Alex Reid calls off engagement to Chantelle Houghton

London, Apr 29 (ANI): Alex Reid has become so concerned at Chantelle Houghton's friends interfering in their lives that he has reportedly called off their wedding.

The cage fighter and his pregnant reality TV star girlfriend Houghton were set to exchange nuptials, but a series of rows in recent weeks has blighted their relationship.

According to a source, Reid has been in "floods of tears" over the past month because he feels the ex ' Celebrity Big Brother ' star's friends and associates are "poking their noses" into their lives.

The relationship started to crumble last month after Houghton, 28, spoke about how he had exchanged messages with a teenage model.

"I've told Chantelle I'm not marrying her when things are like this," the Sun quoted him as saying.

"Friends keep pushing her to say things about us that aren't true and keep poking their noses into our lives no matter how much it hurts me," he said.

Reid's announcement came just after his former wife Katie Price, 33, revealed she was going to make Argentinian model Leandro Penna, 26, her third husband. (ANI)