Celebrity Big Brother contestants Chantelle Houghton, and Samuel Preston have recently confirmed the rumours that have been forming since they left the Big Brother house, and finally announced their engagement.

Chantelle announced the engagement at the New Woman Beauty Awards at London’s Dorchester Hotel. Telling the crowd how Preston had proposed using a diamond engagement ring that had belonged to his mother.

“It was as much unexpected for me as it was for him,” she said. “He asked for his mum to send the ring over and he asked me.

“I just want to marry him. I’ve had a really long day today but I don’t feel tired and I’m just dying to get home to see him.”

She said she had already told friends and family: “I rang my mum and everyone and we went to get a bottle of champagne and we celebrated.”

The couple plan to marry later this year.