Age (at start of series): 28

Home: Manchester

Occupation: Model

Status: -

Interesting facts: Zak moved to Manchester from Thailand when he was around nine or 10 years old and often surprises people when he tells them his life story.

The 28-year-old is looking forward to "having fun and getting to know loads of strangers" while in the Big Brother house.

Ahead of his appearance on the show, he told ITV: "I'm excited to meet everyone and see what everyone's about. I don't really know what to expect so I'm just excited to find out what's going to happen."

Zak's friends and family have "always" told him he should go on TV, but Zak wasn't too taken with the idea of going on a dating show.

"I want to do a show where I could just be myself and get my personality out there and have a laugh with people," he explained.