Chantelle Houghton steps out on popular food chain after her admit to weight gain

She recently blamed a love of greasy takeaways for her weight gain.
But Chantelle Houghton’s apparent awareness wasn’t enough to stop her venturing into a Nando’s restaurant during a shopping spree at Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex.
The 29-year-old TV personality had originally stepped out to buy an affordable dress from chain-store Next – where she was spotted browsing through rails of clothing. 

 

 

Feeling peckish: Chantelle Houghton has her hands full - with Nando's takeaway food - during a recent visit to lakeside shopping centre in Essex

Dressed in a light blouse and matching skinny jeans and flats it was hard to notice exactly where Chantelle had stored the excess weight she recently talked about in her magazine column.
Indeed, the former Celebrity Big Brother winner looked good as she took a tour of the sprawling shopping centre before being drawn to another popular high-street chain – Nando’s. 
Chantelle – who claims her weight has ballooned since the birth of daughter Dolly with former fiancé Alex Reid – made a beeline for the famous chicken restaurant, eventually leaving with two large bags of takeaway food and a couple of Cokes. 

Irresistible: Chantelle ventures in to a local branch of the popular restaurant chain

That'll do nicely: The former Celebrity Big Brother winner troops out of Nando's with two bags full of takeaway food

 

Peri nice: Chantelle heads back to her car with the hot takeaway trea

The TV personality has admitted that a penchant for junk food led to her going up two dress sizes over the last 12-months.
Writing for New, she said: ‘I went to buy a new dress last week and was shocked to discover I’ve gone from a size 10 to a size 14! It’s because of all the takeaways and junk food I’ve been eating.'
But while many girls would fret about their ballooning weight, Chantelle adopts a more relaxed attitude. 

Shop til you drop: Essex girl Chantelle browses through the rails of clothes during her visit to a Next store at Lakewood

Weight gain: Chantelle claims she's gone up two dress sizes, but it's hard to tell as she shops in a local Next store

Out and about: Chantelle had originally popped out to the Essex shopping centre for a spot of retail therapy

  

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‘I’m not upset about it because I don’t think dress size matters and I don’t weight myself, but my stomach’s much bigger and so are my boobs!’ she said.
‘I’m not going to diet or start a strict exercise regime because throughout my career I’ve struggled to keep the weight off and I think I deserve a break.’ 

 

Chantelle also used her column to publicly criticise her ex for trying to sell the wedding ring from his marriage to Katie Price to Now magazine.
‘Alex astounds me…He says he wants closure, but he could have sold the ring privately if he neededthe money,’ she wrote, adding: ‘Why on earth would you sell your wedding ring to a magazine? Words literally fail me.’

In for a penny: Chantelle rummages around in her purse after leaving Next

Working up an appetite: The reality TV star leaves popular high street chain Next after buying some goodies

What's next: Chantelle appears to have finished her shopping for the day