Reality TV
Celebrity Big Brother producers are reportedly planning to pay up to ?1 million for another top star - just days before the show is due to start.
Channel 4 has told producer Endemol to make a list of celebrities a ?name your price? offer in an attempt to secure them for the show, according to the Daily Star.
?Normally by this time ? less than a week before the show starts ? the celebs are all signed and sealed," a source told the paper. "But this year bosses are going to be working right up to the last minute to make sure they get the right mix.
?Channel 4 are very keen on getting a big name star to keep the nation gripped. They called in some of the top bigwigs for meetings over Christmas, which is unheard of and shows how serious they are about making it the biggest and best yet. So don?t be surprised if a former Premiership footballer or pop hunk makes it into the mix as well.?
Rumoured to be on the wanted list are former Hollyoaks actress Sarah Dunn, singer Courtney Love and Emmerdale?s Ben Freeman, who currently faces a rape charge, which he denies.
Channel 4 has told producer Endemol to make a list of celebrities a ?name your price? offer in an attempt to secure them for the show, according to the Daily Star.
?Normally by this time ? less than a week before the show starts ? the celebs are all signed and sealed," a source told the paper. "But this year bosses are going to be working right up to the last minute to make sure they get the right mix.
?Channel 4 are very keen on getting a big name star to keep the nation gripped. They called in some of the top bigwigs for meetings over Christmas, which is unheard of and shows how serious they are about making it the biggest and best yet. So don?t be surprised if a former Premiership footballer or pop hunk makes it into the mix as well.?
Rumoured to be on the wanted list are former Hollyoaks actress Sarah Dunn, singer Courtney Love and Emmerdale?s Ben Freeman, who currently faces a rape charge, which he denies.
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