James Haskell, the son-in-law of Good Morning Britain’s Richard Madeley, is thought to be a strong contender for Celebrity Big Brother.
Chloe Madeley, Richard’s daughter, and the former rugby union star announced their breakup in October of last year after five years of marriage.
In a statement, the pair, whose daughter Bodhi was born in August 2022, stated that they had mutually decided to divorce, stating: “Our sole focus now is our beautiful daughter.” We will continue to coparent with nothing but love.
Last year, ITV’s relaunch of Big Brother was a huge success, with fan favourite Jordan Sangha storming to triumph and winning the £100,000 grand prize.
Since the grand finale in November, there has been mounting talk regarding the celebrity spin-off, with names like as Louis Walsh, Max Bowden, Bimini, and Katie Price reported to join the cast.
James, 38, appeared on I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! in 2019 and was the fourth celebrity removed.
‘James has brilliant potential as a housemate. He’s a great character and is incredibly likeable,’ a source told The Mirror.
‘He’s also single after splitting from Chloe, and he was really open about that in his meeting.’
According to the insider, Big Brother bosses think that James’ ‘openness would be ‘fantastic for the show, and people would really warm to him’.
‘But he is also not afraid to call a spade a spade and will speak his mind, which was another characteristic that really appealed to the bookers,’ they stated.
James and Chloe co-starred in Chloe Madeley: A Family Affair, a reality television show, in 2023.
On the programme, Chloe, 36, opened up about the difficulties she and James faced in their marriage during lockdown, saying on camera: ‘We went through a really hard time in lockdown – our marriage was really quite tested’
She explained how they decided to go to couple’s therapy, continuing: ‘I think it was my way of easing my anxiety about the fact people thought we were an amazing couple, but we were a very tempestuous couple and we’d go through some really hard times.
‘I like that – I know it sounds silly – but I do think it’s important for people to be able to relate to what’s normal in a relationship, what’s not so normal, where the boundaries are.’
Source My Celebrity Life.