Big Brother housemates(01 of15)
Open Image ModalGina Rio, 24, from central LondonThe socialite claims to live off a £10,000 per month allowance and is said to have lived at the Savoy Hotel in London for six months. She dropped out of a fashion and marketing course at Hertfordshire because the other students "didn't party enough". She would like to have her own chat show and styles her rapper boyfriend Ecksell.
Big Brother housemates(02 of15)
Open Image ModalDaley Ojuederie, 28, from Notting Hill, LondonA professional middleweight boxer for the past decade, he has yet to lose a fight. He has been with his current girlfriend for nearly eight months. Says he is a "clean freak" and would be annoyed by unhygienic housemates and anyone with bad manners.
Big Brother housemates (03 of15)
Open Image ModalCharlie Travers, 26, from south-west LondonA receptionist whose mum Jackie - with whom she is supposed to have a love/hate relationship - is accompanying her into the house. She also claims to be confrontational and aggressive and says she is a "daddy's girl".
Big Brother housemates(04 of15)
Open Image ModalDaniel Neal, 33, from Brentwood, EssexA detective constable who has worked in child abuse cases which have included working on Operation Yewtree, the investigation launched in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal. He has a 13-year-old son from a previous relationship and now lives with a male partner, but says he is "not a typical gay".
Big Brother housemates(05 of15)
Open Image ModalHazel O'Sullivan, 24, from Dublin, Ireland.The newly single glamour model used to date Irish rugby player Fergus McFadden. She enjoys hanging around celebrity haunts in Dublin and has had a spat with former Big Brother contestant Georgia Salpa. Describes herself as "snappy and irritable".
Big Brother housemates(06 of15)
Open Image ModalJackie Travers, 59, from Berkhamsted, HertfordshireA divorcee dance instructor, she says she is "classy but not a snob". The mum-of-two says spending time with daughter Charlie in such a confined space will be a challenge, but one to which she is looking forward. She featured on TV in the 1970s when she was part of dance troupes which took part in The Two Ronnies and editions of Seaside Special.
Big Brother housemates(07 of15)
Open Image ModalSallie Axl, 26, from LiverpoolThe model and DJ claims to have slept with more than 70 women and a string of celebrity men but says she dumped her last boyfriend after she found him checking her phone.She says her biggest achievement is travelling around the world with her daughter.
Big Brother housemates(08 of15)
Open Image ModalSam Evans, 23, from WalesThe stockroom assistant was born with around 80% hearing loss and wants to be a role model for other deaf children who are embarrassed about wearing hearing aids.He compares himself to cockney wheeler-dealer Del Trotter and has played for the Wales and Great Britain deaf football teams and says he is not always able to follow conversations properly.
Big Brother housemates(09 of15)
Open Image ModalCallum Knell, 28, from Rochester in KentThe children's sports coach said he is worried his housemates will be annoyed by his "very good looks" but thinks he will win any arguments because he is so intelligent, which he says is his "trump card".He is single and says he is not looking for love in the house but will definitely "crack on" with someone.
Big Brother housemates(10 of15)
Open Image ModalDexter Koh, 28, from LiverpoolThe self-styled celebrity publicist claims to have worked as a male escort, magician and strip club manager before setting up a PR firm in the East End of London.He hit the headlines last year when he claimed to have blown six-figure sums on escort girls and drinks in upmarket clubs and describes his love life as "complicated".
Big Brother housemates(11 of15)
Open Image ModalJack and Joe Glenny, 18, from Cheshunt in HertfordshireThe pair of identical twins have the same job - as supermarket checkout assistants - and share everything from hobbies to the same bedroom.They love musicals and idolise Richard Branson because as Jack says: "He is dyslexic and now he has an island."
Big Brother housemates(12 of15)
Open Image ModalJemima Slade, 41, from LondonThe 41-year-old runs a dating site for gold diggers and also works as a hairdresser.The mother-of-one said she will miss her family and plans to deal with it by bonding with her "new family" in the house, but says she does not want to live with smelly people, lazy people or smokers.
Big Brother housemates(13 of15)
Open Image ModalSophie Lawrence, 20, from Canning Town in east LondonThe dental nurse comes from a Gypsy family who run a scrapyard business, has a black belt in karate and admits she has a temper.But she does not take herself too seriously, saying: "I have webbed feet and I'm always joking about them. You have to laugh at yourself."
Big Brother housemates(14 of15)
Open Image ModalWolfy Millington, 20, from Bolton but now lives in Falmouth, CornwallThe student is a practising Shamen who says she connects "with earth through love and harmony".She says she can talk to animals and also works as a mackerel fisherwoman and says she has "a passion for fishing which borders on the erotic".
Big Brother housemates(15 of15)
Open Image ModalMichael, 29, CorkMichael entered the house as a postman but is actually a professional actor working for Big Brother, known as the 'People's Puppet'."I've been recruited by Big Brother to work for you. I'm not the fun-loving happy-go-lucky postman."He told viewers he was in the house to "spin a web of secrets and lies" and said: "You control me. You want to know what the secret is? You're looking at it." (credit:Channel 5)