After a day of frolicking at Malibu beach in just her underwear, Britney Spears has started work on her first music video clip in almost two years. True to form, when she stepped out of an LA warehouse between takes, there was again no shortage of skin on display - her tiny black dress barely covered her knickers. She also revealed every woman's enemy: cellulite covered thighs.
Anxious abot her pet: Jemima Khan Helped by the 46-year-old Notting Hill star, police searched high and low for the wayward puss, but to no avail. With no evidence to suggest that the animal's disappearance was suspicious - despite high levels of black-market Bengal trading - the police are unlikely to invest further resources on the case, however. The cat, a gift from Grant to Miss Khan during the couple's three year relationship, remains at large. Miss Khan and Grant, who are rumoured to have got engaged since splitting in February, are understandably distressed about the missing creature. However, with crime rates rising and police response rates falling below their own target response times, the case calls into question the nature of police priorities.
Aspiring fashion designer Emily Parr, 19, student from Bristol, single. Housemate Emily has already been hit with allegations of drug use and lesbian romps. According to The Sun, one source claimed that they saw the drama student take drugs while at a party. The fellow partygoer told the paper: “We were at this girl’s house outside Bristol last April and I saw Emily sniffing coke in the kitchen.” “Someone suggested Emily and another girl should get off together and she was well up for it.” Emily is obviously a fan of good times – she posted a picture of her looking intoxicated on her website.
Rock chick: Emily Parr as seen on a friend's Myspace page She also pursues more worldly interests; she is a drama student who plans to swap acting for fashion despite an impressive list of theatre credits. She will be able to mimic all the housemates accents - her website claims she is adept at cockney, posh, Somerset, Scottish and Irish accents - and can also pass for French, Spanish or Russian. She and her siblings are known as 'the Hilton sisters of Bristol'. Apparently the public will want to be her friend. Emily is a Tory voter who gives herself 10 out of 10 for intelligence and says: "I don't do losing. I win. Team Emily." The pretty blonde considers herself right-wing and lists benefit cheats among her pet hates. She believes everyone has the right to make money and to keep it. Emily is listed on a casting website which it claims that she is prepared to pose nude for professional purposes. A former teacher of the blond wannabe actress described her as a "cunning, witty and adaptable" young woman. She was reading from the age of two and has been involved in drama and the theatre since she was five. Her dream job would be running a magazine or fashion label and she is applying to do a fashion course. Her family lived in Puerto Rico for four years but are now back in the UK. She lists Blondie, Lily Allen and the Klaxons among her musical likes, and her motto is: "Live life to the fullest, like it's your last. Enjoy what's around you and what's given to you."
College dropout Charley Uchea, 21, from South London is cousin of Manchester United footballer Kieran Richardson and a former lapdancer. Charley, who quickly gained the undesirable title of the least popular housemate, has been open about her past, which included a stint as a lap dancer. Revealing photographs of the housemate quickly emerged – one showed her frolicking in a pool at a private P-Diddy party.
The cousin of footballer Kieran Richardson doesn't hesitate to get her kit off at a private party thrown by rapper P-Diddy
Not shy: Charley strips down for during a pool party Topless and stripped down to a minuscule thong, the unemployed aspiring WAG cozied up with a female friend while in the pool. Charley, who freely boasts about bar-hopping with Kieran in Manchester and says he introduces her to "hot footballers". To that end, photographs have surfaced of her with leaving a bar Teddy Sheringham and a group of pals.
Wannabe WAG: Charley hangs out with footballer Teddy Sheringham Charley rates herself 10 out of 10 for attractiveness and ruthlessness. Unemployed, she still lives at home with her mother, has dropped out of art college and has been sacked from numerous jobs. Charley often goes bar-hopping with Kieran in Manchester, where he introduces her to "hot footballers". She craves the limelight and has always wanted to be a singer. Charley is not a morning person, saying: "I go to celeb hangouts and meet great people". She loves watching The Jeremy Kyle Show and Little Britain. She will amuse herself in the house by "dancing, singing and getting on people's nerves" but thinks her housemates will nominate her for being argumentative and unable to cook. She says she is very competitive and has always has to win. Charley says: "I'm trendy, I'm wild, argumentative - I speak so much. I'm flirtatious and I'm hot."
Students from Newcastle twins Sam and Amanda Marchant, 18, both single. The twins are well known in Blackpool for more than just their fondness for the colour pink – they notorious for alcohol-fuelled nights, flirting and fancy dress. Pal Stacey Johnston told the paper: “They flirt with every man and love posing for pics on strangers’ phones. They like to think they are celebs. They went wild in Blackpool. At their 18th party they dressed in cheeky PVC costumes. Johnston added: “We wore Ann Summers outfits. It was Sam and Amanda’s idea, they love showing off as much flesh as possible.”
The twins aim to be the life of the party On one occasion, says the friend: “Amanda got so drunk she could hardly walk so she charmed a couple of paramedics into giving her a life to the next bar.” Inspired by Barbie the breathless blondes, who also work as promotions girls, describe themselves as 'Twincredible'.
The girls put a sexy spin on Christmas celebrations
The girls are clearly not camera shy The inseparable, bubbly, chatty blondes are always giggling and finishing each other's sentences. Possibly the new Cheeky Girls - look forward to their 'Twin Song' when introducing themselves to boys. They find politics 'confusing' but would like to go to New York because 'there are so many shops'. The fluffy twins also believe woman should never have to pay for drinks.
Bunny Girls: Sam and Amanda Marchant at a fancy dress party whilst at University Both study social work at Manchester Metropolitan University and have a reputation in their halls for being noisy. They say: "If there's only one fit boy in the house we'll share him, definitely. He'll never know the difference!"
Victoria Beckham obsessive, Chanelle Hayes, 19, a single student from Wakefield. Just days after entering the Big Brother house, Chanelle’s former flame has already spilled all the details on their saucy two year relationship. In a recent conversation with her fellow contestants, Chanelle expressed concern about the kind of headlines she would be making outside of the house – and fears are clearly well placed. Former boyfriend Nick Percival told the Daily Star she often instigated sex games; one involved rolling a dice to select a sexual position. Percival, a lifeguard, told the paper: “Chantelle rolled and rolled until she’d thrown all six.”
Chanelle with her former boyfriend, who has already revealed details of their relationship He added: “She always looked a million dollars but in the bedroom she was just priceless. We’d be at it all night and let’s just say she really puts the spice into Spice Girl. She loved to be spanked andasked me to do it every time we had sex. She enjoyed that a lot.” Chanelle recently announced her appearance on Big Brother on her MySpace page. She says on her Victoria Beckham-themed page that her goal this year is "fame!" and her life ambition to be "famous or rich," adding: "Both would be good." She added: “Hopefully I'm going to have one of the best summers ever." Asked whether she has ever shoplifted, she writes "um...". Chanelle admits to lacking common sense and wants to move to Madrid and LA to be just like her idol. Hates Rebecca Loos with a passion and has a blonde 'pob' a la Posh. Unlike the famous WAG this A level pupil plays violin to grade 7. She described herself as 'bubbly, crazy, fun, dramatic, over-the-top'. Or in other words she's incredibly annoying. The A-level student would love to be a professional Victoria Beckham look-a-like or a speech therapist. She says: "I think my personality is fantastic, I wouldn't change it for anything, but I don't like my thighs". Chanelle says she is intelligent but lacks common-sense and warns that she also holds a grudge. She wants to appear in Big Brother for fame, saying: "I want people to like me, I want to meet new people, I want to be recognised in the streets".
Accounts executive, Nicky Maxwell, 27, single from Watford. Originally from Mumbai and adopted from Mother Teresa's orphanage aged one. Declared love is 'for losers' and describes men as 'nasty little creatures' though she secretly fancies Calum Best. Recently dropped four dress sizes and she says she's 'crazy, sexy, cool'. Says she will release her 'inner bitch' if she is ignored. "I'm Catholic and not Muslim or Hindu, I go out and drink and smoke and party hard," she said. "People seem confused about my identity - I'm not confused. It would be nice to explain to everyone, once and for all, what I'm about." She recently dropped four dress sizes and her party trick is an impression of The Cheeky Girls. She has abseiled down her local shopping centre for charity. Her pet hates are "spongers, scroungers and nose-picking". She likes electro music and hot sauces. "I'm not someone to be ignored. I will get my point across," she says. "I have lots of leadership skills. If people carry on ignoring me, I'll release my inner bitch." She predicts the other housemates may nominate her through jealousy, because she is too straight-talking or has a penchant for extreme cleaning. She is irritated by selfishness and an unwillingness to help out or take part. Nicky has worked in her job for nine years, studied floristry for two years and is currently learning Spanish. Currently bookies favourite.
Hearty Gloucestershire Women's Institute member Lesley Brain, 60, married with two children and two grand children. Lesley is a member of the Women's Institute and believes that there's a "strong possibility" that she'll win the show. She has been married twice, first at 16, while her second husband is 23 years her senior. Lesley ran her own recruitment business for 20 years, has worked as a Cambridge don and set up a marriage agency for successful divorced people. She and her husband recently returned from a six-year spell in Portugal, where she tried her hand at stand-up comedy. Lesley enjoys dinner parties and country house weekends. She has a personal trainer and a cook, admitting: "I don't do anything domestic". Lesley devours Victorian literature, especially Dickens, and hates music - calling it "distracting". She dislikes "negative under-achievers, arrogance, people without ambition and people who don't try." She admits: "I do have terrible temper tantrums. If I don't like something and I don't want to do it, the bottom lip starts wobbling, faux crying. "The British public will either love me or hate me - either way they'll want to keep me in. I think there's a strong possibility that I'll win. "I like to think that I'm intelligent, eccentric, perhaps a little unpredictable."
London-based sexual health worker, Carole Vincent, 53, single, unemployed and looking for excitement. She will be hoping for more luck on the reality show than she had as a politician. Carole was a candidate for former Celebrity Big Brother George Galloway's Respect party. The unemployed sexual health counsellor polled just 471 votes in last year's local government elections as a candidate in the Markhouse Ward in Waltham Forest. A veteran protester of more than 20 years the former foster mother would like to meet Nelson Mandela. She is staunchly anti-war and was driven to join Respect after Tony Blair sent troops to Iraq. She joined the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camps in the 80s. A born and bred Londoner, Carole has spent most of her life actively involved in politics and welfare issues. She is a fan of Peter Kay and Ricky Gervais, is considering a tattoo for her 54th birthday, and 20 years ago sang in a band called Fancy Footwork. Carole describes herself as a massive Big Brother fan and hopes her time on the show will bring important issues into the public eye. She would also like to find love in the house. "I am gonna shake it something rotten and they will be shaking s***less. If people want an argument, here's the f***ing argument!" She wants to get a tattoo or piercing for her next birthday and hopes to find love in the Big Brother house. Housemates should look out empty cupboards as she suffers Night Eating Syndrome binging on up to four meals every night while others sleep.
Cambridgeshire cleaner Tracey Barnard, 36, single, wants to be an actress. This technophobe describes herself as a 'raver', collects plastic bags and has never turned on a computer. Tracey is a self-styled hippy raver from a small village in Cambridgeshire. She has collected carrier bags since she was six and has never switched on a computer. Pink-haired Tracey dreams of becoming an actress, but says of her cleaning job: "I love my Hoover, love my polish." The Big Brother contestant, who has not worn make-up for 15 years, says she is entering the house "for the 'phat' experience." In five years she would like to be in a shed with running water and an unblocked toilet. Party and peace-loving, she says: "I go out havin' it every weekend in a field, get on it, get in the stack and buzz like. "I like people to be happy - I don't do anger, it's not in my world." Drunks, mess and laziness make her angry. Tracey also feels strongly about humans killing the planet and is passionate about keeping the monarchy. She says: "I'm a raver, man - I'm a cheesy Quaver. I buzz off anything and any one." She would like to visit Goa because it seems like a 'phat place' to visit but has never stepped on a plane.
Macabre Welsh nanny Laura Williams, 23, single, is obsessed with death. Wants to be an embalmer to help people look good when they are dead. Ambition is to own a funeral home and meanwhile sweeps leaves at local cemetery. Laura's nickname is "Wangers" because she has enormous breasts. Friends say she reminds them of Little Britain character Vicky Pollard - and also that she looks like Peter Kay. Although currently a nanny, her dream in life is to own her own funeral parlour and to become an embalmer "because when you're dead you should still look good". She volunteers at a local cemetery clearing leaves. She never leaves the house without fake tan and says looking good is important to her. Laura hates smokers and the idea of passive smoking. She doesn't like alcohol much and can get drunk on just one pint. She loves Bon Jovi, Roxette and Lionel Richie, and describes herself as "happy, happy, happy", and "friendly, happy, too chatty and nice". "I talk too fast, I talk too much and I've always got something to say," she says. Laura thinks she will be one of the top 10 housemates ever.
Single North London receptionist Shabnam Paryani, 22, is 'an enigma' - at least to herself. Shabnam lives at home with her mother, who she gets on with like a sister. She describes herself as "full of life, vivacious, nuts, passionate, inimitable and striking". She'd like to be reincarnated as "another enigma" like Michael Jackson or Johnny Depp. Shabnam's main ambition is to travel the world and enjoy life. Her philosophy is "to live each moment to the full, because the moment never comes again." An energetic chatterbox, make-up mad Shabnam feels she may get nominated for being messy and because her zest for life might grate. "Housemates that would annoy me would be the ones who don't listen to me," she says, "I should really be listened to because I talk a lot of sense." Shabnam lasted two days working in McDonald's and once had a job dressing up as Hello Kitty and Mr Men characters in a toy department. She has never voted because she can't be bothered. She thinks Big Brother will let her "fascinating personality" shine through. She says: "You can't act on Big Brother - you have to be yourself. There is no other way to win. "I am an enigma, I'm striking in my presence. People love to talk to me and are drawn to me."
All girls together The man due to join the Big Brother house - and complete the 12 - is rumoured to be Oldham Athletic footballer Chris Hall. The hunky footballer has gone missing - sparking rumours he is set to appear on Big Brother.