Many former Celebrity Big Brother housemates have sadly passed away since appearing on the reality show. The iconic television series returns to ITV1 on Monday (March 4) night with a host of showbiz names moving into the most famous in Britain.
AJ Odudu and Will Best will welcome the celebrities during a live launch show as they give up their life of luxuries to take on brutal tasks as well as face nominations and evictions.
Ahead of the new group swapping their glam life for the Big Brother house, let's take a look back at some of the legendary housemates who have passed away since their stint on the programme.
Paul Danan Former Hollyoaks star Paul died aged 46 in January 2025. Following the inquest into his death on March 2025, it was announced he had died from a cocktail of drugs with heroin, methadone, pregabalin, cocaine and zopiclone found in his system, with a secondary finding of benzodiazepine.