Rachel predicts stress for CBB stars

Big Brother 9 winner Rachel Rice has said that she is concerned about the "very negative effects" that being in the house can have on its residents.

Rice, who has been watching the show at home in Wales with her mum, told Wales Online before the launch: "I’ll be really worried watching it as I’ll be feeling for them. I expect they were just as nervous beforehand as we were - if not more.

"It can have very negative effects on you phystically and mentally and it’s always interesting to see how people cope."

She added: "It should be a good year, they’ve got some good people on it this time."

The 24-year-old tipped Verne Troyer to win the series.