Celebrity Big Brother bosses 'frantic as last famous face yet to sign their contract'

The new series kicks off on Thursday
Chaotic: Celebrity Big Brother bosses are reportedly still trying to sign up their final celebrity
Channel 5
Natasha Sporn15 August 2018

Celebrity Big Brother bosses are reportedly scrambling to find a final big name ahead of Thursday night’s launch show after being left with one spare slot.

During the glitzy live launch, a whole host of famous faces who have been caught up in a media frenzy will enter the house for the new series of the Channel 5 show .

But it has been claimed that the final celebrity slot is yet to be filled, with producers chasing one major name.

A source told The Sun Online: “Everyone is now in hiding ahead of the show starting tomorrow but there’s an empty hotel room still waiting to have someone check in.

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“The bosses have been trying to sign this person up for a while but there have been issues along the way and their contract is still very much blank.”

The insider continued that there have been “frantic phone calls and emails” trying to sign the person up, adding that the network are “pulling out all the stops”.

Channel 5 declined to comment when contacted by Standard Online.

Presenters: Emma Willis and Rylan Clark-Neal
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Meanwhile, the show is still in ongoing talks over its future after it was reported that this year could be the last we see of the reality show.

Boss Paul Osborne said: “We don’t know if it’s going to be last one, we’re still in negotiations. We’re very hopeful.”

The iconic house had had a makeover just in time to lock up its famous guests, rumoured to include Stormy Daniels, Gabby Allen and Ben Jardine .

Celebrity Big Brother starts Thursday 16 August at 9pm on Channel 5.

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