ITV bosses 'forking out half a million' to secure royal star for Celebrity Big Brother
ok.co.ukITV bosses are reportedly ready to splash out a whopping £500,000 to get Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, on Celebrity Big Brother.
The civilian version of the show, hosted by AJ Odudu and Will Best, made a successful return to our screens on ITV2 in October, and it was quickly announced that the celebrity version would be back too.
The star-studded show is set to return next March, and it seems ITV execs are ready to pull out all the stops.They're keen to sign up Sarah Ferguson, hoping she'll draw in big audiences and they're not afraid to put their money where their mouth is.
A source from ITV told the Mirror: "Sarah would be a brilliant signing for Celebrity Big Brother. She is very smart, engaging and funny. "Not to mention the millions of viewers she would pull in if she began talking to housemates about the Royal Family and Prince Andrew.
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