Chanelle Jae Hayes (born 11 November 1987 in Styal, Cheshire, England) is an ex-British reality television contestant. She has also launched a singing career, and has modelled for calender and magazine shoots. Chanelle was a student at NEW College, Pontefract, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, studying Spanish, Music & English before becoming famous by appearing on the Channel 4 reality show Big Brother in 2007 when she was 19 years old.