Celebrity Big Brother line-up 'confirmed' as ITV bosses 'splash out £2m' on stars

Sarah Jayne Dunn, who played Mandy Richardson on Hollyoaks for over 20 years, has called Love Island star Ekin-Su Culculoglu a 'hypocrite' for comments she made about OnlyFans. Sarah was let go from the Channel 4 soap in 2021 after she joined the adult subscription site, a decision she still stands by as one of her best. However, she wasn't happy with Ekin-Su's comments about the site on Celebrity Big Brother.

Viewers of Celebrity Big Brother seem to have cracked Louis Walsh's approach to the game and think he's keen on an early exit with his pal Sharon Osbourne. Monday's episode saw the celebs at the famous ITV house getting their votes in on nomination day. After much discussion, the celebrities ended up nominating Louis, ZeZe Mills and Lauren Simon for eviction.

Phillip Schofield was left heartbroken when his former friend Fern Britton "decided she didn't want to do This Morning any more".The 61 year old TV star, who used to present the ITV show with Fern, has admitted that he "still misses her deeply" and has tried to mend their friendship over the years. However, he understands that Fern, who is currently in the Celebrity Big Brother house, has "moved on". Fern co-hosted This Morning with Phillip from 1999 to 2009.Their working relationship ended on a sour note when Fern decided to leave the show.

Louis Walsh has been at the centre of lots of Celebrity Big Brother on the latest instalment of the reality show - but it was his rather unusual eating habit that got people talking last night (Monday, 11 March). After yet more drama unfolded following Sharon Osbourne's shock decision not to save her X Factor pal from nomination, Louis tucked into his dinner with a huge oversized knife. As presenter AJ Odudu discussed this year's housemates with the guests on the Late and Live aftershow, she highlighted the somewhat bizarre move, telling them: "I spotted this...." before cutting to footage of Louis sat at the table using the oversized chef's knife and a normal-sized fork.

Phillip Schofield is now the bookies' favourite to enter the Celebrity Big Brother house as a shock bombshell. The former This Morning presenter, who stepped down from his role after admitting to an ‘unwise but not illegal’ affair with a much younger colleague, is now the 2/1 favourite to enter the show as a surprise housemate.

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has slammed OnlyFan stars during an episode of Celebrity Big Brother and fans have figured out why.The Love Island star, 29, hit out at the adult subscription site during a frank conversation with Sharon Osbourne, Louis Walsh and Lauren Simon. As they openly discussed the site, Ekin-Su didn't hold back and said: "I’d rather have zero pounds than a million pounds doing it the wrong way, but have pride." While the direct response may have come as a shock to some, fans have worked out that there's a reason behind the noticeable dig.

Celebrity Big Brother lodger Sharon Osbourne has revealed the real reason she signed up to do the show with Louis Walsh. Viewers have been delighted to see the TV reunion on the show, almost two decades after their first appearance together on the X Factor.

Sharon Osbourne has been making waves on ITV's Celebrity Big Brother, especially with her candid chats about her rock star husband Ozzy Osbourne.The 71-year-old reality TV star has been living it up in the Big Brother house as the show’s ‘lodger’ since the show kicked off on Monday 4 March. During her stay, Sharon has been dropping some juicy tidbits about Ozzy, who's now 75, particularly during the episode last night, Sunday 10 March. Her husband came up while Sharon and her housemates were reminiscing about their hit MTV reality show, The Osbourne', which aired from 2002 to 2005 and starred the couple along with their kids Kelly and Jack.

Fans of the Channel 4 reality show Celebrity Big Brother were left puzzled during the episode on Friday, 10 March, as former X Factor judge Louis Walsh seemed to disappear.The Irish music manager was initially seen taking part in the latest challenge - to solve a murder mystery - but seemed to vanish halfway through.The housemates had to become recruits in Big Brother’s police department, and if they solved the crime successfully, they could win the luxury shopping budget for the week. While his whereabouts was initially unknown, there's nowhere to hide in the Big Brother house and he was eventually located - having a nap in the bedroom.

Celebrity Big Brother stars Louis Walsh and Lauren Simon are facing a frosty punishment for breaking the show's rules just four days in.The X Factor judge Louis and Real Housewives of Cheshire's Lauren are caught out discussing nominations, a big no-no for any contestant on the ITV show as they are supposed to decide who to put up for eviction on their own, and will be sent out to the chilly garden for their bad behaviour. But Lauren, 51, who is up against Gary Goldsmith for the first eviction tonight, was unable to resist gossiping with Louis, 71, in Thursday night's episode where they talked about how surprised they were that Zeze Millz is not up for eviction too and Louis questioned "what exactly she's done in her life".The pair then started whispering about their views on some of the other housemates, but awkwardly, Big Brother will reveal to the group what they had said, with a clip of them being dropped in it previewed on last night's Late & Live ITV2 spin-off.

Celebrity Big Brother stars Louis Walsh and Lauren Simon have entered into another feud already, as only days into the new ITV series tensions are fraying between the housemates. Former X Factor judge and music mogul Louis, 71, has been rubbing people up the wrong way ever since he entered the house, with Coronation Street actress Sally Ann Matthews even speaking out against him following his comments about Colson Smith.Tonight's instalment, March 7, saw things reach fever pitch as the group made their very first nominations ahead of tomorrow night's eviction. Louis and Real Housewives of Cheshire star Lauren, 48, who was one of the people with the most votes, had been discussing presenter Zeze Mills' "talents" and whether she "deserved" to be in the house as a celebrity.

Celebrity Big Brother fans have called out Gary Goldsmith, Kate Middleton's uncle, for "delusional" comments he made on the show. The 58 year old is one of CBB's celebrity contestants, and he hasn't held back on his Royal Family stories and musings. During a chat with housemate Sharon, Gary claimed he felt like the "black sheep of the Royal Family" but it didn't go down too well with the show's viewers.

As the Celebrity Big Brother contestants settled down for their first night in the house, viewers were quick to spot Louis Walsh's bad habit.The housemates headed into the main bedroom to find out where they would be sleeping, with Louis quickly heading over to the bed he wanted.The stars - aside from Sharon Osbourne, who has her own room as CBB's lodger - started to get comfy as they marked the end of their first evening in the iconic house. However, it was Louis' finger nails which had caught TV fans' attention at home as many spotted they were "bitten". Taking to social media, one fan wrote on X: "Omg Louis Walsh’s bitten nails! @bbuk #CBBUK." A second added: "Man them nails are vile #CBBUK." "Can't deal with Louis Walsh's nails.

Louis Walsh has made a return to our screens in the new series of Celebrity Big Brother. The Irish music manager and talent show judge has kept a low profile in recent years, mainly concentrating on his career in Ireland and work behind the scenes.

The winner of Celebrity Big Brother seems to be a done deal just one day after the show returned. Coronation Street's Colson Smith is the hot favourite to win the show, according to bookmakers The actor, who plays Craig Tinker in the soap, first appeared on the cobbles 13 years ago and recently lost 10 stone. His bubbly personality won over fans on the opening night as he's favourite to walk out as the winner, with Heartstopper's Bradley Riches considered the second most likely to win.

Colson Smith, renowned for playing Craig Tinker on Coronation Street, set tongues wagging when he revealed his actual age on Celebrity Big Brother. Fans were left totally stunned by his revelation as he entered the house on Sunday (4 March) night. Everyone knows Colson for his impressive portrayal of Officer PC Craig Tinker on the famous ITV soap.

Celebrity Big Brother UK is back after a more than five-year absence. The cast of the first season of ITV was revealed by AJ Odudu and Will Best during the live launch on, Monday, March 4.

Sharon Osbourne made her Celebrity Big Brother debut tonight, becoming the first famous face to enter the iconic ITV house - and Sharon wasted no time in bringing the drama.The former X Factor star was given the task of watching her fellow housemates arrive from a secret room and wasn't afraid to share her opinions. When Ibiza Weekend star David Potts entered the house, Sharon was quick to criticise him, describing him as "disturbing".

For the first time since 2018, a whole new host of celebrities are set to swap their day-to-day lives for the Celebrity Big Brother house. Kickstarting on Monday, 4 March, famous faces including Sharon Osbourne, Louis Walsh and Fern Britton have all reportedly signed up for the show. Among those stars allegedly set to enter the Celebrity Big Brother house is Bradley Riches.The 22 year old actor, perhaps best known for his appearance in Netflix’s Heartstopper, where he played James McEwan.

Celebrity Big Brother kicks off tonight, with a fresh line-up of famous faces entering the ITV house for our entertainment. While ITV is yet to announce the official line-up, there are 11 celebrities rumoured to be making their debut on the show tonight, from Love Island's Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu to former X Factor judge Louis Walsh.