'We're proud of Chesney he's really going for it'

Chesney's wife and daughter, Krissy and Jesse Hawkes, chat about how he's doing on Celebrity Big Brother

- BEX APRIL MAY

He’s been making waves since he entered the Celebrity Big Brother house with his shock confessions and penchant for wandering around in the buff. Pop star Chesney Hawkes has been married to Krissy since 1997 and as New catches up with his wife – as well as their 21-year-old daughter, student Jesse – it’s clear they couldn't be prouder of the One And Only singer, who is also dad to Casey, 23, and Indi, 19.

Here, Krissy and Jesse talk about what fans would be surprised to know about 53-year-old Chesney and what Krissy really makes of his saucy confession to housemates that they had once been in a sex club where he was whipped by “a very muscly butch guy in a thong” – and then by her!

So, what’s it been like watching Chesney in the Celebrity Big Brother house?

Krissy: Chesney is Chesney. What you see is what you get.

Jesse: He really is just himself.

What would surprise people most about him behind closed doors?

Jesse: Definitely how clumsy he is.

Krissy: My mum actually bought us these “unbreakable” plates from the States, but Chesney still manages to break them regularly. There's also a classic story in our family, from when we got married in Indiana. We were playing wiffle ball in the backyard, Chesney ran to catch a ball, looking up at the sky and crashed right into a tree – snapped it clean. From that day, he was nicknamed Tree Breaker.

Jesse, you were there when he entered the house. What was that experience like?