I've heard of Sam, Biggins, Marnie, Lewis, Bear, Helen, Katie, Frankie and Chloe before this. Which is nine of the thirteen, which isn't too bad going I guess.
If Grant Bovey's biggest claim to fame is being married to Anthea Turner (which it is), I wouldn't exactly call him a celebrity. At least with angie from the last series, she was married to a music legend and not just a daytime TV presenter who now struggles to get work herself.
I know that Beth, Renee and Aubrey are all known in their own right so I don't really mind about their exclusion. Also three female American reality TV stars (Michelle, Farrah and Tiffany) were huge personalities in their seasons, despite being virtually unknown beforehand. So it could be a case of this again.
Sam, Biggins and Helen was always going to happen eventually, so this isn't a shock.
Bear was great on Ex On The Beach, so I'm really looking forward to him. Lewis was a bit of a irrelevant cast member on towie, so I'm not too fussed about him. Some eye candy I suppose. Marnie on the other hand is fabulous on Geordie Shore, and is probably the biggest personality from the show who hasn't appeared on another programme.
Frankie is going to be Perez 2.0, and I loathed Perez. That's enough said I think.
Katie could be an interesting addition, and I expect she'll be quite straight talking. Chloe will probably be first out.
Can imagine a couple of other housemates will be announced. Hopefully, they'll be Lil Kim and maybe even Stephen & Chris from Gogglebox. At least we'd be sure to be entertained by them.