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Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan has been promised mega bucks to star in Celebrity Big Brother.

I hear Channel 5 bosses hope the colourful American, 61, will be a major talking point in their UK v US special series this summer.

Model Janice Dickinson has been signed for a reported £300k, and a source said: “Hulk is a big name. He’s known for being opinionated.”

Word is 6ft 7in Hulk’s divorce from wife Linda cost him a hefty sum – so maybe it’s an offer he can’t refuse?

Watch Hulk as he jokes he'd be keen on a Downton Abbey role:

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Hulk shot to fame opposite Sylvester Stallone in ‘Rocky III’ in 1983 and created the most iconic moment in wrestling history when he body slammed Andre the Giant at WrestleMania III in 1987.

The 61-year-old star also had his own reality TV show ‘Hogan Knows’ in which he starred with his ex-wife Linda Hogan, singer daughter Brooke and son Nick.

However, he has blamed the programme for contributing to the break-up of his marriage to Linda and being a negative influence on his kids - with the subsequent divorce costing him millions.

That might make Big Brother’s cash tough to resist...