EX-HEARTBEAT star Tricia Penrose has been getting secret tips on how to win CBB from her pal Denise Welch.

The Loose Women star, 54, claimed victory in last year’s Channel 5 show.

And after agreeing to follow in her footsteps into the house later this week, Tricia has called on Denise for some advice on how to survive.

The actress, 42, said: “We’ve been mates for years.”

Tricia helped Denise through her marriage split from Benidorm actor husband Tim Healy, 60, earlier in the year.