We check in on Celebrity Big Brother’s couples – from Stephanie Davies and Jeremy McConnell to Chantelle Houghton and Sam Preston
While love bloomed on our TV screens, could our couples make it in the outside world?
EVERYONE loves a love story – and even more when it plays out in real-time, on our TV screens, while being more dramatic than a soap opera.
Here’s how our favourite Celebrity Big Brother couples have handled the test of time after leaving the famous house…
Steph Davies and Jeremy McConnell
Steph and Jeremy were, quite possibly, the CBB romance to end all romances in January 2016.
Their volatile relationship got off to a rocky start when they were seen getting together on screen despite Steph having a boyfriend, Sam Reece, on the outside.
However, by the time they both left the show, Sam had washed his hands of her, allowing her relationship with Jez to flourish.
Since then, their relationship has had more ups and downs than a rollercoaster – with accusations of domestic abuse coming from both sides of the not-so-fairytale.
In January 2017, Steph gave birth to their son, who she named Caben-Albi George.
Jeremy refused to accept that Caben was his until the tot was born and he had a DNA test
When it was confirmed, he restarted his relationship with Steph as he grew to know his child.
Appearing on BOTS, Steph referred to their relationship as “on/off/on/off/on/off/on”, but, as of July 2017, they are firmly on the “off” again.
Lewis Bloor and Marnie Simpson
Lewis and Marnie couldn’t keep their hands off each other when they were in the house in the summer of 2016.
Dubbed “Lewnie” Marnie even admitted that they had “secret sex in the bedroom and shower”.
However, after eight months of dating, The Sun Online exclusively revealed that Lewis cheated on her with a woman he met outside of a Drake concert.
After discovering his betrayal, the heartbroken star labelled him a “f***ing scumbag” in a rant on Snapchat.
To add insult to injury Lewis had cheated on her again, during a trip to Barcelona just WEEKS after leaving CBB.
He later posted a grovelling letter of apology, and revealed he was going into therapy to tackle his insecurity issues.
Marnie and Lewis later took a trip to Dubai to repair their romance, but relations between them dropped after Marnie threw a glass of red wine in Lewis’s face and accused him of stealing her credit card.
Since then Marnie has admitted to jumping out of a moving car during a row with Lewis, and accused him of wanting to “kick her head round like a football”.
Stephen Bear and Chloe Khan
Stephen and Chloe were not shy about their sexual chemistry during their time together in the compound.
This was made even more awkward when it was known Bear had a girlfriend, Lillie Lexie Gregg, outside the house.
They were seen feeding each other strawberries in a sexual manner, having naked showers together and spent some alone time in a toilet where moans were heard as well as Chloe calling him a “naughty teddy bear”.
However, when their time in the house ended, so did their romance, and both moved on rather quickly.
Chloe briefly dated Ex on the Beach’s Ashley Cain, while Bear is now loved up with fellow CBB winner, Charlotte Crosby.
Chantelle Houghton and Sam Preston
Chantelle Houghton and Sam Preston were one of the CBB romance success stories – at least for a while.
Meeting on the fourth series of the show in 2006, the spark between them was obvious.
By the time they left the house, they were a fully fledged couple – and just seven months later, they got married.
However, despite Preston storming off of Nevermind the Buzzcocks in defence of his wife, their love just wasn’t to last.
In June 2007, the couple split up, and released a statement that read: “We hope we can always remain friends and still love each other but we both think we put so much pressure on one another to make our marriage work that it has ended up destroying our relationship. No one else is involved in our decision.”
Chantelle moved on with another CBB winner – Alex Reid – and the couple had a daughter, Dolly, before splitting up.
Lee Ryan / Jasmine Waltz / Casey Bachelor
Lee got more than he bargained for when he sparked a complicated love triangle with Jasmine Waltz and Casey Bachelor in 2014.
As Casey began to fall for the lothario, it fell upon a visit from her mum to tell her that she was being “mugged off”.
It became even more awkward as Jasmine was evicted, only to be brought back in as a surprise once Lee and Casey got hot and heavy.
After leaving the house, Lee and Jasmine tried to make a go of things, but surprisingly, it didn’t work out.
Stevi Ritchie and Chloe-Jasmine Whichello
Stevi and Chloe-Jasmine are the only couple on the list that actually went in as a couple after meeting on X Factor.
However, that didn’t stop us getting hooked on watching them and their outlandish PDAs during their time in the house.
After leaving, the pair have had an on/off relationship – but currently appear to be firmly still ON.
Last year, it was rumoured that the couple had got married after Chloe was seen wearing a white dress on a boat with Stevi.
It was later revealed to be “just a blessing”.
Megan McKenna and Scotty T
Megan McKenna and Scotty T enjoyed a series of steamy liasons during their time in CBB.
This included several cuddle sessions and some late night snogging – but their relationship didn’t last longer than the series.
Megan went on to date Pete Wicks – and their relationship was documented on ITV2 reality show, Towie.
After a rough start to 2017, the pair are still going strong, even though Megan is currently recording music in Nashville.
Edele Lynch and George Gilbey
In quite possibly the oddest coupling in the show, Gogglebox star George and B*Witched star Edele shared a series of snogs and late night cuddles during their time in the house.
In their final night in the house together, the pair were seen sharing a steamy session under the covers.
However, the lothario ended up hurting the feelings of Stephanie Pratt in the process as it was revealed that she was also interested in him.
Edele and George went back to being mates shortly after their time in the house ended.
Jamie O’Hara and Bianca Gascoigne
Jamie and Bianca had a short-lived and complicated romance in January 2017 – mainly because Bianca was still dating CJ Meeks at the time of their dalliance.
Unfortunately for her, CJ saw everything, and the pair were left trading insults while her relationship with Jamie crumbled.
Bianca and CJ have since repatched things and are giving things another go.
