Chris Hughes has reportedly signed up for Celebrity Big Brother after being snapped up by show bosses.
The former reality TV heartthrob, 32, who first rose to fame on the 2017 series of Love Island, is set to join the star-studded lineup for the new season, according to The Sun.
Now a well-established TV sports correspondent, Chris is determined to prove there’s more to him than just his reality TV past – and he’s ready to bring the drama.
A source told the publication: ‘Producers think Chris will be a great addition to the house. He is really entertaining and was one of the most popular and iconic reality contestants with a massive social media following.
‘Execs are hoping he will bring his huge young fanbase with him to the show, along with some juicy tales.
‘He’s got loads of showbiz mates and has some famous ex girlfriends – he’ll be brilliant.’
Chris Hughes has signed up for Celebrity Big Brother after being snapped up by show bosses
The former reality TV heartthrob, 32, who first rose to fame on the 2017 series of Love Island, is set to join the star-studded lineup for the new season, according to The Sun
has contacted ITV and representatives of Chris Hughes for comment.
An ITV spokesperson for Celebrity Big Brother said: ‘Any names suggested for Celebrity Big Brother are purely speculation.’
Chris finished third on Love Island with his then girlfriend Olivia Attwood, 33, but split seven months after the show ended.
He then began dating former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson, 33.
They broke up after 18 months together, with the first Coronavirus lockdown taking the blame for keeping them apart.
Most recently he was dating professional golfer Annabel Dimmock, 38, but the pair split in 2022.
Last year’s Celebrity Big Brother’s launch episode attracted the biggest audience in over a decade with 3.8m viewers tuning in, seven-day consolidated figures show.
Hosted by AJ Odudu and Will Best, the reality show sees a cast of famous faces enter the iconic Big Brother house, where they embark on the ultimate social experiment by becoming isolated from the outside world.
Leaving luxury behind, the celebrities will take part in nominations and tough tasks with cameras capturing their every move.
Chris finished third on Love Island with his then girlfriend Olivia Attwood, 33, but split seven months after the show ended
He then began dating former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson, 33 (pictured in 2021)
Most recently he was dating professional golfer Annabel Dimmock, 38, but the pair split in 2022
A source previously told The Sun: ‘Bosses have been thrilled with how CBB has performed.’
‘They were already looking forward to series two of the civilian series in the autumn and have now added a second series of the CBB to the pot.’
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‘The number of viewers watching live has sat solidly above 1million all series which is meaty for a daily show at 9pm…’
It comes after Big Brother ratings slumped to their lowest ever viewership on launch night in November.
For the highly anticipated return of the UK’s first social experiment, only 825,000 people tuned into ITV to watch the live premiere.
The ratings represented less than half of last year’s simulcast launch.
But it was not all bad news, as 25 percent of those viewers were aged 16-34, in line with ITV2’s airing last year.
While it may be the lowest-ever opener in terms of numbers, it is on par with 2023 which was an overnight series average.
It’s a far cry from the 2.5 million viewers the first episode attracted, but that was also simulcast across ITV1.
The 2024 opener was exclusive to ITV2 and ITVX and was not broadcast across ITV1.
People watching on ITVX or on catch-up were not included in the viewership numbers, only those who watched live were considered for the count.