Charlotte Crosby competing in celebrity edition of The Circle in aid of Stand Up To Cancer

The popular Channel 4 show will return for a third series in 2021 following an all-celeb edition to raise funds for Stand Up to Cancer.

Reality star Crosby, who won the 12th series of Celebrity Big Brother, will be competing in the show alongside Baga Chipz, Denise van Outen, Duncan James, Lady Leshurr and Saffron Barker as well as duos, who will be controlling one profile, Kaye Adams and Nadia Sawalha, Rickie Haywood-Williams and Melvin Odoom, and Sam Thompson and Pete Wicks.

With some of the celebs playing as themselves and others taking on a celebrity catfish persona, this edition of the game will see suspicions heightened and gameplaying galore as the celebs compete for the title of most popular player.

The series, which was recorded earlier this year in line with Covid filming guidelines, will see the 12 celebrities move into the apartment block and will only be able to communicate with other contenders through a specially-made social media app.

Posting on her Instagram story about the reveal, Crosby, who is currently in the process of refurbishing her Houghton mansion, said: “Guys the secret is out, I am so excited.

"I took part in The Circle for Stand Up to Cancer and oh my god it was so much fun – so much fun. I am a huge fan of the show so it was so much fun.”

The six-part celebrity series will air early next year ahead of Series 3 of The Circle, which will once again see a batch of players compete in the game of popularity for a potential £100k prize.

Emma Willis returns as host and is set to deliver the players some surprise alerts along the way. Comedian Sophie Willan resumes her role as the unmistakable voiceover of each episode.

The series is in aid of Stand Up To Cancer, a joint national fundraising campaign from Cancer Research UK and Channel 4 that brings the UK together to speed up progress in life-saving research.

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