Celebrity Big Brother: The rumoured line-up

After a six year hiatus, Celebrity Big Brother is being brought back by ITV.

Former X Factor judge Louis Walsh and businessman Levi Roots are rumoured to be among the 12 celebrities that will be entering the famous house.

Strictly's Nikita Kuzmin, Love Island's Ekin-Su and Kate Middleton's uncle are also reported to be contestants.

The series starts on Monday 4 March at 21:00 GMT and will be hosted by Aj Odudu and Will Best, who also presented Big Brother in October 2023.

The line-up has been reported by the Sun but is not yet confirmed by ITV.

Here is the list of reported contestants:

Fern Britton is best known for being one of the former hosts of ITV's daytime show, This Morning.

She presented the show for six years alongside Philip Schofield, before being replaced by Holly Willoughby in 2009.

According a source at The Sun, Britton "has a lot of stories to tell and she won't hold back when it comes to her relationships with people like Phil".

A judge on The X-Factor for more than a decade, Louis Walsh has reportedly agreed to a six-figure deal to enter the house.

The Irish panellist worked as a mentor for JLS in 2008 and was also the manager of boyband Westlife.

An associate of Walsh told The Sun that "there may be a few celebrities outside the house who are feeling nervous about what he might say, because Louis is notoriously outspoken".

Known for his role in the coming-of-age Netflix series Heartstopper, actor Bradley Riches is rumoured to be joining the line-up.

The 24-year-old is gay and autistic, and according to a source at The Sun, wants to use his this platform to advocate for his community.

Another young actor entering the Big Brother house is Colson Smith, who is best known for his role in Coronation Street as policeman Craig Tinker.

Colson has previously dabbled in reality TV and in May 2022 appeared as a contestant on sporting series The Games.

TV personality David Potts is no stranger to reality TV having risen to fame on ITV2's reality series, Ibiza Weekender.

He also appeared on a celebrity episode of Dinner Date and the sixth series of the E4's Celebs Go Dating.

Love Island favourite and winner of the 2022 show, Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu is joining the house following a split from former on-screen partner Davide Sanclimenti.

The TV personality has the most social media followers with 3.5m on Instagram. She also recently appeared on the US version of The Traitors.

The Princess of Wales' uncle, Gary Goldsmith is the younger brother of Kate Middleton's mother and a businessman.

The 58-year-old auditioned for I'm A Celebrity 2023 but was rejected over fears he could embarrass the royal family.

An original member of the Real Housewives of Cheshire, Lauren Simon is another reality star to enter the Big Brother house.

Levi Roots is one of Dragons' Den biggest success stories.

The Jamaican businessman appeared on the show in 2007 and was looking for an investment in his Reggae Reggae Sauce brand.

He has since become a regular on cooking shows, and according to the Sunday Times Rich List, is worth an estimated £30m.

Marisha is a US actress who is best known for roles in Aladdin and Dreamgirls on Broadway.

She has also appeared in the West End in Hairspray and Waitress.

In 2022, she received an Olivier Award nomination for best actress as Ado Annie in Oklahoma!

Strictly Come Dancing's favourite Nikita will be hanging up his dancing shoes for a while as he enters the Big Brother house.

The 26-year-old Ukrainian dancer has been on the show since 2021 and his dance partners have included Layton Williams and Tilly Ramsay.

Social media celebrity Zeze Millz rose to fame with her YouTube show, The Zeze Millz Show.

She has interviewed the likes of Akon, N-Dubz and Fireboy DML.

Zeze has appeared on a number of British TV shows, including Good Morning Britain, E4's Celebrity Cooking School and The Victoria Derbyshire Show.

Another X Factor judge, Sharon Osbourne is reported to be joining the show, but not for the full duration of it.

According to The Sun, Osbourne's fee was too high to have her on the show for the whole time.

The wife of rock artist Ozzy Osbourne will be bought in as a guest housemate for a few days.