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Celebrity Big Brother 2025 line-up: See the full list of housemates
11 April 2025, 10:00 | Updated: 11 April 2025, 16:01
The ITV reality competition has kicked off and their confirmed cast are officially in the house. Get the line-up so far.
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Celebrity Big Brother has returned this week and it looks like it's going to be a vintage year.
After the celeb version of the much-loved reality TV competition returned in 2024, it's back for another helping just in time for the Easter break.
The show that brought you iconic moments from "Yeah, Jackie" to "David's dead," returned on Monday 7th April and is back with a cast, which includes everyone from Mickey Rourke to Patsy Palmer.
So as the new series Celebrity Big Brother gets underway, get the rundown of who's in the line-up and what we know about the series so far.
When does Celeb Big Brother 2025 start?
Celebrity Big Brother launched on Monday 7th April at 9-10.30pm on ITV and ITVX.
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Who's on the Celebrity Big Brother 2025 line-up?
- Mickey Rourke - Hollywood actor, 72
- Chesney Hawkes - 90s pop star, 53
- Trisha Goddard - TV personality & talk show presenter, 67
- Donna Preston - Actress, comedian & writer, 38
- Jojo Siwa - Dance Moms and Nickleodeon star, 21
- Chris Hughes - Former Love Island star, 32
- Patsy Palmer - Former Eastenders actress, 52
- Jack P. Shepherd - Coronation Street actor, 37
- Daley Thompson - Former Olympian, 66
- Ella Rae Wise - TOWIE star, 24
- Angellica Bell - TV and radio presenter, 49
- Michael Fabricant - Former Conservative politician, 74
- Danny Beard - Ru Paul's Drag Race UK winner, 32
Mikey Rourke
The 72-year-old actor was reportedly the last celebrity to have signed up for the series this year, marking one of the biggest signings in the show's history.
The Hollywood star - who's starred in the likes of The Wrestler, 9 1/2 Weeks and Yeah of the Dragon, is known for his history of public feuds with Robert De Niro and high-profile relationships and marriages, so we're sure he'll have plenty of stories to tell.
Chesney Hawkes
The 90s pop icon joined the ITV1 reality show on launch night, which wasn't much of a surprise to us. The One and Only star appeared on The Chris Moyles Show last week (3rd April) and though he kept pretty tight-lipped on whether he was appearing on the show, he didn't seem to hide it much either, telling Moyles: "Well we'll just have to wait and see wont we?"
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Trisha Goddard
The talk show host and broadcaster has had a long and varied career on our screens, with her Trisha Goddard show launching on ITV from 1998 - 2004 before it moved to Channel 5, where it aired until 2010.
Goddard, who featured in the 12th season of ITV's Dancing On Ice in 2020, now appears on the likes of Good Morning Britain, American news network CNN and hosts her own talk radio show.
After battling breast cancer in 2008, the 67-year-old has sadly revealed that she has stage 4 metastatic breast cancer, which is incurable.
Goddard went public with her diagnosis in February 202, telling GMB: "It's not who I am. It's what I'm living with."
Donna Preston
The 38-year-old actress, writer and comedian is also confirmed for a stint in the Celeb Big Brother house this year.
Known for appearing on the game show Hey Tracey! alongside Joel Dommett, Preston has played the role of Den in Coronation Street and written and co-produced BBC Three's Comedy Threesomes amongst much more.
JoJo Siwa
The former Nickelodeon star - who first found fame through the reality show Dance Moms - has made a name for herself as a TV personality and singer.
The 21 year old, whose real name is Joelle Joanie Siwa, came out as being part of the LGBTQ+ community in 2021 and has since confirmed that she identifies as a lesbian. Siwa has also been known for her outlandish style and eye-catching hair and makeup choices.
Chris Hughes
Hughes, 32, started his career in the third series Love Island. Since then he's gone on to become a sports presenter and hosts horse racing coverage on ITV.
Hughes left the reality dating show with Olivia Attwood, but the pair ended their relationship after a year. He also had high-profile relationships with former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson and professional golfer Annabel Dimmock.
Patsy Palmer
Palmer, who's best known for playing the role of Bianca Jackson in EastEnders, is one of the housemates in Celebrity Big Brother this year.
The 52-year-old soap star-turned DJ and TV personality, returned to the much-loved cockney soap for its 40th anniversary this year, but has already hinted that she's wrapped filming on Albert Square, choosing to pursue other opportunities.
Jack P. Shepherd
The Corrie actor is swapping life on the cobbles for a stint at the Celeb Big Brother house.
The 37-year-old actor, who has followed inn the footsteps of his cast mate Colson Smith, is entering the house just as he's reportedly about to be at the "centre of a huge storyline on the ITV soap"
According to an insider at The Sun: "His character David will be seen getting left for dead after being hit by a car on the cobbles - but it will transpire it's actually a bizarre attempt to end his own life."
The outlet also claims that Shepherd finally accepted the offer to appear on CBB in order to pay for his wedding to fiancée Hanni Treweek.
Daley Thompson
The double Olympic gold-medalist, 66, is reportedly "notoriously unwoke and likes to be provocative" so will no doubt cause a stir in the CBB house.
Ella Rae Wise
The Only Way Is Essex star is one of the younger stars to enter the Celeb Big Brother house.
Though the TV star is no stranger to reality TV, the 24-hour surveillance of Big Brother will no doubt be a far cry from the constructed reality she's used to.
Angellica Bell
The former Blue Peter legend and children's TV presenter will be more associated with CBB than CBBC after a stint in the Celeb Big Brother house this year.
The 49-year-old, who co-hosted The Martin Lewis Show until 2023, has also appeared on the likes of The One Show, Sport Relief and Celebrity Masterchef, which she won in 2017.
Angellica is also married to fellow kids' TV presenter Michael Underwood and the pair share two children together.
Michael Fabricant
The strikingly-coiffed former Conservative politician will no doubt make a few heads turn in the Celebrity Big Brother house this spring.
A source told the Daily Mail: "He recently lost his seat so was available, already the execs are excited that he will be a star of the series."
In terms of what the 74-year-old might bring to the show, they teased: "He doesn't hold back, he's going to be compulsive viewing, we can't wait."
Danny Beard
Danny Beard entered the CBB house this year in his fabulous Drag, but he plans to spent much of his stint in civvies, without heavy makeup as Daniel Curtis.
The comedian and TV personality - who is best known as the winner of Ru Paul's Drag Race in 2022 - is actually a friend of the show, having often appeared on the spin-off magazine show, Big Brother: Late and Live.
Who's hosting Celebrity Big Brother 2025?
AJ Odudu and Will Best will return for Celebrity Big Brother.
Celebrity Big Brother 2025 continues tonight from 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
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