Tuesday night saw the launch of the first ever all-female Celebrity Big Brother house.
Yet fans are eagerly awaiting the imminent arrival of a host of male stars, with Rylan Clark-Neal confirming on Big Brother’s Little Brother that football legend John Barnes will be the first man to enter the house – yet the reel of rumoured cast mates is yet to be announced.
Stars joining the former Liverpool player are reportedly set to be Love Island’s Jonny Mitchell, Geordie Shore star Nathan Henry, R&B singer Ginuwine, MIC veteran Spencer Matthews and Apprentice reject Andrew Brady.
As the nation marked 100 years since women won the right to vote for the very first time, the latest CBB series was revealed to have an all-female cast of celebrity housemates in a salute to a centenary of women’s suffrage.
Viewers saw the likes of former politician Ann Widdecome, 70, Boris Johnson’s sister Rachel, Ex On The Beach star Jess Impiazzi and Keeping Up With The Kardashians star Malika Haqq enter the famous compound.
All housemates made sure to champion this year’s theme embracing strong women on their arrival, but it all became too much for Malika, 34, who broke down in tears just seconds before making her CBB debut.
The house will have only four days of the all-women cast before they are joined by John, as Rylan revealed: ‘As you know, Friday night, the house will receive some gentlemen. Tonight, I can reveal that one of those very men, will be Liverpool legend and rap superstar John Barnes is going in the house!’
He’s in! The house will have only four days of the all-women cast before they are joined by John, as Rylan revealed: ‘As you know, Friday night, the house will receive some gentlemen. Tonight, I can reveal that one of those very men, will be Liverpool legend and rap superstar John Barnes is going in the house!’
Fans await further confirmation with baited breath yet rumours are swirling as it’s claimed Love Island’s divisive star Jonny will be making his return to reality TV following his stint on the ITV dating show in summer.
He became something of a villain during his time in the villa when he was seen to break Camilla Thurlow’s heart after kissing her and then revealing his views on feminism – which she deemed unacceptable.
The bomb disposal expert was left both baffled and unimpressed when Jonny announced that he would “feel emasculated if a girl paid for dinner” before asking her: ‘You’re a feminist aren’t you?’
RUMOURED MALE CONTESTANTS: FIRST LOOK
JONNY MITCHELL
AGE: 26
FROM: Essex
FAMOUS FOR: Jonny appeared on ITV2 dating show Love Island this summer, where he romanced Camilla Thurlow and Tyla Carr. He then dated Made In Chelsea’s Stephanie Pratt, but they split in October amid cheating and abuse allegations – which he denies
DID YOU KNOW…? Jonny, who is rumoured to rake in £100,000 a month, once flew a girl to Bali for a £50,000 two-week date at a five-star villa
GINUWINE
AGE: 47
FROM: Washington D.C
FAMOUS FOR: The singer has worked with the likes of Missy Elliott and Timbaland and shot to fame with his Nineties hit Pony – which later became the soundtrack for Channing Tatum’s film Magic Mike
DID YOU KNOW…? He has fathered nine children by five different women and previously confessed to being quite the womaniser
SPENCER MATTHEWS
AGE: 28
FROM: London
FAMOUS FOR: Eton-educated Spencer appeared on Made In Chelsea from 2011 until 2016, during which time he had an on-off fling with Caggie Dunlop and Jonny’s ex Stephanie Pratt
DID YOU KNOW…? He is now living with Irish DJ Vogue Williams and his brother James Matthews is married to Pippa Middleton, meaning he is the royal’s brother-in-law
NATHAN HENRY
AGE: 26
FROM: Darlington
FAMOUS FOR: He joined Geordie Shore in 2015 and quickly made a name for himself as a party animal alongside BFF Chloe Ferry. Openly bisexual when he joined, he was the first cast member to identify as anything other than straight. Nathan, who is dating Craig Richards, came out as gay in 2015
DID YOU KNOW…? The former hairdresser, who admitted he has always dreamed of fame, also appeared on Channel 5’s series of Celebrity Sex Pod with Chloe Ferry, who showed him her vagina while teaching him about the female body
ANDREW BRADY
AGE: 26
FROM: Cheshire
FAMOUS FOR: Andrew appeared in this year’s The Apprentice and was fired in week eight. The ‘ladies man’ was rumoured to have slept with fellow contestant Anisa Topan – who was engaged to be married – but he dubbed the claims ‘fabricated bulls**t’
DID YOU KNOW…? Andrew, who has experience as a coal miner, starred in an erotic photoshoot after The Apprentice with glamour model Gail Harris, which saw him dressed in his Apprentice suit and pulling her hair. He reportedly ‘hit it off’ with Gail and they later ‘spent the night together’
She queried: ‘Shouldn’t we all be feminists? Surely you believe in equality?’, before he rather awkwardly stated: ‘Feminism believes in almost inequality’. Following the exchange, she went on to break down in tears as she was ‘disgusted’ that she had kissed somebody who shares those political views.
Spencer meanwhile is something of a reality veteran having starred in Made In Chelsea from its 2011 inauguration, before departing and scooping a role on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here – however he was forced to depart prematurely due to a steroid addiction.
Andrew starred in this year’s Apprentice, which concluded last month, however he was fired in week eight. Rumours surfaced during the show that he had bedded engaged co-star Anisa Topan however he dismissed the claims soon after. He has worked previously as a coal miner.
Way back when: Spencer meanwhile is something of a reality veteran having starred in Made In Chelsea from its 2011 inauguration, before departing and scooping a role on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here – however he was forced to depart prematurely due to a steroid addiction
Legendary: John is a football legend since playing for Liverpool – atop roles as a rapper and manager
Ginuwine meanwhile is a R&B icon, who has worked with a host of music legends with his most successful hit being Nineties hit Pony – which later became the soundtrack for Channing Tatum’s film Magic Mike. He has fathered nine children by five different women and previously confessed to being a womaniser.
Ahead of her entry into the house, Malika said of the male arrivals: ‘You put a bunch of women together for a couple of days, we will get sick of each other. The men coming into the house will be an exciting experience.’
Rachel added: ‘I think that the women will be really pleased when the men come in because women adore men and it’s gonna be fun, it’s gonna be more fun. But it will change the whole dynamic, there’s no question.’
Troubles: Jonny became something of a villain during his time in the villa when he was seen to break Camilla Thurlow’s heart after kissing her and then revealing his views on feminism – which she deemed unacceptable (Camilla is pictured with her now-boyfriend and co-star Jonny Mitchell)