[Arneldo]

The identities of the 13 Castaways have been revealed ...

The thirteen are:

Francie: An eccentric 56-year-old who describes herself as "noisy, chatty and bossy".

Al: A 24-year-old Rik Waller lookalike who works as a fantasy fiction writer - albeit an unpublished one.

Erica: A 22-year-old kickboxing lapdancer from Bolton who "hates judgemental people".

Jonathan: An unemployed 42-year-old who admits to being "deliberately awkward" and annoying people for the sake of it.

Clare: A 23-year-old young Conservative from Surrey, who names Maggie Thatcher as her greatest idol.

Jason: An unemployed, reformed junkie of crack and heroin.

Alasdair: 19-year-old "Ally Humbo" brags to be "the most heterosexual man in Britain".

Lucinda: A "very dreamy" 26-year-old who believes all men want her.

Joe Chicken: A 33-year-old who adores animals and kissing his friends - whether they want it or not.

Ken: A 65-year-old ex-Royal Marine whose catchphrase is: "a man must have a knife, it's a fact of life".

Hassan: A 25-year-old nice guy construction worker from Suffolk.

Gemma: A 21-year-old from Essex who hates "really posh" people and confesses to never having "mixed with gays or lesbians".

Wendie: A Kathy Burke-lookalike who is a mother-of-four and full-time carer to her own mother.

Starts on Friday and lasts 12 weeks.