The 11 other housemates in the new series of Big Brother are:

Alex, 23, a half-German male model from Essex

He is a car fanatic, who loves playing the didgeridoo and does 200 sit-ups each morning

Will miss most: His VW Beetle, his house and his radio

Will miss least: The London Underground

Lee, 21, a gym manager and personal trainer from Essex

Lee is a teetotal fitness fanatic and prankster, who describes being on Big Brother as "my destiny". He lives with his father and brother, and his hero is David Beckham.

Will miss most: The World Cup

Will miss least: Going to work

PJ, 22, a trainee solicitor from Birmingham

PJ, who describes himself as coming from a very close family, lists his hobbies as "football and flirting"

Will miss most: Shopping, pubs and his mates

Will miss least: TV

Sandy, 43, a personal shopper and stylist, is Scottish-born but lives in London

Sandy spent 14 years in the Army before becoming a personal shopper. He lives with his wife of eight years and describes himself as "43 going on 16"

Will miss most: His wife and clients

Will miss least: Mobile phones

Spencer, 22, a ski shop assistant and part-time punt operator from Cambridge

He lives with his best friend and is a huge Michael Jackson fan

Will miss most: The pub

Will miss least: His best mate

Adele, 23, a DJ/PA and bodybuilder from Southport

A Vivienne Westwood addict and pharmacology graduate, her ambition is to become Missy Elliot's stylist

Will miss most: Music

Will miss least: The news, "because of all the nasty things that happen"

Alison, 27, a cinema team leader from Birmingham

The self-confessed loud-mouth, who went for Big Brother because: "I'll be the first big, black and beautiful woman in the house and it will never be boring with me around."

Will miss most: Chocolate and her mobile phone

Will miss least: Her debts and her diet

Jade, 20, a dental nurse from London

Jade is a shopaholic who loves Ceroc dancing and says her Mastermind specialist subject would be shoes and handbags

Will miss most: Her mother and boyfriend

Will miss least: Her boyfriend's dog

Kate, 22, an IT desk administrator from Kent

She is a former English teacher in Japan, a twin and loves boxing and football.

Will miss most: Pizza, music, her dog, alcohol and going to the gym

Will miss least: Checking her bank balance every day on the Internet

Lynne, 36, a mature student from Aberdeen

She is studying history of art at university and describes herself as "very vain"

Will miss most: "I won't miss things - 'stuff' is a disease of the 21st Century"

Will miss least: Work

Sunita, 25, a legal clerk and trainee barrister from London

A fan of Playstations and The Simpsons, she went in for Big Brother "because I live to enjoy and love to amuse and want to share this with the world"

Will miss most: Music and clubbing

Will miss least: Lawyer