Ignoring the reality crowd , when people say they want celebs it tends to be get celebs well past their best even in reality terms that have been on another reality show usually the jungle.

Looks like biggins, Samantha fox I honestly don't recall her being in the jungle.

The late David Gest , Janice Dickinson etc.

All these people seemed to have been at their best in other shows and bb seems to struggle to get celebs that choose cbb ahead of anything else.

I assume because they prioritise uk reality shows celebs and unknown Americans the budget struggles to get anyone else

well I think you answered your own question really

Because real celebrities have way more respect for themselves and the careers they have built to appear on such trash TV which will damage their reputations they have worked on.

Reality TV stars have no respect for themselves and have no talent and just want money and media exposure so they have no problem making an ass out of themselves for it. They are cheap to cast for a reason.

Samantha Fox, has anybody actually heard of her, since she presented the Brits, with Fleetwood Mac

I'm going to be slaughtered but at lest Biggins and Sam Fox, are Celebrities, even though I haven't heard of Sam Fox for years, be interesting what she looks like now

Biggins was crowned the King of the jungle and he was a finalist in Celebrity Masterchef.

I think he'll do well in this as well.

Because they're on their last legs and desperately need the money.

they need to get some current celebs like Jennifer Lawrence and Benedict Cumberbatch, I am sure they could put their movie careers on hold for a few weeks while they sit bored shitless in a house getting paid peanuts?

The way housemates are treated these days is enough to have any celebrity worth their salt not touching it with a barge-pole

That's why it's largely 'cast' with tuppeny'appeny reality TV people now ... being treated like disposable garbage is just another day at the office for them

Probably because Celebrities well past their sell-by-date are cheaper.

I absolutely cannot stand Biggins. He's one of those where I'm unsure I can watch it with him on :/

his overbearing jovial act makes me gag

I guess Biggins kicks a true fan of the show Celebrity, he will get mentioned nightly on BBOTS though.

I'm old enough to remember him as a actor though

I would like him to win.

But you can guess on opening night, he will end up talking to somebody name dropping

if he had retired from public life after Porridge I would not hate him

Yeah she was brilliant on that, and that thing where she had to run a club and kept telling everyone I am nwot psst, I dwan eva (hic) drink as she tumbles over in her bat cape

yes, she was like a harmless Kerry Katona in that

What classic TV that was.

Because they're easy to get and they're desperate - winning combination as far as Endemol are concerned.

I think the key word there is 'desperate.' I hesitate to say it makes it funnier after last night, but unfortunately it does.

Only when she was dressed as a vampire, pissed, shouting obscenities at that guy who she was supposed to be mentoring.

Firstly the budget. They can only afford Z-listers.

Secondly it's because the show has quite low ratings nowadays, and (much like the celebrities it attracts) it's also past it's prime. Averaging viewing figures of 2 million a night.

People with real talent are too busy working. It's only those who have no work that GP on CBB

And deny the world "On Safari!" ?!

Shame on you Pitman. Shame.

I am with you on that one.
You may have dodgy taste in music BeyF but you know your onions when it comes to annoying a-hole, panto, z listers!!

And yet CBB always has a more interesting and exciting show than all of those other ones so who cares?