Alert – Celebrity Big Brother: First explosive row breaks out as fiery Louis Walsh and Lauren Simon ‘come to blows over bed allocation’ – News Alerts

Celebrity Big Brother’s first explosive row has reportedly already broken out between two fiery housemates.

Louis Walsh and Lauren Simon have come to blows after both wanting the same double bed, reports The Sun.

Just hours after they entered on Monday’s launch shows the famous faces headed the bedroom to make claim to where they wanted to sleep.

But former X Factor judge Louis, 71, and Real Housewives of Cheshire star Lauren, 51, both reportedly set eyes on the same large double bed.

Lauren had settled herself on the plush bed only to then be turfed out by Louis who wanted it too, the report claims.

Celebrity Big Brother’s first explosive row has reportedly already broken out between two fiery housemates (Lauren Simon pictured)

Louis Walsh (pictured) and Lauren Simon have come to blows after both wanting the same double bed, reports The Sun

A source told the publication: ‘Lauren isn’t used to not getting her own way but when it comes to age and star-power Louis of course totally outranks her.

‘It was hard for her to form any kind of solid argument as to why he ought to make way for her to enjoy the bigger bed solo over him, but she put up a good fight.

‘It was the first sign of tension in the house, just hours after the celebs entered – and suggests none of them will be shy about sharing opinions or holding their own.’

Lauren and Louis join the likes of Sharon Osbourne, David Potts, Colson Smith and Nikita Kuzmin on the show.

Celebrity Big Brother drew in 2.8million viewers during its ITV launch episode on Monday evening – 700,000 more than the last series launch.

The celebrity spin-off of the reality show last aired on Channel 5 in 2018 but was axed after its viewing figures for both the celeb and civilian series dropped.

The first episode of the final celebrity Channel 5 series drew in 2.1 million viewers, peaking with a total of 2.5 million viewers.

However, the ITV relaunch proved to be a ratings hit, as it peaked at 3.2 million viewers across all devices – its highest launch since 2016.

Just hours after they entered on Monday’s launch shows the famous faces headed the bedroom to make claim to where they wanted to sleep

But former X Factor judge Louis, 71, and Real Housewives of Cheshire star Lauren, 51, both reportedly set eyes on the same large double bed

Lauren had settled herself on the plush bed only to then be turfed out by Louis who wanted it too, the report claims

According to overnight reports, during its linear air time alone, ITV1 had more than double the audience of any other channel.

The new series also secured the highest 16-34 audience of the night, with 463,000 and a 42.5 per cent audience share.

It also beat the launch of the civilian series, which aired in October and saw 2.5million people tune in to watch the show return to screens.

Celebrity Big Brother aired for the first time in six years on Monday night as 12 new housemates – and a brand new house lodger – arrived.

The launch episode, which aired on ITV for the first time ever, welcomed a host of recognisable faces from the showbiz industry ahead of a possible three-week stint.

Hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best were on hand to greet the celebrities outside of the iconic house, before they headed inside to get acquainted.

However, as the stars of reality TV, soapland and social media arrived, viewers complained that they didn’t recognise any of the contestants.

The launch episode, which aired on ITV for the first time ever, welcomed a host of recognisable faces from the showbiz industry ahead of a possible three-week stint (Louis and Sharon Osbourne seen)

Celebrity Big Brother fans said they were let down by the confirmed line-up of the new series and claimed they had to Google most of their names.

But if the first episode is anything to go by, viewers will be anything but disappointed, as it featured some hilarious moments from the cast.

Within minutes of the episode starting, Sharon had already kissed AJ on the lips and Louis had let slip that he knew ‘Mrs O’ was waiting inside.

Celebrity Big Brother on Tuesday at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.