It is rumoured that Kevin Federline, soon to be ex-husband of Britney Spears has been asked to appear on this years Celebrity Big Brother.

The singer who shot to fame when he married pop-queen Britney has supposedly been offered £150,000 to appear on the show which airs in January 2007.

An insider told The Sun: “Kevin is hugely entertaining because he takes himself really seriously – even though no-one else does.

“He’ll be great for the show because it’s all about larger than life characters.�