Samantha previously opened up about the devastating loss of her partner on ‘This Morning’, telling Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby she’d had a “difficult couple of years”.
“The suffering is over… she suffered for a good two years,” she said.
“She was told she was terminal two years before she died, so that was the most difficult time, the two years leading up to her death.”
Samantha was one of the 15 famous faced who entered the ‘CBB’ house on Thursday (29 July) night.
Get to know them a little better in the gallery below...
'Celebrity Big Brother' 2016 Contestants
Christopher Biggins(01 of15)
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Actor, panto king and all-round showbiz legend. (credit:Ian West/PA Wire)
Chloe Khan(02 of15)
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Former 'X Factor' star who went by the name of Chloe Mafia. She is now a multi-millionaire after launching a modelling career in the US. (credit:Instagram)
Samantha Fox(03 of15)
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80s singer and model, who famously hosted the 1988 Brit Awards with Mick Fleetwood, which was critically panned. She has previously appeared on 'I'm A Celebrity'. (credit:Ian West/PA Archive)
Ricky Norwood(04 of15)
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Former 'EastEnders' star, who played Arthur 'Fatboy' Chubb from 2010 to 2015. (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
Katie Waissel(05 of15)
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Appeared on the seventh series of 'The X Factor' in 2010, and proved to be one of the show's most controversial characters. (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
Saira Khan(06 of15)
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'Loose Women' panellist and newspaper columnist who first found fame on 'The Apprentice'. (credit:Jeff Spicer via Getty Images)
Stephen Bear(07 of15)
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Former star of MTV reality series 'Ex On The Beach', who dated Vicky Pattison earlier this year. (credit:WENN)
Aubrey O'Day(08 of15)
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US singer who was a member of girl group Dainty Kane. The band was put together on P Diddy's reality show, 'Making The Band 3'. (credit:Allen Berezovsky via Getty Images)
Frankie Grande(09 of15)
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YouTuber and the brother of singer Ariana Grande. He also appeared on the US version of the civilian 'Big Brother'. (credit:Michael Loccisano via Getty Images)
Renee Graziano(10 of15)
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Star of US reality show 'Mob Wives', which airs in the UK on ITVBe. (credit:donna ward/ABACA USA)
Marnie Simpson(11 of15)
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'Geordie Shore' star who had a high-profile relationship with 'TOWIE' star Ricky Rayment. (credit:WENN)
James Whale(12 of15)
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Controversial radio presenter, who hit headlines earlier this year when he was accused of racially abusing a caller on BBC Radio Kent. He was previously let go from roles on TalkSport and LBC. (credit:Ian West/PA Archive)
Colin Newell(13 of15)
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Appears on the UK version of hit US show ‘Storage Hunters’, and is known for his intense rivalry with Sean Kelly. (credit:Dave/UKTV)
Lewis Bloor(14 of15)
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'TOWIE' star and professional Essex lad. (credit:Ian West/PA Archive)
Grant Bovey(15 of15)
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Businessman and the former husband of Anthea Turner, who famously appeared on the first ever series of 'CBB'. (credit:HAITHAM MUSSAWI via Getty Images)
’Celebrity Big Brother’ airs nightly on Channel 5.