[Loukas]

The axed TOWIE was said to be "100 per cent" going in CBB, which launches tomorrow on Channel 5

Dan Osborne 'pulled out' of Celebrity Big Brother after negotiations broke down.

The TOWIE star, who is engaged to EastEnders beauty Jacqueline Jossa, was said to be desperate to go in the house to change the nation's opinion of him but has now had a change of heart.

He was infamously axed from TOWIE when his abusive rants at ex-girlfriend Megan Tomlin were leaked to the public.

Speaking exclusively to Mirror Online, a source very close to the Essex hunk previously told us he was "100 per cent going into the CBB house."

A separate source confirmed today: "He was in talks to go on the show but has decided this year is not the right time for him."

He also tweeted about the rumours today, posting: "Keep seeing in the press that Im going on CBB,I was never meant to have been & were just rumours.But big fan of the show & will be watching!"

Dan, who has 19-month-old Teddy with ex Megan, would have left his fiancé Jacqueline and five-month-old daughter Ella at home if he'd have gone into the house, which could be one of the reasons he's decided not to go ahead with talks for this series.

He's also still a part of male strip group The Dreamboys and will be touring with them until October, with shows in Southend, Aylesbury, Stevenage and Ipswich.

CBB starts tomorrow night. Here are all of the line-up rumours and gossip ahead of the big launch.

There will be vaguely familiar stars and there will be those regular Z-listers who have the time to move into a house and be monitored for a month by Channel 5.

After the ratings success of last year's show - which featured the highest proportion of American celebrities ever - the show is taking on a US vs UK theme in another bid to boost viewers.

Dan's rep and Channel 5 declined to comment when approached by Mirror Celeb.

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[Black Dagger]

Good.

[Rob!]

Good

[Pete.]

Oh well

[aj2463]

So this is why we have some guy who was on The Bill 20 years ago? Not that I'm a Dan fan either

[Mitchell]

Originally Posted by aj2463

So this is why we have some guy who was on The Bill 20 years ago? Not that I'm a Dan fan either

Burnsides a bigger name than some walking bit of ink.

[Xtopher]

Buh bye.

[JoshBB]

aw no more eye candy

[Shaun]

I was rather hoping he and James would have a 'mutual masturbation' task but FINE

[Will.]

CBB14 teas with people pulling out as the last min.

[T*]

i thought it'd just be some towie twat BUT

Spoiler:

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Good because I cannot stand looking at that dreadful Michael Jackson tattoo seriously did he get that done with a compass and some ink at the back of English class?

[Jordan.]

Me caring

[Ross.]

Originally Posted by Shaun

I was rather hoping he and James would have a 'mutual masturbation' task but FINE

[Jay.]

good x3

[LaLaLand]

I'm glad, he'd be like the Danny of this CBB.