Celebrity Big Brother kicks off: Singer Chesney Hawkes is given secret task as he and JoJo Siwa are first to enter the house

Celebrity Big Brother kicked off on ITV on Monday night as 13 new housemates burst onto our screens.

Chesney Hawkes and JoJo Siwa were the first to head through the doors after being welcomed by hosts Will Best and AJ Odudu.

Singer Chesney, 53, was given the first task as the episode began as Big Brother told him he had to introduce himself as ‘The One and Only Chesney Hawkes’ to the next four entries to the house.

He is playing for points in ‘Big Brother’s super secret very hush hush gameshow’ to win prizes for the first few days in the Big Brother house. 

He stripped down in his intro video as he admitted he was a ‘bit of a nudist’ – and later joked he’d ‘peaked to early’ with the risky move.

As he entered the house he said of the upcoming experience: ‘I’m 53 and I’ve spent 53 years with myself, so I think I know myself pretty well. But I reckon I’m going to learn stuff about myself.

‘If you can reach your mid 50s and there’s potential to do that, then that’s really exciting. And I think I’ll learn some stuff about other celebrities that I didn’t know as well – so that’s interesting. 

‘Oh and Tuesday night is the night we put the bins out so I’m looking forward to not doing that!’

Singer and dancer Jojo, 21, was next to enter and put on an animated display as she chatted to Chesney.

She said as she entered: ‘I’d say my strengths are making people laugh and smile and have a good time – that’s my forte. I think I’ll be easy to get along with – I’m a fairly easy person to get along with. I’m an easy person to converse with – even if somebody’s the complete opposite to me. 

‘At the end of the day, we’re all human. And I think if you’re a human that’s open to conversation that’s a great thing. And if you’re human that’s not open to conversation that’s all good – I’ll go converse with somebody nicer.’

Trisha Goddard was next to enter as she spoke about her ongoing terminal breast cancer battle in her VT – saying her chemo was now ‘part of her new normal’.

The ITV darling, who hosted the popular daytime chat show Trisha from 1998 to 2004, announced in February last year that the cancer she was diagnosed with in 2008 and eventually beat, had sadly returned.

Love Island’s Chris Hughes was next to enter as he said he backed himself to get to the final. 

He said as he entered the house: ‘I’m looking forward to the fact that it’s very much an unknown, to meeting new people, getting to spend time with people who are from very different environments to myself and the whole social experiment behind it – the whole Big Brother experience, really.’

EastEnders star Patsy Palmer was the fifth star to enter the house at which point Big Brother revealed they had won 400 points in the gameshow after Chesney successfully introduced himself how he had been challenged to.

The sixth star to enter was Michael Fabricant as he spoke about his sexuality in his VT – clarifying that he was bisexual and not gay as many presume. 

He did receive some boos from the audience as he entered but gave a shout out to the LGBTQ community as he spoke to hosts Will and AJ. 

Michael was given the next challenge in the gameshow as Big Brother told him he had to give as many new people high fives as possible while saying ‘Groovy baby’ to them. 

Corrie star Jack P Shepherd was next to enter the house – followed swiftly by TOWIE’s Ella Rae Wise.

Asked what he was going to miss most while in the house Jack said: ‘I don’t know because I feel like you still get everything like chocolate and sweets and things like that. 

‘But probably the little dog, the little dog baby – which is a long-haired Chihuahua.’

Ella sensationally revealed to The Sun just before entering the house that she was no longer with her on-screen boyfriend Dan Edgar anymore. 

The star, 24, said: ‘We are not together. And it’s really, really sad that we’re not together. We split up a week ago.

‘It has nothing to do with Big Brother. It was a decision that I had to make because I didn’t feel that we were getting things that we wanted out of each other. 

‘We can be best friends, but if something’s missing, what are we wasting our time for? I just feel that he’s very set in his ways and I can’t change someone and I can’t expect someone to change either.’

Olympic athlete Daley Thompson, 66, was next to enter the house as he admitted he had no idea what he’s signed up to but was looking forward to a ‘bumpy but happy ride’ in the show.

At this point the house learnt they had earned another 1,000 points in the game show after Michael’s high fives. 

Actress Donna Preston, 38, was next in as she joked she was doing the show for the money to spend more on her cat.

TV presenter Angellica Bell was the next to enter the house as she admitted she likes ‘order’ at home so the show might be hard for her.

The penultimate housemate to enter was Drag Queen Danny Beard – who won RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. 

He made a dramatic entrance to the house in a long glitzy black dress as people chanted his name.

The final round of the gameshow was then announced as the contestants had to get the last housemate entering to join their conga line.

And that housemate was actor Mickey Rourke, 72, who admitted he doesn’t take orders well in his VT.

Celebrity Big Brother host AJ flaunted her toned physique in her latest skimpy catsuit as she was joined by her co-presenter Will for the show’s live return on Monday. 

The presenter, 37, showcased her latest brown-coloured one-piece which featured hundreds of glitzy gemstones. 

Adding an extra hint of glamour, AJ’s outfit featured dramatic brown feathers which lined her ankles and wrists. 

She added inches to her statuesque frame as she slipped into a pair of towering brown leather court heels. 

Alongside her, Will, 40, looked handsome as he stepped out in a black flared two-piece trouser suit.

He layered his outfit over a crisp black T-shirt and a added inches to his slender frame with some heeled suit shoes. 

Ahead of she show’s return, the pair had pledged to get into shape for the latest series of the ITV show.

AJ told The Sun: ‘It’s so funny because me and Will were like, “We’re going to be so fit for Celebrity Big Brother. Let’s do a Big Brother workout program”.

‘We’re going five times a day. We’re doing weights. We’re doing Pilates. We’re doing meal preps. We’ve got catsuits to get into — it’s shred time.’

Will added: ‘We’ve not started. We were together last week and the evening started with that chat and ended with beers.’