Just like mummy! Chantelle Houghton takes adorable baby daughter Dolly shopping

PUBLISHED: 19:25 EST, 26 February 2013 | UPDATED: 21:17 EST, 26 February 2013

She is known for her love of all things retail so perhaps it's no surprise Chantelle Houghton's daughter Dolly is a chip off the old designer rail when it comes to shopping.

The single mother and her eight-month-old daughter were spotted in Lakeside, Essex, where Dolly looked more than adorable in her pink Babygro and seemed more than happy to be spending the day shopping with mummy.

Chantelle, 29, looked like she had more than settled into motherhood with her pretty baby girl as she grinned at passers-by while Dolly waved.

More than adorable! Chantelle and Dolly enjoy a day of shopping at Lakeside in Essex

Unlucky in love Chantelle kept her blonde hair down as she took Dolly out for the day, while her daughter was sporting honey-coloured locks - with a slight side parting.

As former CBB star Chantelle went to put her buggy back into her car she ran into a slight snag as the complex baby aid didn't quite break down as easily as she thought.

Meanwhile the reality television star is said to have been swept off her feet by a gorgeous Harley Street hypnotherapist.

Mummy, that's my dummy! Dolly wants her dummy back on a trip shopping

Up we go! Dolly looks a little perplexed as she is picked up out of her comfy pram

Chantelle met the handsome Dominic Knight on a trip to the dentist and the pair hit it off instantly.

Sources close to the star say that she is 'upbeat and cheery' and is feeling very optimistic about the budding romance.

The mother-of-one was left heartbroken after she broke up with ex-fiance Alex Reid and feared she would never find love again.

Now how does this work? Chantelle tries to put her buggy into her car outside Lakeside

However, Dominic lifted her spirits earlier this month when he sent her a romantic Valentine's Day card.

A friend told the Daily Mirror newspaper: 'Chantelle's wearing a smile on her face again. She started to think there wouldn't be another man in her life again.

'She doesn't want to be jumping into a relationship too quickly after the problems she's had. But she's chuffed that a Harley Street professional wants to ask her out.'

Chantelle's blossoming love life is the icing on the cake as she puts her troubled past behind her.