Celebrity Big Brother bosses are reportedly prepared to offer Sarah Ferguson £500,000 to appear on the reality television series.
The reboot of the civilian edition returned to TV screens this year, fronted by AJ Odudu and Will Best. Thanks to its success, bosses quickly announced the return of Celebrity Big Brother.
A star-studded version is now set to return in March. It appears executives are willing to dig deep to secure a big name to bring in the viewers, reports the Daily Star.
It appears they are preparing a bid for the Duchess of York in a bid to win over audiences. The Star says they are willing to thrown down the cash.
An ITV source told the Mirror: “Sarah would be a brilliant signing for Celebrity Big Brother. She is very smart, engaging and funny. Not to mention the millions of viewers she would pull in if she began talking to housemates about the Royal Family and Prince Andrew.
“Sarah has never considered reality formats in the past but ITV bosses are hoping their offer might change that position.”
The source said signing the duchess would be a “massive coup”. They went on to say bosses are “digging deep for the offer they plan to make her.”
It is thought Sarah impressed bosses with her stint on This Morning back in November. The Duchess of York made her first appearance on the ITV show on Monday (November 20).
She took on presenting duties with Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary. In addition to presenting the show, she also became the show’s editor, choosing the stories to be discussed.
As the titles finished, Sarah joined the hosts who took the reins of the show immediately: “Hello and welcome to Monday’s This Morning, and a very warm welcome to our guest editor and co-host Sarah!” Alison asked Sarah how she was doing, to which she responded: “Terrified!”
