Thomas Chambers' website: Chantelle Houghton gets muddy on the beach as she is put through her paces at Britain's number one boot camp

Monday, September 27, 2010

Chantelle Houghton gets muddy on the beach as she is put through her paces at Britain's number one boot camp

By GEORGINA LITTLEJOHN
Last updated at 3:44 PM on 30th July 2010

Someone should have warned Chantelle Houghton about the old adage, 'no pain, no gain'.

Because the reality TV star looked like she'd rather be anywhere but a cold Norfolk beach as she was put through her paces on a boot camp last week.

The Celebrity Big Brother star, 26, got caked in mud and wet sand as she crawled, ran and stretched her way through a tough exercise routine, all under the watchful eye of a military drill instructor.

Having a breather: Chantelle stops to cool off and catch her breath

Pit stop: Chantelle lets it all hang out as she stops to put her trainers back on

She was made to run barefoot across the wet sand before dropping down to do press and sit-ups.

She then joined a number of other boot campers on a front crawl past the tide breakers down towards the sea.

And by the end of it, a hot, tired and sweaty Chantelle looked like she was ready to throw in the towel as she fell back on the sand.

No pain, no gain: Chantelle Houghton crawls along the sand on a Norfolk beach as part of a tough regime by Britain's number one boot camp

Drop and give me twenty! Under the watchful eye of a military drill instructor, Chantelle attempts a number of press-ups

Her instructor stood over her, motivating her regime with encouraging words and clapping his hands.

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But eventually he relented and pulled her up off the sand as she reached for his hand.

Chantelle signed up for the No. 1 Boot Camp, which describes itself as 'the ultimate UK boot camp for men and women providing military fitness training and workouts.'

Muddy run: Chantelle is made to run barefoot through muddy water at the seaside nature reserve

Front crawl: Chantelle joins other boot camp devotees as they belly crawl down to the sea

She follows in the footsteps of Kerry Katona, who took part in the same boot camp, but in Kent, in January.

She lost a stone at the camp, even though she quit the £1,00-plus course after just two days, but returned to complete it shortly afterwards.

It was also at the same camp that she met fitness instructor and Royal Marine Kevin Green.

Don't stop now! The instructor pushes an exhausted Chantelle to keep going

Essex-born Chantelle signed up to the boot camp to shed a few pound amid reports that she is set to be put back in the Big Brother house for the finale of the 11th and final season.

Sources said she and ex-husband Samuel Preston, who she met on the show in 2006, are set to be reunited inside.

Speaking to the Sun, they said the pair have both been approached to appear on the Ultimate Champion show next month, which will see former housemates competing for the final BB winners title.