Big Brother UK producers Endemol have begun advertising auditions for a new series in 2015 – but Channel 5 is refusing to confirm whether it has renewed the show.

Today bosses have updated the auditions website, bigbrotherauditions.com, allowing users to register their interest for next year.

Meanwhile, the FAQ page of the site – which carries the Channel 5 logo – now states that “Big Brother 2015 will be back next summer”.

The news follows a tabloid report that media personality Katie Price has been offered big money to become a Celebrity Big Brother housemate in January 2015.

However, the broadcaster has still not officially announced whether it has renewed its deal for the rights to the show, which is due to expire later this year.

bbspy approached Channel 5 for clarification earlier today, but a spokesperson declined to respond, saying: “This isn’t something we’re commenting on at this stage.”

The new summer Celebrity edition – which begins on Monday (18th August) at 9.00pm – is the last series guaranteed by C5′s current contract.

Negotiations for a renewal were thought to have been held back by American media giant Viacom’s takeover of C5, which is still seeking regulatory approval and is unlikely to be completed until at least September.

At one stage, ITV2 was thought to be interested in acquiring Big Brother, but they since reportedly ruled themselves out of the bidding due to cost.

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do we have any ideas who is going in?

Erin .... surely you know

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Oh well ....that makes not watching easy !!!

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I have and will

I won't be watching again until it moves off C5 Sweet ....

I will not watch CBB, but may take a peek when that benefits scrounger is chucked out, if there's a thread I will read thst instead, more fun

I don't know any of these ppl, ergo not CBB for me anyway.

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Confirmed CBB Housemates! pic.twitter.com/tWVHXiBcp0

I will place a bet on Dee woman winning....and she's not even in the house yet!!

Spencers sister 

https://twitter.com/stephaniepratt

He's the only one I know  not that I'll be watching 

American actor. He has appeared in films such as The Buddy Holly Story Big Wednesday Lethal Weapon, Point Break, Under Siege, Black Sheep, and The Gingerdead Man

https://twitter.com/THEGaryBusey

Yep ....just C5's sort of winner Might be worth a fiver ,

She won't be coming out until the final night Kaytee But ditto ....I'm done with it !

He was very good in "The Buddy Holly Story", and actually got an Oscar nomination for it.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000997/

Of the other CBB HMs named so far, the only one I'm familiar with is Lauren Socha, as I used to be a "Misfits" fan. (Incidentally: when I started typing "Lauren Socha" into Bing, the second suggestion it offered was "Lauren Socha racist", so no prizes for guessing why she's in the show...  )

Never heard of the others before, and after a bit of searching I now know that they all appear in TV shows I never watch (and in one case, a TV show I'd previously never heard of).

As I've said elsewhere, I've hardly ever watched CBB. I doubt it will surprise anyone when I say that's not going to change this year...

3 rumoured not confirmed .

 

Former B'Witched star Edele Lynch and ex-Emmerdale bad girl Claire King will add glamour to the house

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This appears to be the leaked lineup then pic.twitter.com/MgX3bkwMYG

I'm with you, Erin and Sweet. I'm giving no more time to BB while C5 have the helm and I doubt any other TV channel will take it now. I'll pop in here to have a laugh with everyone else, but I'm not tuning in 

You better Bethni ...we missed you in the CDWM thread last week  

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So does that mean Gary Busey and Lauren Socha aren't taking part after all?

I only know three of the "celebs" on that list, which is a bad strike rate for CBB even by my low standards...

Here is the confirmed Hms , that list^^ was printed in the Mirror some of who are on the confirmed list .

i like that gary busey bloke

he was in a great 80's film-hider in the house

frank baloney-ive heard of him/her

i like george-seems funny on gogglebox

claire king-used to be a punk/groupie so she'll do for me

the twins from B*witched always scared me

white dee-should be fun

and glad theres no mention of that horrible bird who had op for bigger errr..things

if C5 dont twat about-this one sounds very mildly watchable

I know seven of them... should I be embarrassed?  don't answer that....

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