Since X-Factor and Strictly Come Dancing came to an end, it seems that reality TV fans have been left without a weekly fix. Fear not though as Celebrity Big Brother returns once again. Personally it doesn’t seem like that long ago since Julie Goodyear was alienating the nation while Julian Clary became the champion back in September.

Now though, we have another celebrity instalment, already the fourth on Channel Five, and this year’s build-up seems to be more about who wasn’t going in than who was. Disgraced TV personality Justin Lee Collins was an early rumoured name, as was Katie Price, but both quashed the stories while Meat Loaf didn’t even answer claims that he was doing the show. The most recent rumour was that Lindsey Lohan was taking part in the show as she’d arrived in London, however anyone with a bit of common sense knows that she’d never appear on a reality series like this.

Instead, our first housemate up was a very perturbed looking Frankie Dettori who looked like he’d dressed for a hunt rather than to take part in a reality show. Obviously Frankie isn’t someone who’s that au fait with the celebrity world, however it seems that since his drugs controversy he needs to do something to redeem himself and it seems Big Brother would be that thing… Read more & comment »

Sam Robertson, who played Ken Barlow’s son, Adam, in Coronation Street, has revealed that he would love a come back to the show.

Robertson originally joined the cast of the award-winning ITV soap back in 2004 but left again in 2007 after saying that he didn’t consider himself to be a great actor.
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