Celebrity Big Brother 6 (Jan 2009)

[Bryan]

Former A1 singer Ben Adams is the latest celebrity rumoured to be appearing on Celebrity Big Brother.

The boyband star, 27, will join Verne Troyer, Lucy Pinder and Michelle Heaton on the show, according to the Daily Star.

Adams used to date S Club 7 singer and Celebrity Big Brother 5 contestant Jo O'Meara.

"It is pure coincidence that we have a link to the past show which caused all the controversy," said a source.

"Ben is there solely on his own merit."

A1 were an Anglo-Norwegian pop outfit who split in 2002. They had two number one singles with 'Take On Me' and 'Same Old Brand New You' and released three studio albums

[Bryan]

really looking forward to this coming back! it always cures my post christmas/new year blues, knowing this is coming back.

Can't wait to find out what deluded z listers are prepared to humilate themselves on national tv

[Siobhan]

Can't wait to find out what deluded z listers are prepared to humilate themselves on national tv

They were already on "I'm a celebrity..."

[Bryan]

"Celebrity Big Brother will be shaken up with a suprise twist instore for the male celebrities. A couple of days after entering the house, the men will be able to choose one of three stand-by female celebs to enter the house. Then the public will be able to vote for one of the remaining two celebs to enter the house, at a later date.

A BB Insider reported - 'We have got some of the sexiest women lined-up to enter the house and with the men we have, hopefully they will be competing for their affection.'

It will also cause a stir to the female celebs. 'The women will also have to compete to win the public over.'

Although the identities of the three women are unknown, reports have rumoured that Baywatch Star Carmen Electra is due to spice things up. Electra, 36, will be arriving in the UK on January 5th to promote the 55th anniversary of Playboy. Georgina Bailie will also join the list.

Rumoured celebs include glamour girl Lucy Pinder, Loose Woman Sherrie Hewson and Austin Powers Star Verne Troyer.

[Bryan]

Ulrika Jonsson has signed up for the new series of Celebrity Big Brother, according to a report today.

The Sun claims that Jonsson accepted an offer from producers after deciding that the Channel 4 show could boost her TV career.

The former weathergirl and presenter has already appeared on Comic Relief Does Fame Academy, Celebrity Come Dine With Me and Dancing On Ice in recent years.

Ex-popstar Michelle Heaton, model Lucy Pinder and former Sugababe Mutya Buena have also been linked to the show this month.

Celebrity Big Brother returns to Channel 4 on January 2.

[Bryan]

TONIGHT ON E4 AT 9PM - WHY I LOVE CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER

In the run up to the sixth series of Celebrity Big Brother, former celeb housemates are interviewed about their time in the house, and why they love Big Brother.

[Debs]

am jut watching that, cant wait for this to start, jut hope im home from hossie for first night

[Bryan]

am jut watching that, cant wait for this to start, jut hope im home from hossie for first night

jodie marsh is such a tramp - "my best, and only good moment in the big brother house was having an orgasm in the jacuzzi" EWWW

great programme though, it's repeated a few times this week if anyone missed it!

[Bryan]

TELLY beauty Ulrika Jonsson is getting a staggering £175,000 for her stint on Celebrity Big Brother—causing a storm among the other housemates who are on MUCH less.

Ulrika’s gigantic paypacket, for up to three weeks’ work, is EIGHT-AND-HALF TIMES as much as former A1 singer Ben Adams, who will get a comparatively measly £20,000.

And it’s nearly SIX TIMES more than Shameless actress Tina Malone and rapper Coolio, who get £30,000 each for the series starting Friday.

Ulrika’s fee is believed to be the highest EVER for the Channel 4 show—and is £25,000 higher than this year’s next best-paid star, glamour girl Lucy Pinder.

But TV bosses hope Ulrika, 41, will pull in huge audiences by spilling the beans on her exes—who include former England manager Sven Goran-Eriksson, disgraced footballer Stan Collymore and shamed TV presenter John Leslie.

A CBB insider said: “Many of the other celebrities are fuming.

“When you are doing exactly the same job as someone else and they are getting paid much more, it can cause resentment. But Channel 4 thinks Ulrika is the top-billing celeb because of her past. “The revelations she may come out with will get everybody watching—we hope it’s going to be TV dynamite!”

The other housemates are ex- Sugababe Mutya Buena and former Word host Terry Christian, who get between £50,0000 and £75,000 each, Liberty X singer Michelle Heaton (£60,000), La Toya Jackson (£100,000) and Mini-Me actor Verne Troyer (£136,000).

Controversial Scottish politician Tommy Sheridan is in the house too but his fee is unknown.

Ulrika—who had her fourth child in June after marrying American adman Brian Monet—is the second of Sven’s past lovers to go on CBB.

Faria Alam revealed in the 2006 series that she had peed in an unnamed ex-boyfriend’s tea.

The show was cancelled last year after the 2007 race row, involving Jade Goody and Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty.

[Emmie]

I won't be watching it this year, it got rediculas last year!