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Vinnie Jones and a stack of American cheese inked for Celebrity Big Brother

By April MacIntyre Jan 4, 2010, 0:14 GMT

Vinnie Jones Richard Beetham / Splash News

Actor and ex footballer Vinnie Jones will topline the UK reality show, "Celebrity Big Brother."

Celebrity Big Brother also inked some D-Listed Americans to join the brawny star of some Guy Ritchie films such as "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and Jones' memorable gangster role of Bullet Tooth Tony from "Snatch."

Born-again reality TV staple Stephen Baldwin and ex madame Heidi Fleiss are also booked to compete on the British show.

America-hating complainer Lady Sovereign, Cross-dressing MMA star Alex Reid, the Russian who blew up Ronnie Woods' marriage, Ekaterina Ivanova, pop singer Dane Bowers, topless model Nicola T, actress Stephanie Beacham, American R&B singer Sisqo, and singer/producer Basshunter are also to appear.

According to the show's website, this is it for the series, as Celebrity Big Brother will reportedly wrap.  The theme for this season is Hell Lies in Others.

Jones is a former Wimbledon, Chelsea and Wales midfielder retired from the game in 1999 who went on to become a great heavy in many films and TV shows.  He was cast as the lead in "Johnny Was" and portrayed Juggernaut in "X-Men: The Last Stand."

In 2008 he was embroiled in a bar-fight in Sioux Falls, South Dakota which led to his arrest and a trial which exonerated him in 2009.

According to the CBB website, the housemates will be forced to share one communal bedroom for the duration of the series. Each celebrity housemate will have a single bed to call their own.