Will we get a record number of housemates on launch night?

[Denver]

With the house being expanded do you think we will get more then 16 housemates on launch?

[Pete.]

I think we'll get 14-16 HMs on Launch and then 5-6 new HMs moving into the new house later in the series

[Cal.]

Since it has a late June start and summer CBB will have to run I don't think we'll have as many housemates this series due to them having less time to get them all out. (Saying that they don't seem to mind consecutive double evictions or even quadruple evictions so they could possibly have like 24 housemates in a 9 week series).

[zakman440]

I think we'll get 14-16 HMs on Launch and then 5-6 new HMs moving into the new house later in the series

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[Jamie89]

I hope not. I prefer it when it's a smaller number of housemates. When there's too many it's impossible to dedicate enough airtime to them all and you can't get to know them. If it's a strong cast then there really doesn't need to be any more than 14. Less is more!

[Shaun]

16 is enough to try and keep up with for the first week anyway.

[Jake.]

14 is the best number

[Jason.]

14-16 HMs is enough for a whole series. I always say 14 on launch with two or so newbies thrown in about Week 3/4.

[Mystic Mock]

Maybe it's a theme for the year that every countries BB will take wildcards into their series from foreign BB's?

Maybe the UK is going with another UK vs USA theme?

[jennyjuniper]

Quality not quantity every time.