Jonny Mitchell is reportedly the first male contestant heading into the ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ house in 2018.
The ‘Love Island’ star recently split up with girlfriend Stephanie Pratt and bosses of the Channel 5 show are expecting him to be popular among the all-female housemates, who will have been in the famous abode a week before stars of the opposite sex join the competition.
An insider told The Sun newspaper: "Jonny is going to be a big hit on the show.
"Viewers really enjoyed watching him on ‘Love Island’ this summer – and clearly there’s still more to see from Jonny.
"Hs split from Stephanie Pratt was a major factor in Channel 5 booking him for the new series.
"He is guaranteed to bring some drama to the house and romance one of the female contestants."
‘Made in Chelsea’ star Stephanie was left heartbroken when she discovered Jonny had been cheating on her, but is now "absolutely fine" as she is used to having her fair share of cheating beaus.
She tweeted after their break-up: "I am absolutely fine I’ve had my fair of cheaters but hearing all of that come out today 3 days after the episode w the police was much more traumatic- BUT I’ll be at the gym tomorrow am working on that breakup-bod #StrongWoman xx (sic)."
The new series of ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ will launch live on January 2 2018.
The forthcoming series will see an all-female cast head into the iconic house in commemoration of 100 years since women won the right to vote for the very first time,
In their previous announcement, bosses revealed the series will also include male contestants who will enter the house in the second week, giving the female stars – whose identities have not yet been revealed, but will range from politicians to performing artists – a full week to interact with one another in honour of the historical milestone.
A statement from Channel 5 said: "Presented by Emma Willis, ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ will initially explore how the all-female housemates interact, from politicians to performing artists, as they enter the house first, ahead of the celebrity male housemates. Over the course of the series, as the male counterparts enter the house, the housemates will take part in a series of entertaining tasks and hidden experiments which will test their – and our – assumptions, challenge gender stereotypes and reveal fascinating truths about what it is to be a woman – and man – in the 21st century."
Jonny Mitchell first male heading into Celebrity Big Brother 2018?
