Celebrity Big Brother – live: Kate Middleton’s uncle and Louis Walsh among rumoured line-up

For weeks now, speculation has been rife over who will be joining the reality show.

ITV has tried its best to keep the details of the line-up under lock and key, but a leaked list of 13 names revealed the potential celebrities who might be entering the house tonight.

Among them are a Strictly Come Dancing pro, two former X Factor judges, a Broadway star, a Heartstopper actor and a presenter of This Morning.

Faryal Makhdoom has claimed she was dropped from Celebrity Big Brother, 10 days before the launch episode.

The content creator and wife of former boxing star Amir Khan shared a video to fans last month, in which she declared that she had been recruited for the forthcoming season of the reality show for its first run on ITV2.

However, Makhdoom alleged that she had been let go by producers due to her avid support of Palestine on her social media platforms.

The first ever series of Celebrity Big Brother aired on Channel 4 in 2003. It had seven series before moving to Channel 5 in 2011, where it remained until 2018.

Over the years, the show has had its fair share of controversial moments – and with the series returning following a five-year hiatus, now on ITV, Nicole Vassell looks back at some of the most shokcing scenes.

Early rumours suggested that Sharon Osbourne would enter the Celebrity Big Brother house.

However, according to The Sun, Osborune will be joining the reality show in a guest capacity, and will not be a fixed housemate.

It’s unknown when exactly Osbourne’s alleged appearance will take place, but viewers will be excited to see her reunited with X Factor judge Louis Walsh, who is rumoured to be a part of the 2024 line-up.

The much-hyped expected entrance of Kate Middleton’s playboy uncle into the Celebrity Big Brother house will likely be met with dread by the royal family’s already overloaded PR team.

It’s been an exhausting 12 months for The Firm, with everything from major health shocks like King Charles’ cancer diagnosis to severe embarrassment caused by Prince Andrew’s much-publicised dealings with paedophile Jeffery Epstein.

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Did you watch Big Brother’s ITV debut back in October?

The series was won by Jordan Sangha, who is now in a relationship with third-placed housemate Henry Southan, and The Independent caught up with the pair last moth.

Big Brother stars Jordan and Henry dropped into our studio to talk about life after the house and the “whirlwind” of their newfound fame.

They captured the hearts of the audience with their will-they-won’t-they romance and discuss what their future holds as well as that steamy hot tub scene.

In a strange case of bizarre timing, ex-CBB housemate George Galloway has been back in the news following his win in the Rochdale by-election last week.

What better time, then, to relive the former Labour MP pretending to be a cat while nibbling from actor Rula Lenska’s hands?

The roleplay began with Galloway uttering the now-famous line: “Would you like me to be the cat?”

ITV has offered a glimpse at the design of the Celebrity Big Brother house.

The images reveal what bosses hoped the house, which is based in London, would look like long efore it started being built.

You can see from the below that they did an immensely great job…

Two people who currently known the identites of the new crop of celebrity housemates are AJ Odudu and Will Best.

ITV has released a video showing the presenting duo’s discovery of who will be entering the compound this evening.

“I never thought I’d see them on screen together!” Best said of what seems to be an eclectic line-up, with Odudu adding of another: “When it comes to nominations, they’re going to be savage.”

The first ever series of Celebrity Big Brother aired on Channel 4 in 2003. It had seven series before moving to Channel 5 in 2011, where it remained until 2018.

Over the years, the show has had its fair share of brilliant moments – and with the series returning following a five-year hiatus, now on ITV, Katie Rosseinsky looks back at some of the most memorable scenes.