sold 50,000 copies. Extracts from the book were read out by Simon Amstell on 14 February 2007 edition of Never Mind the Buzzcocks which caused Preston, who was a guest on the show, to walk off the set. Houghton was nominated in the Most Popular TV Contender category at the 2006 National Television Awards, but was beaten by Nikki Grahame, herself a former Big Brother contestant. Houghton has "written" several columns in magazines, most notably as OK!s Big Brother 7 columnist and New!s Big Brother 8 columnist. Before becoming New!s BB8 columnist she had another column in the magazine titled "I Want It Right Now" in which she shared makeup and fashion tips. In June 2010, Houghton fronted a campaign for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, called 'Fight Impotence. Go Vegetarian'. In September that year, Houghton was named as the new face of the La Senza underwear range. Houghton has appeared as a guest on several TV shows since winning Celebrity Big Brother. These include: Channel 4's The Friday Night Project on 10 and 17 February 2006 as a co-presenter to Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins, replacing Debra Stephenson, due to her heavy filming schedule for Coronation Street. TV3's The Brendan Courtney Show when she jetted in-and-out of Dublin in a matter of hours. Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats, as a celebrity contestant on 10 March 2006 ITV1's The Mint, as a special guest BBC's The Weakest Link, as a celebrity contestant on 5 May 2006, which also featured some reality TV stars Michael Barrymore and Russell Grant; and Big Brother's Big Mouth on 17 August 2006, during the final week of the seventh series of Big Brother. CBBC's Comic Relief does Beat the Boss, alongside Dragons' Den star Duncan Bannatyne and comedian Joe Pasquale ITV's GMTV, for an interview in November 2007 ITV1's Call Me a Cabbie as a trainee in 2007 BBC One's Hotel Babylon as the girlfriend of Chris Moyles. BBC Three's Snog Marry Avoid? on 16 February 2009 Big Brother spin-off show Big Brother's Bit on the Side for Channel 5. Come Dine with Me for Channel 4, broadcast from 10 to 14 October 2011 Personal life Houghton announced her engagement to Preston on 11 April 2006. In an exclusive £300,000 deal each with OK! magazine, they were married on 25 August 2006 at Dartmouth House in Mayfair, London. After their