About this programme

1/27. So the normal series is over for another year and Big Brother has had 24 hours to rest. Now the fun begins again as Brian Dowling invites a fresh group of famous faces to move in together and have their every word and move recorded for the enjoyment of the viewing public. Entering the house are former Corrie star Julie Goodyear, comedian Julian Clary, ex-EastEnders stars Cheryl Fergison and Martin Kemp, journalist Samantha Brick, former Loose Women host Coleen Nolan, models Rhian Sugden, Danica Thrall and Jasmine Lennard, Italian-born Prince Lorenzo Borghese, So Solid Crew's MC Harvey, Team GB judo star Ashley McKenzie and Jersey Shore's Mike `the Situation' Sorrentino.