Just when you thought it was safe to switch the TV back on, E4 have announced that although they've canceled next year's Celebrity Big Brother, in its place will be... well, something that sounds more or less like Celebrity Big Brother.
In this show, though, known as 'Big Brother Celebrity Hijack',the crucial twist is that the celebrities actually get to BE Big Brother, directing the activities of a group of 18 -21 year olds. So, a sort of hybrid BB/Celeb BB then. GOD. Producers have yet to confirm who will be taking part, but are apparently auditioning "the country's most exceptional people" in the hope of assembling a cast of "prodigies". The mind boggles...


Well, she does have some experience of being incarcerated, but I still say this is one for the "I'll believe it when I see it files" - especially given that the rumour comes from The Sun, which claims that
For those still playing along at home, Ofcom have now realeased transcripts of the unseen footage from Celebrity Big Brother in which Jade, Jo, Danielle, Jack (and actually, Cleo too, although she didn't figure in the resulting furore), make reference to the word "Paki" as part of a limerick game.
Well, the
After every series of Big Brother comes the warp party - an opportunity for all of the housemates to get together, get falling-down-drunk and have a go at each other, all while being snapped by the paps. When a series ends up ruining more careers than it creates, though, I guess it's not surprising that not everyone would want to show up - other than the presenters, obviously.
One person who can't possibly claim that
It seems I was wrong yesterday when I said that Jo O'Meara hadn't taken her "My Celebrity Big Brother Hell!" story to the Sunday tabloids. She did, in fact, do