Chris Hughes  

Celebrity Big Brother 2025 is just days away from its launch, and ITV bosses have reportedly secured a sensational line-up.

The much-anticipated new run is set to kick off on Monday April 7, with names including Love Island’s Chris Hughes, Olympian Daley Thompson and Corrie star Jack P Shepherd among those rumoured to be heading into the house. 

Macy Gray has reportedly caused a stir once again by pulling out of the lineup, after her furious meltdown on The Masked Singer.

Sources are claiming that the singer, 57, was in talks with ITV bosses to appear on the show in a bid to rebuild her image after her short-lived Masked Singer stint.

A spokesperson for Celebrity Big Brother has said: ‘Any names suggested for Celebrity Big Brother are purely speculation.’

Here MailOnline takes a look at the stars who are rumoured to be taking part in the upcoming series of Celebrity Big Brother…

Chris Hughes  

ITV fans are convinced that former Love Island star Chris Hughes is going into the famous house after his pal and I’m A Celebrity star Grace let slip that he has signed up

ITV fans are convinced that former Love Island star Chris Hughes is going into the famous house after his pal and I’m A Celebrity star Grace let slip that he has signed up.

GK Barry appeared to confirm one of this year’s Celebrity Big Brother housemates on Monday ahead of the new series.

During the most recent episode of her Saving Grace podcast, Grace, 25, said: ‘I know someone who’s going in.’

Telling her producers to ‘bleep it’, she mouthed the name to her guest Trewley Precious.

Grace continued: ‘He’s a bit of you. He’s a bit dorky, he loves horses racing.’

After shooting to fame on Love Island in 2017, Chris, 32, went on to become a sports presenter and regularly hosts the horse racing coverage on ITV.

Fans rushed to Reddit to claim it was obvious who Grace was talking about and wrote: ‘She’s friends with him and described him as loving horses and a few more things about his personality. 100% him.’

‘She said she knows somebody going into celebrity big brother and she bleeps the name and it’s clearly Chris Hughes.’

Chris’ representatives refused to comment when contacted by MailOnline.

A spokesperson for Celebrity Big Brother said, ‘Any names suggested for Celebrity Big Brother are purely speculation.’

Daley Thompson

Olympic legend Daley Thompson, 66, is reportedly in advanced talks with ITV bosses to join the Celebrity Big Brother lineup (picutred last month)

Olympic legend Daley Thompson is reportedly in advanced talks with ITV bosses to join the Celebrity Big Brother lineup.

The double Olympic gold-medallist is considered one of Britain’s greatest athletes, and he would no doubt cause a stir with younger celebrities if he entered the house.

Daley joins Love Island’s Chris Hughes and Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd as the first names rumoured to be taking part in CBB ‘s new series, which kicks off next month.

Sources are claiming that Daley, 66, will have plenty of tales to share with his housemates given his long Olympic career.

A source told The Sun : ‘Daley is notoriously unwoke and likes to be provocative, so it will be interesting to see how he is received by some of the younger housemates.

‘As someone who was at the height of his fame in the Eighties, many of them will barely know who he is – but for a generation of older viewers he’ll be seen as a great signing.’

MailOnline has contacted representatives for Daley Thompson and Celebrity Big Brother for comment.

Jack P Shepherd 

Coronation Street legend Jack P Shepherd is reportedly going to swap number eight on the Cobbles for the Celebrity Big Brother house

The actor, 37, is following in his pal Colson Smith’s footsteps and is due to take part in the popular reality show

Coronation Street legend Jack P Shepherd is reportedly going to appear in the next series of Celebrity Big Brother.

The actor, 37, who has played David Platt in the ITV show since 2000, is said to be following in his pal Colson Smith’s footsteps and is due to take part in the popular reality show this year.

The second series of the rebooted version of CBB will be back on our screens in Spring.

A TV insider told The Sun: ‘The two lads are great mates, and Colson no doubt told Jack he’d have the time of his life on the show.

‘Jack will be making the most of a gap in appearing on Corrie, which comes as he’s about to be at the centre of a huge storyline on the ITV soap.

‘His character David will be seen getting left for ᴅᴇᴀᴅ after being hit by a car on the cobbles – but it will transpire it’s actually a bizarre attempt to end his own life.’

Patsy Palmer

Patsy Palmer is set to join Celebrity Big Brother when the new series begins next month

MailOnline can confirm the EastEnders icon, 52, is in final talks with show bosses to enter the famous abode.

The Bianca Jackson star will join a star-studded rumoured cast in the house, with Coronation Street ‘s Jack P Shepherd, TOWIE ‘s Ella Rae Wise and Love Island’s Chris Hughes among those reported to be taking part.

It’s already known that Patsy is leaving the BBC soap, with the actress enjoying a wild leaving party this month.

While recently she hinted that she’d already wrapped up filming in Albert Square as she took to her Instagram Stories with a snap of her character writing: ‘Bye bye B, always grateful to see her again.’

And with soap filming seemingly complete, it leaves the door open for Patsy to enter the Celebrity Big Brother house.

Chesney Hawkes

The singer, 53, will join the ITV1 reality show next month, ahead of the launch of his chart comeback (pictured last year)

Nineties pop icon Chesney Hawkes has reportedly signed up for the next series of Celebrity Big Brother.

The singer, 53, will join the ITV1 reality show on April 7, ahead of the launch of his chart comeback.

A TV source told The Sun : ‘Chesney Hawkes is one of those rare British celebrities who crosses generational divides.

‘Everyone knows The One and Only even if the youngsters might not recognise his name.

‘He’s also had decades in showbiz so CBB bosses hope he’ll be loose-lipped about celebrity encounters over the years, just like Louis Walsh last year.’

The source added that Chesney’s appearance on the show is ‘perfect timing’, as he’s set to release a comeback album in April.

Sir Michael Fabricant 

Former Conservative politician Sir Michael Fabricant, 74, has signed up to appear on Celebrity Big Brother 

Former Conservative politician Sir Michael Fabricant has signed up to appear on Celebrity Big Brother.

He is understood to have signed a lucrative six-figure deal to take part after political stars were banned from the broadcaster’s other reality show, I’m A Celeb .

The Mail can reveal that network bosses are ‘excited’ at him agreeing to take part in the reality series, with one source saying: ‘He doesn’t hold back, he’s going to be compulsive viewing, we can’t wait.

‘We wanted a top politician but one with enormous personality which would entertain the viewers.

‘He recently lost his seat so was available, already the execs are excited that he will be a star of the series.

‘Michael is not only instantly recognisable but also is so likely to say the wrong thing, start some debates and really ramp things up in the house.’

Mr Fabricant, 74, served as MP for Lichfield in Staffordshire from 1992 until his defeat in 2024 as well as vice-chairman of the Conservative Party under David Cameron but he is perhaps known best for his blonde mop of hair for which he has been widely ridiculed but has repeatedly denied that it is a wig.

Danny Beard

Ahead of the show’s launch, it has been reported that RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner Danny Beard, 32 – whose real name is Daniel Curtis – has signed up

Ahead of the show’s launch, it has been reported that RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner Danny Beard, 32 – whose real name is Daniel Curtis – has signed up.

Danny previously made headlines after swearing on Big Brother’s Late & Live last March whilst doing an impression of housemate Louis Walsh.

The incident saw guest Danny say the word ‘c***’ before immediately apologising after being informed that they weren’t allowed to say that on the show.

Ella Rae Wise

TOWIE star Ella Rae Wise could spill the dirt on her on-off romance with Dan Edgar if she rocks up to the iconic house

Producers are keen to land Ella Rae Wise, who previously dated Pete Wicks and has an on-off romance with Dan Edgar.

Bosses are hoping the TOWIE star might reveal all on some of her other famous exes.

Tommy Fury 

Tommy Fury has been eyed up by ITV bosses to star in the next series of Celebrity Big Brother

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Tommy Fury has been eyed up by ITV bosses to star in the next series of Celebrity Big Brother.

The professional boxer, 25, split from ex-fiancée Molly-Mae Hague over the summer, but is currently enjoying a holiday with her and their daughter Bambi, two, as they confirmed their reconciliation with the trip.

Now ‘big money offers are flying around’ to get ‘H๏τ property’ Tommy to join the ITV2 series next year.

A source told The Mirror: ‘These are big money offers flying around, as Tommy is H๏τ property.

‘Everyone who followed his relationship wants to know why they split so suddenly, so signing him for another reality series would be a huge ratings boost.’