Closer 2 August 2016

Her motto is “never underestimate the Pricey,” and Jordan has a point. Two years ago, her marriage to Kieran Hayler was left in tatters when he cheated with her two best pals while she was pregnant. She could have left him – instead, she salvaged the romance by laying down the law and keeping strict tabs on him. Her zero-tolerance policy raised eyebrows, but the former stripper and sex addict is now a model husband who helps around the home. Kieran tells Closer this week that he does “whatever Katie wants.” Let’s hope that’s enough to keep their marriage strong. LISA BURROW CLOSEREDITOR@CLOSERMAG.CO.UK…

Her weight struggles have dominated her life, from a well-documented fight against bulimia, to learning how years of crash dieting had threatened her fertility. Now pals say that Chantelle Houghton’s self-esteem is gradually being eroded as she battles to control her body demons, and has even recently turned to therapy as a last resort. Last week the mum-of-one happily posed for pictures on a sunshine break in Majorca, but pals say she is struggling with her body issues. LONELY NIGHTS Chantelle, 32 – who has daughter Dolly, four, with ex-fiancé Alex Reid – has admitted that being a single mum and spending so many nights at home alone have caused her to gain weight. The 5ft 7 star – who is around a size 12 – says carbs are her…

She’s worked hard to transform her body, overhauling her diet by swapping wild nights out for daily gym sessions. But pals say Lauren Goodger, 29, is devastated after regaining some of the weight. After being pictured looking a little curvier last week, the size 10-12 star is now putting herself under pressure to rapidly slim down. TV COMEBACK A source says: “Everyone’s loved seeing Lauren enjoying herself, but it means she’s put on a bit of weight. She’s been drinking wine most nights and she’s really upset with herself for relaxing her diet, because she worked so hard to get to where she was and she dreads slipping back. She feels it’s a vicious circle. Her weight gain has made her feel low and she uses food for comfort.” But…

‘Mark fears time apart causes issues for them’ Their one-year marriage is rumoured to be suffering due to their hectic workloads, now sources say Mark Wright is preparing to take a back seat – and change of direction – over his career in a bid to save his relationship with Michelle Keegan. TV CAREERS While actress Michelle, 29, has landed a string of acclaimed TV roles since leaving Corrie in 2014 and has reportedly made over £1million in that time, former TOWIE star Mark, 29, has stuck to his reality-TV roots – fronting short-lived shows such as Party Wright Around The World and Mark Wright’s Hollywood Nights. He also co-presents children’s programme The Dengineers and has a weekly radio show, as well as moonlighting as a DJ and making personal…

They formed a close bond when Cheryl mentored Chloe-Jasmine Whichello during The X Factor in 2014, and throughout their time working together Chloe-Jasmine witnessed first-hand the impact the show had on Cheryl and her marriage. Chloe-Jasmine, 25, says: “It was amazing how Cheryl handled and conducted herself because she had so much to deal with on the show. It wasn’t specifically Simon who put a lot of pressure on her, but the show as a whole certainly did. She was emotionally crippled by it all.” When she made a triumphant return to The X Factor UK live shows in the summer of 2014 – following her humilating sacking from the US version of the show in 2011 – Cheryl had only been married to Jean-Bernard for a month. And Chloe-Jasmine…

Cheryl isn’t the only X Factor judge to have seen a relationship crumble during a stint on the judging panel. One of the most dramatic relationship dramas happened in 2014, when Mel B was rumoured to have had a serious fallout with husband Stephen Belafonte just before the series finale. The former Spice Girl was forced to miss one of the final shows, and when she returned she appeared to have bruising on her face and had removed her wedding ring. However, they both denied anything had gone on between them. The previous year, Nicole Scherzinger suffered a painful split from on/off boyfriend Lewis Hamilton, just before the auditions began, and was reported to have been tearful during filming. In 2012, Tulisa Contostavlos announced her split from actor Jack O’Connell,…