Celebrity Big Brother 7

Tonight was the launch of the latest (and last ever) Celebrity Big Brother on Channel 4. I always make a point of watching the launch just to see who is in it, and if I have actually heard of any of them!

This year, the 'housemates' are...

Stephen Baldwin, actor (Barney Rubble in The Flinstones, has famous brothers)
Nichola Tappenden, topless model (who?)
Alex Reid, cage fighter (known for his high profile girlfriend, Katie Price)
Stephanie Beecham, actress (a well known actress, mainly for Dynasty)
Lady Sovereign, grime singer (who?)
Sisqo, R&B singer (used to be in Dru Hill, and had a solo hit with The Thong Song ???)
Dane Bowers, singer songwriter (known for his high profile ex-girlfriend, Katie Price)
Heidi Fleiss, businesswoman (ran a Hollywood prostitution ring, jailed for 3 years)
Jonas Altberg, producer and DJ (known as Basshunter, has had dance hits all over the world)
Ekaterina Ivanova, model & artist (who?)
Vinnie Jones, ex-footballer & actor (Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, X-Men 3)

An interesting mix this year. I would only class two of them as Celebrities in the true sense, and they would be Stephanie Beecham and Vinnie Jones. However, I know a few others from watching the odd bit of entertainment news on tv, or in the newspapers. But if you were to ask someone younger than myself, then they would give you a different opinion about which of those people were famous. We have four weeks of this on our tv screens, hundreds of hours of live streamed tv, mainly overnight when they're asleep (yes, hours and hours of watching people sleep), and the 'highlights' show to look forward to every evening.

I won't be watching the live streaming. Not just because it's often very dull, but I don't receive digital tv in my room, so it's not actually possible. I will probably watch the highlight shows, and i'm tipping Vinnie Jones to win. You heard it here first!