Chanelle Hayes

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Chanelle Hayes
Chanelle Hayes in 2007
Background information
Birth name	Chanelle Jade Sinclair
Born	11 November 1987 (1987-11-11) (age 22)
Origin	Wakefield , West Yorkshire, England
Genres	R&B, Dance, Pop
Occupations	Reality TV, Model, TV Presenter, Singer
Years active	2007-present
Labels	Eminence Records

Chanelle Jade Hayes (born 11 November 1987 in Styal, Cheshire, England) is a minor English television personality, singer and model. She was a student at NEW College, Pontefract, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, studying Spanish, Music & English before becoming well known by appearing on the Channel 4 reality show Big Brother in 2007 when she was 19 years old.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Television work 3.1 Big Brother 2007 3.2 Wannabe 3.3 Nuts TV 3.4 Chanelle: Wannabe Popstar 3.5 Other television work 4 Modelling 5 Music 5.1 Discography 5.1.1 Singles 6 Products 7 Personal Life 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Early life

Chanelle's mother, Andrea Sinclair, a 32-year-old addict and street prostitute, was murdered by client Keith Pollard, on 5 April 1988, when Chanelle, born in Styal Prison, was not quite five months old.^[1][2][3] Chanelle was then put up for adoption and was raised in Wakefield, West Yorkshire by Christine and Harry Hayes.^[4] At age 15, Chanelle sought information about her birth family from social workers, and she was reunited with her grandmother and her sisters in Sheffield.^[5]

[edit] Career

In 2007, Chanelle appeared on the eighth series of the UK's Big Brother. Chanelle began a relationship with another contestant, Ziggy, while in the house, and their relationship was the main focus of the show for many weeks until Chanelle eventually left the house on day 62. Outside of the house, Chanelle and Ziggy attempted to rekindle their romance, but it was short-lived and eventually they went their separate ways.

Following her appearance in Big Brother, she appeared many times in newspapers and magazines doing photo shoots and interviews.

On 23 November 2007, it was revealed that Chanelle Hayes was voted the Favorite Big Brother Housemate Ever by the forum members of Digital Spy. She was also voted the second Sexiest Female Housemate Ever, losing by a slight margin to Imogen Thomas.^[6]

In April 2008, Chanelle was cast in a video by the creative advertising team of Lee & Dan Special Projects, who had been hired by MTV UK to produce a viral advertisement for the new MTV comedy "Fur TV."^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

In May 2008, Radio 1 declined to add her debut single to the playlist, despite interviewing her on the Chris Moyles breakfast show^[11]. In May she also topped a poll by Domino's Pizza, to find Britain's least talented celebrity^[12]. In June, she stated her "fame may be over" as TV producers started putting her television ideas on hold.^[13] In August the organisers of V festival reportedly declined her request to sing.^[14]

In June 2008, Chanelle started a column in glossy weekly Star magazine. She shared her views on Big Brother 9 for thirteen weeks until the show finished on 5 September, 2008.^[15]

Chanelle is said to be in talks about a new TV dating show,^[16] and in January 2009 the Daily Star reported that she planned to launch her own fashion and lingerie line.^[17]

[edit] Television work

[edit] Big Brother 2007

Chanelle was one of the housemates of the 2007 Big Brother series. Chanelle started a relationship with fellow housemate Ziggy in the house, though they split up and got back together several times during the series.^{[18][19][20][21]} Chanelle was tested by Big Brother and had the highest IQ in the house, scoring 114. On Day 61, (Sunday 29 July 2007), Chanelle left,^[22] and re-entered the house after seeing a psychologist.^[23] Chanelle left the house on Day 62.^[24] She re-entered the House on Day 89 as part of a task, however she had to leave minutes later.^[25]

[edit] Wannabe

Hayes was asked to become a member of the judging panel in a VH1 UK show, Wannabe, where Chanelle and a panel of judges had to put together a band of 25+ year old girls for a live concert.^[26]

[edit] Nuts TV

Chanelle has recently Co-presented live on Nuts TV with Oj Borg and has been asked to present the show on a regular Wednesday slot.^[27] She had to stop presenting on the channel to make time for her music career.

[edit] Chanelle: Wannabe Popstar

Chanelle is also to star in a new reality TV series for VH1 UK called "Chanelle: Wannabe Pop Star",^[28][29] launching on 18 April 2008, charting her progress as she attempts to make a debut single and music video.^[30]

[edit] Other television work

Chanelle has also appeared on This Morning, Celebrity Scissorhands and Ready Steady Cook (1 episode, 22 February 2008, 2008) TV shows.

On Thursday 5 June 2008 Chanelle appeared on the BB Launch Night Special of The Friday Night Project (1 episode, The Big Brother Launch Project, 2008). Among other things she co-hosted a quiz section with Brian Dowling.

On June 8 2008, Chanelle appeared in "Fame," the second episode of "How TV Changed Britain" (Channel Four). This episode described how television has transformed our understanding of fame in the UK.^[31]

On 27 July 2008 Chanelle appeared as a celebrity guest on the first episode of "Totally Calum Best: The Best Is Yet to Come" (MTV UK).

On Tuesday 23 September 2008 Chanelle appeared as a guest on Losing It-Griff Rhys Jones on Anger^[32], a BBC2 documentary by Griff Rhys Jones, where she discussed anger.

On Sunday 11 January 2009, she appeared as a contributor on the BBC1 programme The Big Questions, presented by Nicky Campbell. The topic she was asked to talk about was, "Is it wrong to kiss and tell".

On Wednesday 18 March 2009 Chanelle appeared as a guest panelist on the ITV2 show Celebrity Juice. She replaced Holly Willoughby who left the panel in the commercial break, as she was tired due to her pregnancy. Before joining the panel alongside Dave Berry and David Van Day, Chanelle was the guest on the cover story section of the show.

On Thursday May 28 2009 Chanelle appeared on the E4 show "Big Brother's Big Quiz" as a member of the audience along with many other ex-housemates and a few selected members of the public. The show featured humorous observations about Chanelle's relationship with Ziggy in the Big Brother 8 house, the September image from Chanelle's 2009 calender, and the name of her perfume ("Mwah!").

[edit] Modelling

Chanelle has modelled numerous times for Diva Corsets and regularly appears in the media promoting the Michelle for George lingerie line.

In May 2008, Chanelle revealed that she wanted to make one of the biggest-selling calendars of 2009.^[33] She revealed that she was aiming to beat glamour models Lucy Pinder, Gemma Atkinson and Keeley Hazell to the title, saying "All the girls are gorgeous and it’s brilliant to even be up there competing with girls who have been in the business a lot longer than me. But me, a relative nobody, came fourth this year, which is pretty damn good! Now I want to do even better and maybe knock one out of the way!".

It was reported on March 22 2009 that Chanelle would promote the new MadWorld game for Nintendo Wii.^[34]

[edit] Music

Having signed with Eminence Records^[35], 7th Heaven (Ministry of Sound) released a mix of Chanelle's new song "I Want It" for the dance clubs.^[36][37] Chanelle's Original "I Want It" song and music video premiered on MTV, and the CD and online download of the song (including three different mix versions, and a 7th Heaven radio mix music video) was officially released on 12 May 2008. The song entered the official UK Singles Chart at No. 63.^[38] The 7th Heaven and Club Junkies Remixes of the song reached top 10 in combined DJ club charts, its highest position was No.2 in the UK Pop Club Charts (30/04/08)^[39] and No.9 in the Upfront Club Charts^[40].
Chanelle has hinted at the possibility of recording a debut album.^[41] Chanelle's American record label is Next Plateau Entertainment, which is affiliated with Universal Republic Records.^[42]
Her single, "I Want It," has been widely distributed on three CDs by Promo Only, the music source for professional disc jockeys, radio stations, music industry professionals, and entertainment venues. The three CDs are Promo Only UK Club Beats: April 2008 (7th Heaven Mix of "I Want It"), Promo Only Dance Radio: October 2008 (7th Heaven Radio Mix of "I Want It"), and Promo Only Rhythm Club: January 2009 (Club Junkies Club Mix of "I Want It").^[43]

The 7th Heaven remix of I Want It was also added to Dance Dance Revolution Encore arcade machines. ^[44]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions				Album
		UK	IRE	TUR	RUS[45]
2008	"I Want It"	63	33	7	5

[edit] Products

In late 2007 Chanelle designed & launched her own perfume called "Mwah..."^[46]. She has also released calendars for 2008, 2009 and 2010.

[edit] Personal Life

Since her infamous relationship with Ziggy, Chanelle has been linked to numerous celebrities, mainly sportsmen. She dated Middlesbrough football player Matthew Bates for several months in 2009.

On 6th August 2009 Chanelle was rushed to hospital after taking an overdose of paracetamol and red wine, it's thought that Chanelle had a big argument with footballer boyfriend Matthew Bates. Chanelle was discharged from hospital the following day. ^{[47] [48]}

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Chanelle Hayes at the Internet Movie Database
• Chanelle Hayes at MySpace
• Official Website

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