Celebrity Big Brother 2018 start date has been announced

It'll be back later this summer!

Author: Emma DoddsPublished 17th Jul 2018
Last updated 2nd Aug 2018

Fans of reality TV are getting their fix from Love Island at the moment, but as the series edges towards its end, viewers are wondering what fill the hole in their TV schedules. Thankfully, it's now been revealed that Celebrity Big Brother will premiere next month - and there might not even be a gap between the two.

According to the Mirror, the show will be back on Channel 5 on 17th August - AFTER Love Island is over.

The publication have reported that show bosses at CBB took the decision to move the premiere date back so as not to clash with the ITV2 juggernaut, as it premiered last year on 1st August.

It's also being reported that the format of the show will change this year after the show, suffered a massive dip in ratings - with a Sunday night episode drawing 690,000 viewers against Love Island's whopping 1.5 million.

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This comes after the news that ex-Coronation Street actor Ryan Thomas could be set to join the show this year - and could be paid a HUGE fee for the appearance.

The actor, who has recently starred on Australian soap Neighbours, could be set to receive £500,000 for appearing on the next series of CBB - in stark contrast to the reported lowest-paid star, Andrew Brady, who was paid just £10,000 for his stint in the house last year.

The Apprentice star was apparently paid the fee, which was £2,000 lower than Stephen Bear, who appeared on the show a year earlier and was thought to be the lowest-paid housemate at the time.