Celebrity Big Brother sign up stunning Towie star who dated Pete Wicks for new series alongside Love Island hunk
TOWIE star Ella Rae Wise is set to star in Celebrity Big Brother, The Sun can reveal.
The stunning reality TV regular, 24, could spill the beans on her ex Pete Wicks, 37, and her current Dancing on Ice beau Dan Edgar, 34.
Ella, who has recently been filming in Bali with the ITVBe cast, has been working with Towie producers to film exit scenes later this month, which will see her pals wave her off for a new “project”.
A telly source said: “Ella has lots of promise and producers think she’ll be really good on CBB as one of the youngest housemates.
“She’ll bring a lot of fresh viewers with her and could spill on her famous love life.
“ITV like to cross reference between their shows as it helps with promotion.
“Ella’s got her head screwed on and is really witty and funny and isn’t afraid of a bit of drama.”
Ella’s co-star Elma Pazar recently took a break from filming to Towie to appear in Love Island All Stars, before returning with her fella Sammy Root.
Former Love Island Chris Hughes is also set to take part in CBB, which starts next month.
An ITV spokesman declined to comment.
EastEnders actor James Bye has also been tipped for a spot in the house following his dramatic exit in the show’s 40th anniversary live special.
Bookies Coral are convinced James, whose character Martin Fowler lost his life in the destruction in the Queen Vic pub, will head into the compound.
They told us: “Our betting suggests James Bye could be hopping across from Walford to the Big Brother house, as he is being backed to be a contestant on the celebrity version of the show in April.”
James now has odds of 6-1 to win the entire series, and is down to odds of 2-1 to be a contestant.
ALL CHANGE
We previously told how bosses were moving the TV house after two years at Garden Studios in Harlesden, West London.
The Sun then exclusively revealed how a fan-favourite feature of the Celebrity Big Brother has been ditched for the new series.
The Mezzanine floor – which was introduced by ITV when it rebooted Big Bro in 2023 – has been scrapped.
It was the scene for Trish Balusa and Paul Blackburn’s explosive fight in 2023 and where Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne had their gossips last year.
The star-studded version of the reality show returns to ITV1 this April for a brand new series with AJ Odudu and Will Best.