Rachel Johnson - first confirmed housemate

24 Dec, 2017 - 12:50 PM by James

Channel 5 have confirmed that journalist Rachel Johnson will be a housemate for January's Celebrity Big Brother. She is the sister of Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and daughter of Stanley Johnson who recently appeared on I'm a Celebrity. Channel 5 statement: Quote: We can confirm that journalist Rachel Johnson, will be one of the female Celebrity Big Brother housemates entering the Celebrity Big Brother house live at 9pm, Tuesday 2nd January 2018 on Channel 5. Rachel wrote in her newspaper column: "I'm going into the actual Big Brother House. For real. I know. Believe me, I know. "I am a firm believer that you only regret the things in life you don't do, not the things you do do..... .....I've never sat down and watched CBB in the way my children religiously binge-watch it, but when Channel 5 came calling, I didn't delete the annual email asking me to be on. It was because this one said that the new series was all about female empowerment and 100 years since women got the vote. "It was going to be called Big Sister (it's ended up being called Celebrity Big Brother: Year Of The Woman), with a 'classy' all-female line-up for the launch. Female politicians, performance artists, broadcasters. Serious stuff. Big names were duly dropped, and the emphasis on 'empowerment' rather than 'ritual humiliation' promised." To mark 100 years since women won the right to vote the new series will start with all female housemate, with male housemates entering the house later in the series. The series starts on Channel 5 on 2nd January 2018.

Comment posted by: Mitchell

Big Brother have confirmed on their social media that Rachel Johnson is the first contestant.

Published on: 24 Dec, 2017 - 7:08 AM

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Published on: 24 Dec, 2017 - 7:16 AM

Comment posted by: supertv247

I hate that they’re doing this

Published on: 24 Dec, 2017 - 7:16 AM

Comment posted by: RichardG

seven retweets already hypee

Published on: 24 Dec, 2017 - 7:33 AM

Comment posted by: Denver

Winner winner chicken dinner she deserved to win

Published on: 24 Dec, 2017 - 7:51 AM

Comment posted by: Denver

Quote: None of the other housemates in the line-up – which will begin as an all-female house to mark 100 years since women won the vote – have been confirmed yet. In fact, Celebrity Big Brother hardly ever reveal their line-up ahead of the live launch. But with Rachel penning a column for The Daily Mail confirming her place on the series - and admitting that she is "absolutely bricking it" after her children pointed out all the humiliating encounters previous celebs have gone through on the show - they're departing from tradition. http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/celebri...achel-johnson/

Published on: 24 Dec, 2017 - 7:54 AM

Comment posted by: Morgan.

Are they gonna reveal them all daily?

Published on: 24 Dec, 2017 - 8:04 AM

Comment posted by: Mitchell

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.dai...g-Brother.html Queen

Published on: 24 Dec, 2017 - 8:08 AM

Comment posted by: Denver

So she said she has been asked many a times but agreed on the female empowerment

Published on: 24 Dec, 2017 - 8:12 AM

Comment posted by: Denver

Quote: It was going to be called Big Sister (it's ended up being called Celebrity Big Brother: Year Of The Woman), with a 'classy' all-female line-up for the launch. 7 mess

Published on: 24 Dec, 2017 - 8:13 AM

Comment posted by: Morgan.

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Published on: 24 Dec, 2017 - 8:42 AM

Comment posted by: BBUK-Fan

Exciting

Published on: 24 Dec, 2017 - 9:44 AM

Comment posted by: michael21

Quote: Originally Posted by Prue Wreath Big Brother have confirmed on their social media that Rachel Johnson is the first contestant. Never heard of her

Published on: 24 Dec, 2017 - 10:02 AM

Comment posted by: Wizard.

Queen of regretting her decision already!

Published on: 24 Dec, 2017 - 10:21 AM

Comment posted by: Nicky91

who

Published on: 24 Dec, 2017 - 11:00 AM

Comment posted by: AProducer'sWetDream

I think she's a great signing. Although she's deluded if she thinks it's gonna be a classy line-up. I can't wait to see her meet Wayne Rooney's party girl and Holly off Geordie Shore. Jackie Stallone teas.

Published on: 24 Dec, 2017 - 12:39 PM

Comment posted by: TiBB Frontpage Article

James has posted a new TiBB frontpage article. [quote]http://pictures.thisisbigbrother.com...el_Johnson.jpg Channel 5 have confirmed that journalist Rachel Johnson will be a housemate for January's Celebrity Big Brother. She is the sister of Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and daughter of Stanley Johnson who recently appeared on I'm a Celebrity. Channel 5 statement: Quote: We can confirm that journalist Rachel Johnson, will be one of the..... Excerpt of article quoted above. Read full article here - http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/cbb2...housemate.html

Published on: 24 Dec, 2017 - 12:50 PM

Comment posted by: Cherie

Quote: Originally Posted by Merry Molliemas who Stanley's daughter

Published on: 24 Dec, 2017 - 1:29 PM

Comment posted by: Wojtek

I didn't know that Jackie Travers has a twin

Published on: 24 Dec, 2017 - 1:33 PM

Comment posted by: LaLaLand

She's brilliant. Intelligent, opinionated, ballsy. She's like a likeable and extremely posh version of Katie Hopkins.

Published on: 24 Dec, 2017 - 3:13 PM

Comment posted by: andybigbro

Never heard of her

Published on: 24 Dec, 2017 - 3:17 PM

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She doesn't need the money so could be good

Published on: 24 Dec, 2017 - 3:22 PM

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Ive seen her loads of times on the news and never knew she was Boris's sister

Published on: 24 Dec, 2017 - 3:44 PM

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