It launched on 2 January 2018 on Channel 5,[1] and concluded on 2 February 2018 after 32 days, making it the joint longest series to date.

Emma Willis returned to host the series, while Rylan Clark-Neal continued to present Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side.

[3] It was confirmed on ITV's This Morning that for the first time in Celebrity Big Brother history the launch show will be made up of all females, to mark 100 years of women's suffrage.

[5] The official logo was released on 5 December 2017 and was based on a human eye, the first since Celebrity Big Brother 7 in 2010.

[10] Amanda Barrie is an English actress who is best known for playing Alma Halliwell in ITV soap opera Coronation Street.

Andrew Brady is a British reality television personality best known for competing on the thirteenth series of The Apprentice in 2017.

Since retiring, she appeared on the eighth series of Strictly Come Dancing and most recently, starred in pantomime.

David Daniel O'Reilly, known better by his stage name Dapper Laughs, is a British stand-up comedian and media personality.

In 2014, he hosted his own dating show Dapper Laughs: On the Pull on ITV2, but it was axed after one series following a rape joke controversy.

Elgin Baylor Lumpkin, known better by his stage name Ginuwine, is an American singer, songwriter and actor best known for releasing a number of multi-platinum and platinum-selling albums and singles in the 1990s and 2000s, including "Pony" in 1996.

As well as singing, he has starred in films such as Juwanna Mann and television series such as Martial Law.

Margaret Oliver is an English former Detective Constable in the Greater Manchester Police, best known for exposing the Rochdale child sex abuse ring.

Oliver quit the force after serving 16 years to expose the wrongdoings of senior officers.

Rachel Johnson is a British editor, journalist, television presenter, and author.

Lynch began an acting career, appearing in Sky One's Dream Team, and has since starred in pantomime.