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IT'S A RICH MIX FOR BIG BROTHER

SOCCER ace Kieran Richardson’s gorgeous cousin will join a lap dancer, a political protester and a cleaner entering the Big Brother house tonight.

Charlie Richardson, 20, is one of 12 desperados plucked from obscurity.

Viewers will not find out the other housemates’ full identities until tonight. But The Sun can tell you Big Brother 8 will feature the show’s OLDEST ever contestant, a member of the Women’s Institute and a nanny.

The Sun can also reveal that one intelligent housemate could read from the age of TWO.

Nine of the housemates are single while two wannabes have children. Three of them have never been on a plane.

But gobby Charlie, who lives in London’s East End, already has several celebrity links.

As well as being the cousin of midfielder Kieran, 22 — who has been capped eight times by England — she is a close friend of David Beckham’s little sister Joanne, 25.

And she is believed to have had a string of flings with top Premiership players.

But housemates had better watch out for her fiery temper after she was involved in a brawl at soccer star Jermaine Pennant’s 24th birthday party in January.

Charlie was questioned by cops over a row with ex-BB housemate Saskia Howard-Clarke after two groups of girls attacked each other

Glasses had smashed against walls as girls rolled around pulling each other's hair and the floor was left covered in blood.

Saskia was hit by a flying bottle and one girl even went to hospital after a glass smashed in her face.

A string of Premiership stars — who were not involved in fighting — were witnesses to the alleged assault.

The row began as one of Saskia’s pals argued with Charlie. One clubber said: “A fight started and glass went everywhere. At least two girls were hit. There was blood all over the floor.

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“They called Saskia a Big Brother reject before throwing a bottle that hit her head.

“One of Saskia's pals was cut quite badly and taken to hospital. Another had lumps of hair pulled out and was rolling on the floor with the louts.”

Saskia’s agent said at the time: “She was an innocent bystander.”

Producers will keep a close eye on Charlie — who will use the alias “Danni”. They want this year’s show to be all about “fun” and “love” — and desperately want to distance the show from the nasty race rows during Celebrity Big Brother.

They have even brought in strict new rules which will see anti-social housemates booted out immediately if they offend viewers.

The new series begins on Channel 4 tonight at 9pm.

A Big Brother spokeswoman said: “Viewers will just have to tune into tonight to find out who makes it into the house.”

From The Sun