The Star, which can always be trusted for its reliable sources (?) has reported that there will be a whopping 16 housemates entering the Big Brother house this year.

They report that the housemates will be some of the rowdiest we have ever seen and that the security staff have been warned to be on the lookout for bustups.

A show source said: “Get ready for Big Big Brother. With so many people waiting to burst through those doors at Elstree TV Studios, it’ll be like the January sales at Next!

“The house may have had some alterations but in such a confined space it’s a tight squeeze – and tempers can flare quickly in there.”

Is anyone else dreading this series or is it just me? The thought of being objected to a whole summer watching chavs with asbos flashing their privates parts at ‘hidden’ cameras makes me want to heave!