Christopher Biggins is the latest star rumoured to have signed up for Celebrity Big Brother.
According to reports, the entertainer and former winner of I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! has been offered £150,000 to be on the reality TV show.
If Christopher does enter the house later this week, he will be sharing living quarters with Beth Chapman, the wife of US reality star Dog the Bounty Hunter.
Beth Chapman and Dog the bounty hunter (Frank Micelotta/AP/PA)
The crime fighter, who until last year starred alongside her husband in Dog And Beth: On The Hunt, confirmed on her official Twitter account that she will be a contestant.
BETH WILL BE ENTERING THE BIG BROTHER HOUSE WHEN THE NEW SERIES LAUNCHES NEXT WEEK IN THE UK !!! https://t.co/1lUm5Ynvxs
— Beth Chapman (@MrsdogC) July 19, 2016
Other stars rumoured for the new series of the Channel 5 show include former Coronation Street actress Helen Flanagan, singer David Cassidy, X Factor reject Chloe Khan, Gogglebox’s Chris Steed and Stephen Webb, and Geordie Shore’s Marnie Simpson.
Anthea Turner’s ex-husband Grant Bovey and Lewis Bloor from The Only Way Is Essex are also thought to be taking part.
Representatives for Christopher have been approached for comment.
Which beach bod is going into the Celebrity Big Brother House? Find out on Thursday at 9pm on @channel5_tv. #CBBhttps://t.co/miQMv4lB6s
— Big Brother UK (@bbuk) July 25, 2016
Celebrity Big Brother returns to Channel 5 on July 28 at 9pm.
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