Celebrity Big Brother FULL line-up revealed: Mickey Rourke is final star to sign-up as he joins JoJo Siwa, Patsy Palmer and Chesney Hawkes
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The full line-up of this year's Celebrity Big Brother has been revealed.
Mickey Rourke was the final star to sign-up for the much-anticipated show, which is set to kick off on Monday April 7.
Those appearing alongside the Hollywood star include Love Island's Chris Hughes, Olympian Daley Thompson, JoJo Siwa and Patsy Palmer.
Trisha Goddard, Donna Preston, Coronation Street's Jack P. Shepherd, Chesney Hawkes, TOWIE's Ella Rae Wise, Michael Fabricant and Angellica Bell are also in the running.
Mickey, 72, marks one of the show's biggest signings in history and with public feuds with Robert De Niro, two marriages and a string of high profile relationships, producers will be hoping the he brings plenty of drama to the house.
Drag Queen Danny Beard is also said to be arriving as a late entry.
Here MailOnline takes a look at the stars who are rumoured to be taking part in the upcoming series of Celebrity Big Brother...
Mickey Rourke
In the past Mickey has been open about his changing face throughout the years, claiming to have undergone plastic surgery predominantly for facial restructuring due to injuries from boxing.
He told DailyMail.com in 2009, 'Most of it was to mend the mess of my face after the boxing. I went to the wrong guy to put my face back together.'
Rourke continued, 'I had my nose broken twice. I had five operations on my nose and one on a smashed cheekbone.
'I had to have cartilage taken from my ear to rebuild my nose and a couple of operations to scrape out the cartilage because the scar tissue wasn't healing properly,' calling it one of the most 'painful operations' he's had.
He has notoriously battled addiction — both drugs and alcohol — in the past and has taken blame for his own career decline over the years.
Mickey has also opened up about his regret over taking steroids and eating huge meals six times a day to gain weight for his role in 2008 movie, The Wrestler.
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.
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 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.'
Jack P Shepherd
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 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.'
Patsy Palmer
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
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 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.
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
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.
Trisha Goddard
Talk show presenter Trisha is joining the star-studded line-up.
Trisha regularly presented on ITV from 1998 to 2004 and then shifted to Channel 5 from 2004 to 2010.
She then ran on ITV from 1998 to 2004, then on Channel 5 from 2004 to 2010.
The 67-year-old is said to be 'excited about throwing herself into the social experiment' following her incurable stage four breast cancer.
Trisha has been suffering horrible side effects of her chemotherapy - but has bravely battled on.
Donna Preston
Donna, 38, is the latest name to sign up for Celebrity Big Brother and is ready to bring the laughter on the upcoming series.
An insider told The Sun: 'Donna is one of the funniest stars around and will be a huge asset to the house.
'She’s worked with ITV on a number of occasions, so they know exactly what she will bring to the table. She’s also a huge fan of Big Brother and regularly appeared on Late and Live last year.'
While Donna has featured in several television shows and movies, the upcoming comedy star is notably known for hosting Apocalypse and for a role of a circus compare in 2018's Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald.
Aside from her role as Den in Corrie, she has featured in Pants On Fire in 2019 and even wrote and co-produced BBC Three's Comedy Threesomes.
From 2019 to 2020, Donna has participated in numerous comedy sketches for Channel 4, like Popping Up and now she's doing Channel 4's Scared Of The Dark alongside other celebrities including football star Paul Gascoigne, Love Island's Chloe Burrows, and The Wanted's Max George.
JoJo Siwa
JoJo Siwa is the latest name to be attached to the Celebrity Big Brother line-up as she is set to enter the iconic house next week, MailOnline understands.
The American singer, who shot to stardom on the reality show Dance Moms, is said to have caused big excitement at ITV, as bosses hope she will draw a big U.S. audience.
Jojo, 21, has a huge American fan base but she will no doubt be hoping to be as big a success across the pond by winning over British viewers on the show.
The songstress has made a name for herself in the U.S. pop charts and is known for her outlandish looks and being a vocal member of the LGBTQ+ community.
Jojo appeared in two series of Dance Moms before going on to sign a deal with children's TV channel Nickelodeon.
Angellica Bell
TV presenter Angellica is said to have landed a staggering five-figure deal to appear on Celebrity Big Brother.
Fans will be keen to see if the CBBC legend spills all on her untimely exit from The Martin Lewis Show - which left fans baffled back in 2023.
Angellica currently co-presents Hits Radio while Fleur East is on maternity leave.
Late entry: Danny Beard
Drag queen Danny Beard will be joining the house as a late entry, according to The Sun.
Danny - who is Daniel Curtis away from the stage - made it to the semi-finals of Britain's Got Talent in 2016.
He also won RuPaul's Drag Race in 2022.
A source told the publication: 'Danny is hilarious and witty yet also great to be around. They’re going to make a great housemate for viewers and the other celebs alike.'
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