Meet the Celebrity Big Brother housemates

Returning hot off the heels of the final of Big Brother, Celebrity Big Brother returns to Channel 5 this week with new host Emma Willis. This series will be loaded with countless twists, turns and tough tasks to keep our celebrities on their toes. Each and every night viewers will be entertained with house action from the past 24 hours leading up to the all-important evictions.

Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit On the Side, the show that dissects and debates CBB, returns Mondays to Fridays presented by Emma Willis, Rylan Clark and AJ Odudu. In addition, Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit On The Psych returns with AJ, where a panel of experts and psychologists will analyse the behaviour of the celeb housemates across the week. Rylan will also front his Sunday lunchtime show called CBBBOTS: Ryan’s Supersized Sunday. And that’s not all, for hardcore CBB fans live streaming is back nightly on Channel5.com.

The CBB house has also been given a celebrity make-over after the Big Brother housemates were evicted, but as usual, there will be nowhere to hide for our famous housemates. There are 27 remote controlled cameras, 12 fixed cameras, five manned cameras, 10 infra-red cameras and a tower cam that will provide sweeping views across the garden. Plus 57 camera mirrors have been strategically positioned across the house.

ABZ LOVE AKA RICHARD BREEN

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In case you haven’t heard of him: Abz Love was a member of the famous 90’s boy band 5ive. They sold almost 20 million records around the world. At an early age, Abz was singing and was accepted into the Italia Conti stage school and started auditioning aged 15. His teacher at Italia Conti suggested he audition for a boy band that was being put together by Simon Cowell. Abz was 17 when he joined 5ive.

BRUCE JONES

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In case you haven’t heard of him:Bruce Jones is an English actor, best known for his role as cab driver Les Battersby in Coronation Street. He left the role in 2007.

CAROL MCGIFFIN

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In case you haven’t heard of her:Carol McGiffin is best known as a regular panellist on daytime talk show Loose Women. She married Chris Evans in 1991 and the couple separated in 1994 and divorced in 1998. She is now engaged to Mark Cassidy who is 22 years younger than her. She’s not shy of tabloid attention and has admitted to loving a few drinks and a good party.

CHARLOTTE CROSBY

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In case you haven’t heard of her: Charlotte Crosby is a British reality television personality who shot to fame on Geordie Shore. Her on-off relationship with fellow cast mate Gaz had viewers gripped. Famously labelled as
Cheryl Cole’s favourite, Charlotte loves to be the centre of attention and describes herself as fun, loveable, ditzy and laid back.

COURTNEY STODDEN

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In case you haven’t heard of her: Courtney Alexis Stodden is an American television personality and model.

DANIELLE MARR

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In case you haven’t heard of her: Danielle Marr is celebrity Botox Doctor and clinical Director of DermaFace Clinic. She rose to fame through the reality show Dublin Wives.

DUSTIN DIAMOND

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In case you haven’t heard of him: Dustin Diamond is an American actor best known for his role as Samuel “Screech” Powers in the television show Saved by the Bell. He’s also appeared on the reality TV show Celebrity Fit Club
and published a memoir, Behind the Bell. Dustin has also directed and released his own sex tape called Screeched – Saved by the Smell.

LAUREN HARRIES

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In case you haven’t heard of her: Lauren Charlotte Harries (born James Charles Harries) is a British TV personality. Beginning her career as a young boy at the tender age of 10 on the Wogan show, Harries was labelled a ‘child prodigy’ in the field of antiques. Harries, who is now a woman after a full sex change operation was born was born in Surrey in 1978. The family which included his mum, dad, and two brothers moved to Cardiff when James was still a baby.

LOUIE SPENCE

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In case you haven’t heard of him:  Louie Spence is an English choreographer, television personality and artistic director of Pineapple Dance Studios. He was a professional dancer and in his youth, performed in West End musicals such as Cats and Closer to Heaven.

MARIO FALCONE

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In case you haven’t heard of him: Mario Falcone is an English television personality and also a bespoke tailor on Saville Row. He is best known for starring as himself in the ITV2’s The Only Way Is Essex. Debuting during the third series in 2011, Mario became known for his on/off relationship with Lucy Mecklenburgh, which finally ended in February 2013. He used to be a self-confessed player – involved in threesomes, foursomes and fivesomes.

RON ATKINSON

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In case you haven’t heard of him: Ronald ‘Ron’ Atkinson is a football player turned team manager who went on to become a football pundit with his own trademark phrases known as “Big-Ronisms” or “Ronglish”. He was famously forced to resign from ITV in 2004 after making a shocking racist comment about black Chelsea star Marcel Desailly.

SOPHIE ANDERTON

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In case you haven’t heard of her: Sophie Anderton is an English model and reality television personality. She was born in Bristol and rose to fame after appearing in underwear brand Gossard’s ‘girl in the grass’ advertising campaign. She has been on shows such as Celebrity Love Island, I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, Hole in the Wall and Winter Wipeout.

VICKY ENTWISTLE

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In case you haven’t heard of her: Vicky Entwistle is most famous for playing the role of “loudmouth” factory worker Janice Battersby in ITV1’s Coronation Street.