Celebrity Big Brother 2017 contestants, start date and house revelations: All you need to know

With Love Island over for the year, reality TV fans missing their daily dose of drama can take comfort in the fact that the new series of Celebrity Big Brother is just around the corner. Here’s everything you need to know.

What’s the show about?

As usua, a selection of minor UK celebs, soap stars, former pop stars and professional trolls will all be sent to a house in Elstree and cut off from all contact with the outside world, for our viewing pleasure,

Over the course of several weeks, the contestants will face daily shopping tasks to try and earn a better standard of food for themselves. They’ll also be forced to nominate each other to face eviction, with celebs leaving the house each week.

Who’s in it this year?

The line-up is yet to be confirmed but rumours persist that Shaun Williamson, who played Barry in EastEnders is heading for the Big Brother house. It’s also been reported that Coronation Street star Shobna Gulati will appear in this year’s series.

Last week a list of names purporting to be the 2017 contestant line-up was leaked. Among the stars included on the document were former Girls Aloud band member Sarah Harding, TOWIE’s Pete Wicks, Gogglebox’s Sandi Bogle and Rodrigo Alves the ‘human Ken doll’.

Who presents it?

Emma Willis will return as presenter for this year’s series, with Rylan Clark-Neal fronting spin-off show Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side.

Is there a theme?

Big Brother series usually come with a theme that determines how the house is decorated and the challenges the contestants are given while staying there.

The most recent civilian series saw the house styled as Little England complete with a tea room, duck pond and a chintzy diary room chair.

Themes of previous CBB series have included vaudeville theatre, pop-art and twisted fairytale.

This year’s show sees the iconic Big Brother house styled as a celebrity retreat where stars can take a break from their hectic headline-hitting lifestyles.

However, the recently released trailer for the upcoming series suggests that the 20^th edition of the social experiment show will borrow some elements from reality TV rival Love Island.

When’s it on?

Celebrity Big Brother series 20 begins on August 1, airing nightly with live eviction shows on Fridays.