So the last season of the British cultural phenomenon Big Brother sprang into action last night. Thirteen contestants and a mole were put into the circus-themed ‘House of Hell’ looking to become the show’s final season champion in three months time. RWD takes a look at this year’s housemates, in what promises to be the most controversial series ever…

The show, which defined reality television and spawned Jade Goody and the cult of the citizen celebrity, will end in thirteen weeks, after Channel 4 announced that its eleventh series would be its last.

Here we run through the weirdly wonderful thirteen hopefuls…

THE WOMEN

Caoimhe (pronounced Kee-va), 22, student, Dublin

Says that as a child she was an ugly, uni-browed loner. Nowadays her mum calls her, ‘her favourite slapper’. Charming!

Josie, 25, financial sales rep, Bristol

She believes in ghosts and was proud in admitting to loving the c**k.

Corin, 29, shop worker, Stockport

Jordan look-a-like. In a relationship with a woman

Ife (pronounced Iffy), 25, professional dancer, Milton Keynes

Christian, insomniac and professional dancer, who was adopted.

Rachael, 23, hair stylist, Nottingham

Admits she checks herself out in the mirror up to 100 times a day to ‘check I’m still hot’.

Shabby (aka Keeley), 24, film-maker, London

Lives in a squat. Claims she was an elf in a former life.

Yvette aka Sunshine, 24, medical student, Peterborough

Vegan. She lives with her pet Chihuahua Tinkerbell.

THE MEN

David, 39, Christian minister, Pontypool, Wales

David went off the rails as a teen, drinking and taking drugs. However, on October 11th 1992 he met Jesus. Since then he has thrown off the shackles of drink and drugs getting drunk on ‘Godka’ instead.

Benjamin, 30, television extra, London

The token posh boy.

Nathan, 25, trainee joiner, Yorkshire

Claims to be Yorkshire’s answer to Liam Gallagher.

Govan, 21, voluntary worker, Leicester

Self-confessed slob. Bi-curious.

John, 24, unemployed, Melbourne, Australia

Once changed his name to Achilles.

Steve, 40, former soldier, Leicester

Lost his legs and an eye in a bomb blast while on patrol in Belfast twenty years ago. Recently took part in the Royal Ocean Yacht Race despite not being able to swim

The 14th contestant is a secret entrant who will be dressed in a mole suit and will have a mission to subvert the housemates’ tasks covertly.

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Tags: Big Brother, Big Brother 2010, Channel 4, England, Jade Goody