Separated at birth? It's the kooky Big Brother cast and their celebrity lookalikes

11 April 2012
The Weekender

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They're set to become household names - for better or for worse - but the latest crop of hopefuls look all too familiar.

The 16 attention-seeking exhibitionists and eccentrics entered the Big Brother compound last night, including an albino songwriter, a blind cross-dresser and a single mother who declares she's 'famous in Croydon'.

Here, we track down the fame-hungry contestants celebrity doppelgangers.

Blonde ambition: Stephanie McMichael and her WAG double Abigail Clancy

Sly look: Mario Marconi vs Rocky star Sylvester Stallone

Cooking up a cheesy grin: Kathreya Kasisopa and TV chef Nancy Lamb


Who's a pretty boy: Dale Howard and pop flop Andy Scott-Lee


Gossip girls: Squealer Rebecca Shiner and singer Beth Ditto


Drama, drama, drama: Dancing queen Dennis McHugh meets US media queen Perez Hilton

Arm wrestle, anyone? Former body-builder Lisa Appleton and WWF champ Chyna

Acting up: Blind cross-dresser Michael Mardsen and Notting Hill star Rhys Ifans

The bomb: 'Famous in Croydon' Alexandra De-Gale and singer Miss Dynamite

Lighter side: Albino  Darnell Swallow and Sean Patrick Flanery in the film Powder

Getting friendly:  Z-grade actress Rachel Rice and A-list star Courteney Cox

Go with the 'fro: Mohamed Mohamed and Michael Jackson

All the better to hear you with: Luke Marsden and Wayne Rooney

In harmony: Sylvia Barrie and rapper Eve

Little brothers? Rex Newmark and Dermot O'Leary

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