Celebrity Big Brother 2013 contestants – in pictures

Bruce Jones, who played Les Battersby in Coronation Street from 1997 until 2007 when he was sacked for blabbing storylines to an undercover reporter. Earlier this year, he told the Sun he was working as a mechanic in North Wales for £120 a week Photograph: Channel 5/PA

Carol McGiffin, the longest-serving – and arguably, the loudest – member of the Loose Women panel. Once married to Chris Evans Photograph: Channel 5/PA

Charlotte Crosby, most famous for having sex on camera in reality TV show Geordie Shore. Was kicked off the series earlier this year after trying to beat up her boyfriend Photograph: Channel 5/PA

Courtney Stodden, famous if only on the Daily Mail's sidebar of shame (aren't they all?), an American reality TV personality married to actor Doug Hutchinson Photograph: Channel 5/PA

Danielle Marr: a dentist turned botox doctor, 'big in Ireland' after appearing on reality show Dublin Wives Photograph: Channel 5/PA

Dustin Diamond, AKA class nerd Screech in kitsch early 90s TV show Saved by the Bell turned porn star Photograph: Channel 5/PA

Lauren Harries, a child prodigy and antiques collector known as James Harries who appeared on The Wogan show in the 1980s. Underwent sex reassignment surgery in 2001 Photograph: Channel 5/PA

Louie Spence, exuberant Pineapple Dance Studios reality TV star. Good at wisecracks and jazz hands Photograph: Channel 5/PA

Mario Falcone. Never under-tanned or over-estimated, the TOWIE star who bills himself as "the show's ladies man" Photograph: Channel 5/PA

Richard Breen, AKA Abz Love, the most frequently topless member of 1990s boyband 5ive Photograph: Channel 5/PA

Ron Atkinson – 'Big Ron' – football manager turned pundit, who had to resign from ITV after being caught making a racist comment about Chelsea player Marcel Desailly Photograph: Channel 5/PA

Sophie Anderton. Model, socialite, subject of News of the World sex'n'drugs sting in 2007 Photograph: Channel 5/PA

Vicky Entwistle, gobby Janice Battersby in Coronation Street. Reunited with her TV husband Bruce Jones for CBB Photograph: Channel 5/PA