But now 32-year-old Michelle Bass is living a quieter life out of the spotlight, and getting ready for the next chapter of her life – becoming a mum.
The seven-months-pregnant star says: 'Big Brother feels like it happened to someone else. I was only 23! Now I can’t wait to be a mum.'
'I can’t wait to be a mum.'
Michelle, who’s due in mid-August, is happily settled in Hertfordshire with her husband Steve McKeown, 34. And she reveals they were grateful to fall pregnant after nearly a year of trying, saying: 'We were starting to get a bit worried so it was a relief.'
A self-confessed yo-yo dieter, Michelle admits seeing her body change hasn’t been easy. Pre-pregnancy she was a size 10-12, but after putting on 2st while pregnant, she’s now a size 16 in maternity clothes.
'I can’t get enough sweet things. I have to eat all the time and I’ve ballooned'
'I can’t get enough sweet things. I have to eat all the time and I’ve ballooned,' says Michelle.
Michelle’s typical diet now is toast with jam, a Pot Noodle or sandwich for lunch, dinner is pizza with a jacket potato, beans and coleslaw followed by a Mars bar and cakes.
She says: 'I keep reminding myself I’m not fat, I’ve got a baby inside me! I’m learning to love my body!'
Find out how whether Michelle is having a boy or girl in this week’s Closer, out Tuesday 4 June – Monday 10 June