Eamonn Holmes has hinted that he may be going into the Celebrity Big Brother house.

He sparked speculation over a possible appearance in the new series of the Channel 5 reality TV programme while presenting This Morning.

Holmes, 56, said: "Celebrity Big Brother starts this week - so I'll not be seeing you next week."

He added: "I can't say more than that."

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The broadcaster has previously said his wife and This Morning co-host Ruth Langsford does not want him to appear on the fly-on-the-wall series.

"I have been asked to do Celebrity Big Brother and I say to Ruth, 'I don't think we can ignore this now'," he said.

"She is like: 'That is not happening. I am not having people see what you're really like. You and your underwear.'"

Holmes appeared during a live segment on spin-off programme Big Brother's Bit On The Side earlier this year.

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The new series of Celebrity Big Brother airs on Thursday evening.

In the most recent series, stars including soap actress Danniella Westbrook, Strictly Come Dancing professional Kristina Rihanoff and US producer David Gest took part.