The series launched on 28 July 2016, just two days after the conclusion of Big Brother 17 [1] on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom and TV3 in Ireland.

[3] Rylan Clark-Neal continued to present the spin-off show Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side.

On 26 August 2016, the series was won by Stephen Bear with Ricky Norwood finishing as runner-up.

[4] The official eye logo for the series was released on 8 July 2016 when it was posted online by presenter Emma Willis.

On 8 July 2016, it was confirmed that the spin-off show Bit on the Side would air an additional episode on Sunday nights on 5Star.

The bathroom was pretty much the same however all of the LED lighting was changed to a golden colour to complement the celebrity series.

On Day 1, fifteen housemates entered the house:[12] Aubrey O'Day is an American singer and reality television personality.

She competed in the MTV series Making the Band, on which she won a place as a member of girl group Danity Kane.

She also formed the musical duo Dumblonde, and has made appearances on television shows such as All About Aubrey and The Celebrity Apprentice.

On Day 9, he was cursed with eternal nomination for the duration of the series by his other housemates and faced every subsequent eviction.

She is most known for her audition during the seventh series of The X Factor, and for appearing on Snog Marry Avoid?.

Grant Bovey is a British businessman, most notable for his former marriage to television presenter Anthea Turner.

Colin Newell, better known as Heavy D, was a British television personality, best known for appearing as a main buyer on Storage Hunters UK.

He became the host of The James Whale Show on Radio Aire in Leeds in the 1980s, which was simulcast on national television.

Lewis Bloor is an English reality television personality, best known for starring as a cast member in the ITVBe semi-reality programme The Only Way Is Essex.

Ricky Norwood is an English actor, most notable for playing Fatboy in the BBC soap opera EastEnders between 2010 and 2015.

She is best known for being the runner-up on the first series of The Apprentice, and for appearing as a regular panellist on Loose Women.