Celebrity Big Brother 2016: Who’s going in?

Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat, which means that it’s time to speculate about who’s going into Celebrity Big Brother in January 2016! Yes!

So, who IS going in?

The actual line-up will be kept tightly under wraps until launch day but we have our ear very close to the ground and these are the whispers we’ve heard

Gemma Collins

We strongly believe that Gemma Collins will be in the running for every celebrity reality TV show from now until Kingdom Come, following her spectacular turn on* I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!* last year.

Gemma is said to be at the top of Channel 5’s wish list. But would she do it?

Given a guaranteed supply of ham sandwiches and Quavers, we think there’s a strong chance.

** James Lock**

TOWIE’s bad boy James Lock has also been eyeballed for a slot on CBB.

He’s got an interesting back-story (horse tranquiliser, anyone?) and the requisite hot Hot HAWT bod to keep the ladies and gents at home watching, so if he wants to raise his profile from Essex pretty boy to serious media contender à la Charlotte Crosby, he could be in.

Speaking of bad boys…

Spencer Matthews

He has some making-up to do in the public’s eye following his hasty departure from I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! due to a dependence on steroid-based medication. But before that, he was doing rather well in the jungle and the viewers actually warmed to the toff totty.

He’s thought to be headed for rehab so if he cleans up his act by January there’s a possibility he’ll do CBB.

Stephanie Davis

Ex-Hollyoaks lovely Steph was all lined up for a slot on I’m A Celeb but was forced to pull out due to a nut allergy.

She’s thought to be reality TV “hot property” because of her ability to mouth off and, again, there’s that interesting back story (she left Hollyoaks under quite a cloud).

Gary Beadle

Gaz’s days in Geordie Shore may be numbered. An MTV insider hinted to us that Gaz has itchy feet and may be looking for a way out of the show that made his name. And what better step into the nation’s consciousness than a slot in CBB?

Gaz’s on-off squeeze Charlotte actually WON the show, so we can see why Gaz would fancy a taste of that sweet sweet, CBB action.

Scott Disick

Yup. The actual Lord of Keeping Up With The Kardashians is apparently being offered a tasty $1million (£660,000) deal to enter the CBB house in January 2016. It's the largest amount any potential housemate has been offered, but producers are hoping it'll be worth it in return for loads of hot Kardashian goss.

Here’s who else we’ve heard may be walking into CBB in January: