I HATE to say it, but the lineup for this year's Celebrity Big Brother is underwhelming.
may be a great get, is recognisable enough, and we have a touch of from
Millions have seen and grow up in front of their eyes on their respective .
I've worked with chat show legend on her show and I can confirm that she's brilliant to work with.
There's no doubt that bagging a star like , 72, is also huge coup for the commercial network.
The other Michael – lookalike – Fabricant.
But I'm going to be honest, compared to previous lineups it's giving more dowdy than glamour.
I remember the days when slammed for wanting her Louboutin heels back.
That same year we had and all her natural beauty fumes in the diary room about how tired she was.
This was all in the midst of the blossoming relationship with star and .
I remember that year as I sat in the press conference task thinking that we had a legendary lineup.
Oh how the mighty have fallen.
But that was simply the culmination of a number of series from with entertaining (and uber sexy) personalities.
Who can forget the thirteenth series of in 2014? I know that the idea of that series lives rent free in my mind.
I remember going into the BBBOTS studio and personally discussing the sultry antics of all the housemates with hosts and .
Dappy was the star name for the series, who aside from NDubz was best known for his infamous full frontal aubergine snap.
Yes we had Jim Davison, but we also had and battle it out over Blue singer .
breakout star – who famously described herself as ‘Albert Einstein meets Jessica Rabbit' – also featured that year.
I can tell you that there was far more hopping in the house than thinking about the theory of relativity.
The housemates were handcuffed together on opening night, Dappy wore a nappy as a punishment, and I remember Luisa and Jasmine snogging in the hot tub bath.
Compared to previous years, the 2025 lineup is sadly looking more snooze-fest than sexy.
There were plenty of other standout moments from other editions, like when and stripped down for ‘s birthday.
18 saw , , Khan and compete in one lineup!
Then there was the fact that , , and also shared a house together?
2017's All Stars Vs New Stars series saw , , and all come together.
Other sexy names over the Channel 5 years include , , , , and amongst others.
The point is, there is a long of multiple beauties to walk through the hallowed sliding entrance doors and made it extra exciting for viewers to watch as the chemistry fizzed.
Compared to previous years, the 2025 lineup is sadly looking more snooze-fest than sexy thanks to the lack of single celebs.
If ITV continues this way, the viewers could drop down to the size of Chesney's famous hit, the one and only.
