Big Brother Celebrity Hijack - Meet the housemates

3 January 2008 - Big Brother Celebrity Hijack's housemates are no ordinary housemates - this series features a group of exceptional, young housemates.

Big Brother has combed the UK for the hottest young artists, athletes, musicians, entrepreneurs and dons of every other field, to assemble a cast of pure prodigies, who will play for a £50,000 prize fund.

So how will these gifted housemates, who have excelled in the real world, cope living under the guidance of Big Brother and the Celebrity Hijackers? And how will the hijackers perform, knowing that they are being given the chance of a lifetime to control what happens in the most famous house in Britain?

Lets first meet them before we pass judgement...

Amy Jackson - Conceptual Artist
Amy is currently studying a BA in Fine Art at Ruskin College, Oxford University where she won the Geoffrey Rhodes Prize for the highest first year exam results.
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Anthony Ogogo - Boxer
Anthony Ogogo is an international boxer who has captained Great Britain's Team in the World European and Junior Olympic Tournaments.
Check out Anthony's full profile >

Calista Robertson - Classical Musician
Calista is in her second year at Kings College London, studying for a BA with the Royal Academy of Music and began playing the violin at age three.
Check out Calista's full profile >

Emilia Arata - Circus Performer
A roller skating contortionist Emilia performs as a double act with her brother Victor, at circus around Europe and for January in the in the Big Brother House.
Find out more about Emilia >

Jade Eden - Beauty Queen
Jade has won numerous beauty pageant awards including Miss Essex 2006, Miss Winchester 2007 and was Miss England Runner up.
Find out more about Jade >

Jay Wilson - Fashion Designer
Jay has previously won the Tyler Media award for young designers and has showcased his collections at both New York and Caribbean Fashion Weeks.
Find out more about Jay >

Jeremy Metcalfe - Racing Driver
The first time Jeremy got behind the wheel of a go-kart, at the tender age of eight, he broke the track record on his first lap and since then his life has revolved around karting and latterly racing driving.
Read Jeremy's profile >

John Loughton - Politician
John is the Chairman of the Scottish Youth Parliament and was the first teenager ever to be appointed to this position.
Read more about John >

Latoya Satnarine - Dancer
Latoya has appeared dancing in over 20 music videos for artists including Madonna, Jamelia and Craig David amongst others.
Find out more about Latoya >

Liam Young - Entrepreneur
Liam started his own business when he was just eight years old, selling web space.
Read Liam's Big Brother profile >

Nathan Fagan-Gayle - Singer/Songwriter
Nathan was nominated alongside Amy Winehouse, Ne-Yo, Lemar and Akon for Best RnB act at the 2007 Mobo Awards.
Check out Nathan's profile >

Vittorio 'Victor' Arata - Circus Performer
The other half of the circus act, Victor, is Emilia's older brother and together they are the star attraction at The Palazzo Variety Show in Berlin were they perform a dangerous acrobatic roller-skating act on a high platform.
Find out more about Victor >