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Music stars set to enter 'Celebrity Big Brother' house

The new series of the reality show starts tonight

January 2, 2009 | 12 Comments
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Former Sugababes singer Mutya Buena and rapper Coolio are among the contestants expected to appear on the new series of 'Celebrity Big Brother', which starts tonight (January 2).

The show, which airs on Channel 4, is also rumoured to feature Michael Jackson's sister La Toya, and Terry Christian, the former presenter of late night music programme 'The Word'.

This year's series is the first since 2007, when over 40,000 people complained to the television regulator Ofcom about derogatory comments made by Jade Goody towards another housemate, the actress Shilpa Shetty.

Other contestants on this year's series are expected to include Visage frontman Steve Strange, television personality Ulrika Jonsson and the actor Verne 'Mini-Me' Troyer.

'Celebrity Big Brother' launches on Channel 4 at 9pm (GMT) tonight.

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ed2005

Jan 2, 2009

Oh dear God, can we PLEASE have an end to these godawful programmes like Big Brother and X-Factor and the like. It's like some Orwellian and Warholian nightmare mutating on us. Please stop.

James2222159

Jan 2, 2009

NO i forgot about this programme starting up one word SHIT

danjim

Jan 2, 2009

Don't get all righteous and intelliectual on Ed, i know what you mean like but till there's no need to be al pretenious about, just sit nack chill and watch some trashy telly.

GaazLovesTheBeatles

Jan 3, 2009

well said dan, sorry ed we all hate these programmes but no-one likes a pretenious arse! Hmm seems channel 4 have got some alright people in this year, i might watch a few episodes as long as it doesn't go on for another 9 months.

dave1711

Jan 3, 2009

Bah, I thought this was the one place where I wouldn't hear anything about Big Brother.

deeperwell42

Jan 3, 2009

Ah, poor old Steve Strange - not even included among the "music stars" in the first paragraph.

ed2005

Jan 3, 2009

It's nothing to do with being intellectual, I've barely got any brain cells left, and I don't want to waste what's left of them on trashy telly.

xindiekid94x

Jan 4, 2009

let's not start an argument here please.but i have to say, for the sake of our mental health, please NME don't FUCKING MENTION BB!! x

nickh90

Jan 4, 2009

the best one was the one where jonny rotten said cunt on tv... O_o

x7gardind

Jan 4, 2009

Ha... Orwell was on about cameras watching the entire country not one house full of desperate nobodies...blowing it out of proportion slightly! (but yes it is shite if that's what you're getting at)