This is Leicestershire -- If internet rumours are to be believed, singer Mark Morrison is set to show up in the celebrity Big Brother house tomorrow night. The Return of the Mack singer, who was raised in Leicester, is believed to be among the celebrities taking part in the Channel 5 reality show. A contract between him and production company Endemol leaked to the Leicester Mercury appears to show the singer is being paid £140,000 to take part. The latest series of the reality television show had two celebrities - Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of late singer Whitney Houston, and rapper Big Boi - pull out at the last minute. Mark, 41, is believed to be one of the replacements, along with Saved by the Bell star Dustin Diamond, who starred as Screech in the sitcom from 1994 to 2000. A source quoted in The Sun said: "The latest two names linked are Mark Morrison and Dustin Diamond. "They were reasonably big back in the day, but they have completely dropped off the radar and it's unlikely they will pull in many viewers. "But with all their first choices pulling out, bosses need to fill the space somehow." The R'n'B singer became a household name in 1996 when his single, Return of the Mack, went to number one in the UK and number two in America. However, his success was blighted by run-ins with the law. After being charged for various offences in the late 90s, he was eventually jailed for 11-and-a-half months after sending a lookalike to complete a community service order. Originally from Highfields, Mark now lives in London and Florida. He has a new album out this summer and is also planning a worldwide tour to boost his record sales this time around. None of the stars of this year's Celebrity Big Brother have been announced yet, but others expected to be showing up with a suitcase tomorrow include football pundit Ron Atkinson, Loose Women star Carol McGiffin, model Sophie Anderton and Geordie Shore's Charlotte-Letitia Crosby. The line up is also rumoured to include former Dancing On Ice judge Louie Spence and Five singer Abz. The two-hour launch show starts at 9pm tomorrow.
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This is Leicestershire -- If internet rumours are to be believed, singer Mark Morrison is set to show up in the celebrity Big Brother house tomorrow night. The Return of the Mack singer, who was raised in Leicester, is believed to be among the celebrities taking part in the Channel 5 reality show. A contract between him and production company Endemol leaked to the Leicester Mercury appears to show the singer is being paid £140,000 to take part. The latest series of the reality television show had two celebrities - Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of late singer Whitney Houston, and rapper Big Boi - pull out at the last minute. Mark, 41, is believed to be one of the replacements, along with Saved by the Bell star Dustin Diamond, who starred as Screech in the sitcom from 1994 to 2000. A source quoted in The Sun said: "The latest two names linked are Mark Morrison and Dustin Diamond. "They were reasonably big back in the day, but they have completely dropped off the radar and it's unlikely they will pull in many viewers. "But with all their first choices pulling out, bosses need to fill the space somehow." The R'n'B singer became a household name in 1996 when his single, Return of the Mack, went to number one in the UK and number two in America. However, his success was blighted by run-ins with the law. After being charged for various offences in the late 90s, he was eventually jailed for 11-and-a-half months after sending a lookalike to complete a community service order. Originally from Highfields, Mark now lives in London and Florida. He has a new album out this summer and is also planning a worldwide tour to boost his record sales this time around. None of the stars of this year's Celebrity Big Brother have been announced yet, but others expected to be showing up with a suitcase tomorrow include football pundit Ron Atkinson, Loose Women star Carol McGiffin, model Sophie Anderton and Geordie Shore's Charlotte-Letitia Crosby. The line up is also rumoured to include former Dancing On Ice judge Louie Spence and Five singer Abz. The two-hour launch show starts at 9pm tomorrow.
Reported by This is 14 hours ago.