grabs at the beginning of her career, she jumped at the chance to apply.
Lifting the lid on the embarrassing ordeal, Chantelle told Daily Star : "I wanted to do a competition, it was a Page 3 girl competition.
"And I look back now and the only reason I wanted to do that was because I had a really controlling ex and he was really nasty to me and he made me feel inferior to all of these girls and it was like kind of an 'I'll show you' thing.
"You had to send these pictures into the paper, and I asked my mum to drive me to the woods not far from my house.
"We had this throwaway camera and my mum is clicking away. Then all of a sudden a police car drives into the park and my mum looked at me and I looked at her.
"Then the police officer wound down his window and was like 'can I ask you what is going on, please?"
Chantelle revealed that she had never been so embarrassed in her entire life as the cops quizzed her on why she was naked in the woods and taking pictures with her mum.
