Is Samantha Grant a shoo-in for Celebrity Big Brother? (Picture: ITV)

Is Celebrity Big Brother about to become a bit of a royal affair? It’s certainly beginning to look that way, if the odds are anything to go by.

Because according to the bookies, relatives of the newly-appointed Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, are very much in the frame to appear – with both her dad and her controversial half-sister tipped to join the house.

Of the two it’s looking more likely that Samantha Grant will take the plunge – with Paddy Power making her odds-on to appear on the show at just 10/11

Meanwhile the odds have also been slashed on Meghan’s dad Thomas Markle showing up – tumbling from 100/1 to 16/1.


Or will it be Meghan’s dad Thomas we get to see instead? (Picture: ITV)

‘Producers revealed that this series of CBB will have the theme ‘eye of the storm’, and few people fit that brief better than Thomas Markle, said a Paddy Power spokesman.



‘He’s said that he plans to come to the UK to try and reconcile with Meghan, and to visit one British Royalty – the CBB house. Plus, we know he’ll do anything for cash.’

And they may not be the only famous relatives appearing, with Ines Knauss, the sister of Melania Trump, just 10/1 to join the CBB house.

Bookies are also convinced that kidnapped model Chloe Ayling will be a contestant – offering odds of 4/9 on her entering the house – while Towie’s Bobby Cole Norris and Love Island 2017’s Gabby Allen appear to be near certainties at 1/9 and 1/4 respectively.

Emma Willis will be back on the show as presenter – but will it be the last on C5? (Picture: WENN)

Others who could pitch up include Ant McPartlin’s ex-wife Lisa Armstrong – who is 33/1 to join the compound in Borehamwood – and US porn star Stormy Daniels, whose odds halved to 33/1 over the weekend.

Meanwhile Paddy Power are also offering odds on the show making the move from Channel 5 to ITV, amid speculation this could be the last series on C5.

The Big Brother franchise is in the last year of its contract with Channel 5 – and ITV have emerged as the clear favourites to poach the show, with a return to Channel 4 rated at 2/1.

‘While the show itself may find its famous eye logo in a storm of its own, as Channel 5 seem keen to drop it,’ Paddy Power explained.

‘We make it odds-on that CBB goes to ITV, joining the likes of Love Island on its roster.’

Here’s who they’re tipping to walk through those house doors when the series returns.

Celebrity Big Brother 19 - who could appear? 1/9 Bobby Cole Norris

1/4 Gabby Allen

4/9 Chloe Ayling

10/11 Samantha Grant

11/4 Brendan Cole

10/1 Ines Knauss

12/1 Samira Mighty

16/1 Thomas Markle

16/1 Caroline Flack

16/1 Boris Johnson

16/1 Pamela Anderson

33/1 Stormy Daniels

33/1 Lisa Armstrong

33/1 Danny Dyer

33/1 Louise Redknapp

66/1 David Davis

80/1 Oisin Tymon

100/1 Tiffany Trump

125/1 Louis Walsh

225/1 Simon Le Bon

Which channel will show Big Brother in 2019? 4/6 ITV

2/1 Channel 4

8/1 Sky

28/1 Comedy Central

33/1 DMAX

When does Celebrity Big Brother return?

The series will begin later this summer although Channel Five has yet to confirm the exact date.

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