Sarah Ferguson will not be appearing on an upcoming Celebrity Big Brother revival, her representatives have confirmed. ITV bosses were considering offering the Duchess of York hundreds of thousands of pounds in a bid to sign her up for the new series in 2024, media reports had claimed on Christmas Eve.
The broadcaster announced in November the Big Brother spin-off would return to screens next year after the reboot of the standard format in October, which saw lawyer Jordan crowned winner.
A spokesman for the Duchess of York, 64, shut down the speculation, saying: “This story is complete nonsense.
“The Duchess will not be appearing on this show. As is widely known, she does not consider reality TV formats.”
A Big Brother spokesperson also confirmed that any names rumoured for Celebrity Big Brother are “purely speculation”.
The reboot of the ITV show in 2024 will see a cast of famous faces take up residence in the Big Brother house. During the series they will take part in weekly nominations and challenges as cameras capture their every move.
Fergie has appeared on a number of ITV chat shows recently, including on This Morning where she appeared alongside presenters Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary as co-host last month.
The former member of the Royal Family also guest edited the ITV1 show and revealed during the episode she had been approached to appear on ITV reality show, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, “every single year”.
She also featured as a panellist on Loose Women in November to help launch its Don’t Skip Your Screening breast cancer campaign.
The late Queen Elizabeth II’s former daughter-in-law underwent an eight-hour single mastectomy operation and reconstruction earlier this year.
It came after the discovery she had an early form of breast cancer, found during a routine mammogram which she almost missed.
It was the Duchess’s first time on television since revealing her diagnosis and she spoke openly to presenters Christine Lampard, Coleen Nolan and Brenda Edwards about her initial fears she would not see her grandchildren grow up.
She said: “I really want to shout about this. Don’t skip your screening appointment, because I would not be sitting here if I hadn’t have gone.”
