Age (at start of series): 66

Occupation: Television presenter / author

Interesting facts: Fern says she will miss her three cats while she's in the famous house.

Former This Morning star Fern Britton's appearance on Celebrity Big Brother could prove to be explosive and is believed to be set to lift the lid on her well-known feud with her former co-host Phillip Schofield. She had presented the ITV show for six years alongside Phil before she was replaced by Holly Willoughby in 2009.

After Fern dramatically quit, she had initially claimed that it was because she wanted to spend more time with her family. However, it was later reported that Phil was being paid £250,000 more than her. Friends of the TV star revealed that she felt "undervalued" by ITV bosses and was "living in Phil's shadow". The pair had also been hosting Mr & Mrs together at the time, and it was reported that he was earning three times her salary on the show. Yet, in 2016 Fern denied leaving due to the pay gap but failed to turn up for This Morning's 25th anniversary celebrations.

Things got awkward in 2018 when Fern was interviewed via video link for the show's 30th anniversary celebrations, saying to Phil: "Congrats on the BAFTA. That was absolutely wonderful and brilliant. I would have loved to have been there but I didn't get an invitation." The rows rolled onto Twitter, with Phil making a cruel jibe at Fern. However, one of Fern's agents later admitted that they made a mistake and that they'd declined the invite on her behalf.