CELEBRITY Big Brother hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best gave a major update on the new series after the launch date came to light.
The ITV duo captured themselves at the broadcaster’s headquarters, entering through a lift with their faces on, before heading into another room.
The duo have proved fan favourites on the ITV reality series[/caption]
The pair were recording voiceovers for the new instalment[/caption]
AJ, 37, and Will, 40, were then seen perched in front of two sets of microphones, where they had been recording voiceovers for the new Celebrity Big Brother series.
AJ took to her Instagram Stories to capture the videos and put: “What a start to the day, it’s me and Will.
“We are doing voiceover together,” before he interjected: “Woohoo.”
She continued: “I’ve just seen your face on a lift and it really excites me.
“And now I’m like ‘he’s here he’s here.’”
The Strictly Come Dancing alum then posted a clip of an ITV mug on a desk with the words: “New series of Celebrity Big Brother incoming.”
Over on social media site X, one fan wrote: “Woohooo AJ & Will. I love these to so much better than the tired old presenters we are always forced to watch.”
A second put: “I do like them as presenters and they have definitely got better as time has gone on.”
A third put: “My favourite tv hosts.”
One then continued: “Ahhh can’t wait!!”
It comes after we told how the show had been pushed back, and will now star on Monday, April 14.
It will run until May 2 – which is around six weeks later than the 2024 series.
It came after show bosses relocated to a new house for this year’s instalment.
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Who has won Celebrity Big Brother?
THE first Celebrity Big Brother aired in March 2001 on Channel 4.
Roll on 23 years and a switch to Channel 5 in 2011, CBB is now into its 23rd season and is being hosted for the first time by ITV.
Here’s who has won the coveted title so far:
Season 1 (2001): Comedian Jack Dee beat actress Claire Sweeney despite walking out of the house and evading security for about an hour. The series was also more memorable for Vanessa Feltz telling Big Brother to “f*** off” after chalking “incarcerated”, “ambushed” and “restricted” on the table.
Season 2 (2002): Take That favourite Mark Owen triumphed over TV host Les Dennis. The latter won over the sympathy of the audience after his marriage breakdown with his wife Amanda Holden.
Season 3 (2005): Maraca shaking Bez walked out the winner ahead of Blazin’ Squad‘s Kenzie. The Happy Mondays star scooped the £50,000 and went on a 10-hour bender, blowing the cash.
Season 4 (2006): This was the season when Big Brother mixed things up – by sending in a non-celebrity from the fictional band Kandy Floss. However, Chantelle Houghton won over viewers and housemates alike and was crowned the winner. During her time in the house she found love with Ordinary Boys singer Preston. There was also added drama when George Galloway pretended to be Rula Lenska‘s pet cat.
Season 5 (2007): Actress Shilpa Shetty won after being caught up in a racism bullying row with former BB contestant Jade Goody, model Danielle Lloyd, and S Club’s Jo O’Meara.
Season 6 (2009): Ulrika Jonsson beat Terry Christian, but controversy came in the form of rapper Coolio who was slammed by viewers as misogynistic, however, he finished in third spot.
Season 7 (2010): Alex Reid beat Dane Bowers and Vinnie Jones with a huge 65% of the vote. Alex married Katie Price one month later.
Season 8 (2011): In the first series to air on Channel 5, Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star Paddy Doherty was the unexpected winner, beating singer Kerry Katona.
Season 9 (2012): Loose Women star Denise Welch triumphed over X Factor contestant Frankie Cocozza, after stripping off while drunk and jumping into the hot tub topless.
Season 10 (2012): Comedian Julian Clary got the nod in the vote over Coleen Nolan.
Season 11 (2013): The X Factor’s Rylan Clark beat couple Heidi Montag
& Spencer Pratt, who was competing as “one entity” and known as Speidi.
Season 12 (2013): Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby beat 5ive singer Abz Love
Season 13 (2014): Jim Davidson won after a blazing row with Linda Nolan. N-dubz Dappy took the second spot.
Season 14 (2014): Gary Busey – who chose to roam around the CBB house naked – beatboxer Audley Harrison.
Season 15 (2015): Katie Price won the battle of the Katies as she saw off controversial Katie Hopkins in the final. The biggest talking point was American blogger Perez Hilton‘s raging row with Calum Best, but the series also saw two early ejections of Jeremy Jackson and Ken Morley.
Season 16 (2015): Apprentice star James Hill beat model Austin Armacost. Tila Tequila was evicted on just the second day after she was found to have posted support for Adolf Hitler on social media.
Season 17 (2016): Geordie Shore’s Scotty T won after sharing a kiss with fellow housemate Tiffany Pollard. Stephanie Davis was runner-up.
Season 18 (2016): Stephen Bear won the show despite a huge row with radio star James Whale. Ricky Norwood placed second but this season saw Christopher Biggins ejected from the house after making an anti-Semitic joke.
Season 19 (2017): Coleen Nolan entered the CBB house for a second time – and this time came out the winner beating Jedward. During her second stint, she had a massive showdown with horse star John McCririck.
Season 20 (2017): It was the battle of the reality show singers in the final, with Popstars: The Rivals winner and Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding beating The X Factor’s Amelia Lily.
Season 21 (2018): Courtney Act, otherwise known as Shane Jenek, won with politician Ann Widdecombe as runner-up.
Season 22 (2018): Winning Dancing On Ice in 2024, was not Ryan Thomas‘s first reality show title. He won the CBB title in 2018, after a shocking “run-in” with Emmerdale actress Roxanne Pallet, who falsely accused him of punching her. Actress Kirstie Alley came second.
Will caught up with us and chatted about the next series of the Itv show, which will be filmed at a secret new location in the capital.
He told us: “We’ve got a new house. It’s similar to the last one but I think it might all be on one floor this time.
“I feel like we need a big American housemate this year.
“Sharon Osbourne ticked that box on the last series and we need that again.”
As we suggested Spencer and Heidi Pratt — who took part in 2013 and 2017 and were recently left homeless by the wildfires in Los Angeles — Will admitted he didn’t think they would make the cut this time.
Will conceded: “Speidi do need somewhere to stay at the minute.
“They were such iconic housemates but they’ve already done it twice. ITV wants to keep it to people who have never done it before. I’ve still not heard anything about who the new housemates could be.
“Last year I didn’t find out until the night before.”
AJ told the new series was ‘incoming’ after we revealed it would air later than last year[/caption]
it came after fans were convinced Will let slip the new line-up[/caption]
