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Bosses have been desperate to keep the list of housemates under wraps. But your in-the-know Daily Star Sunday was last night handed the top-secret listing.

It shows Channel 5 have signed TOWIE’s Pete Wicks, 28, for next month’s series.

Others set to appear include Geordie Shore favourite Nathan Henry, 26, and US reality star Brandi Glanville, 44.

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A show source said: “This is a nightmare for producers. They only want the housemates to know who they’ll be living with once they walk into the house.

“Now they will have the chance to find out about each other online. It could ruin the dynamic producers were hoping for.”

Pete has become one of TV’s most talked-about reality stars thanks to his turbulent relationship with TOWIE co-star Megan McKenna, 24.

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And Nathan is famed for being one of Geordie’s Shore most outrageous attractions.

Meanwhile, Brandi is well known in America for starring on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

Our source added: “These three will all be fantastic housemates.

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“They all have plenty of experience on reality shows, meaning they know full well what makes for good TV.”

The leaked memo also confirms many of the names that have been rumoured in recent weeks.

It includes Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding, 35, shamed TV presenter John Leslie, 52, X Factor reject Amelia Lily, 22, and Ex On The Beach star Jemma Lucy, 29.

Gogglebox’s Sandi Bogle will also feature alongside human Ken doll Rodrigo Alves, 33.

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A TV insider said: “Bookers have secured a great mix of celebs. There are some household names and plenty of reality stars.”

Bosses are hoping to sign up more celebs before the live launch show on August 1.

A show spokesman has teased they will be split so half of them live in luxury while the others live in squalor.

They said: “Our celebrities will take a break from their hectic schedules for a stay in the country’s top celeb retreat… the Celebrity Big Brother house.

“It’s sure to be holiday heaven for some and a holiday from hell for others.”

The current series of Big Brother ends this Friday meaning bosses will have just four days to give the house a makeover.

Reports have said it will become “a high-end retreat inspired by celeb hotel hang-outs”.