Celebrity Big Brother 2009
The viewing spectacle that is Big Brother returned to our screens on January 2nd 2009 and this time its Celebrity incarnation. The eleven stars have all been welcomed by Davina and have now entered the house and there is a good splattering of D and Z list celebrities amongst them. Who will win, who will be evicted first, check out the betting offers with Paddy Power to find out.
Celebrity Big Brother 2009 Housemates
The first batch of celebrities have entered the house, will this be it or will they be joined by other celebs as the show goes on, perhaps another Sugababe or even Andy Scott Lee who has been on every other reality TV program.
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Michelle Heaton
Former Pop Idol: The Rivals entry who joined the band Liberty X after failing to make it to the winning band Hear 'Say. Liberty X went on to have more success than the winners, they released three albums but split up in 2007.
Lucy Pinder
Lucy was discovered by a photographer for the daily star whilst sunbathing on Bournemouth beach she quickly became a Page 3 girl and glamour model and is currently one of the highest paid natural chested models in the United Kingdom.
Coolio
The American rapper (real name Artis Leon Ivey, Jr)is well known for his 1995 song 'Gangsta 's Paradise ', which appeared in the movie Dangerous Minds for which his song was awarded a Grammy. He has since tried acting having appeared in the superhero film Daredevil with Ben Affleck (although his parts were cut out of the final edit they can be seen in the directors cut DVD).
Verne Troyer
One of the most recognisable stars in the house, he played Mini Me from the Austin Powers franchise and more recently the Uwe Boll film, Postal which was based on the computer game of the same name. He is one of the worlds smallest men measuring 2 feet and 8 inches. A former girlfriend of his recently released a sex tape of them both.
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Ben Adams
From 1999 and 2002 Ben was part of the boyband A1, they were quite successful and released three albums and a succession of hit singles. Since leaving A1 he embarked on a solo career which has so far produced one top twenty single.
La Toya Jackson
The 52 year old sisters of Michael Jackson is probably the black sheep of the famous Jackson household, she posed naked for Playboy in 1992, has had as much plastic surgery as her infamous brother and publicly spoke out against during his trials for assaulting children.
Mutya Buena
Mutya rose to fame as a member of the girlband The Sugababes she also has a staggering fourteen tattoos all over her body. She quit the Sugababes at the height of their fame after releasing four albums and nineteen singles and was replaced by Amelle Berrabah. Mutya after having a break to give birth to her child she started a solo career releasing one album before being dropped by her record label even though it sold over 100,000 units.
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Terry Christian
He is known as the Manc motormouth is is know to millions as one of the presenters of the Channel 4 late night Friday show "The Word". Since then he has become a radio DJ featuring on most Manchester based stations and nationally on TalkSport.
Tina Malone
Famous for playing Moe McGee in the Liverpool based soap Brookside (or Brookie) she is a talented actress that also runs a casting agency. Most people however will know her from her role as Mimi Maguire in Shameless.
Tommy Sheridan
He first entered the public eye when he led the Scottish Anti Poll Tax campaign. He was the first person to be elected to the Glasgow City Council whilst serving time in jail due to his campaigning against the tax. He is currently a co-convenor in the Scottish political party Solidarity.
Ulrika Jonsson
One of the most famous names and according to the tabloid newspapers the highest paid member of the house earning in the region of £175,000 for her time in the house. Ulrika presented the cult show Gladiators on ITV1 and was a team captain on the long running comedy panel show Shooting Stars. She courted controversy when it was discovered she had an affair with the then England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson.
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