Former rugby international Gareth Thomas has signed up to star on Celebrity Big Brother.
The popular sportsman, who is a close friend of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and attended their wedding, will appear on the Channel 5 reality show which starts tonight.
He will join such luminaries as Natasha Giggs, whose only claim to fame is having an affair with her footballer star brother-in-law Ryan Giggs. Ironically, Mr Thomas is friends with Manchester United winger Giggs.
From team mate to house mate: Retired rugby player Gareth Thomas has signed up as one of the contestants for this year's Celebrity Big Brother which starts tonight on Channel 5
Mr Thomas, 37, who had been married to his teenage sweetheart Jemma, announced he was gay in December 2009,
