Celebrity Big Brother 2018 eye, launch date and housemate news revealed

CHANNEL 5 has revealed the eye for January's Celebrity Big Brother.

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TEASER: Channel 5 has revealed the eye for January's Celebrity Big Brother

The brand new logo is mainly in black and white, though features a multi-coloured iris of green, blue, yellow and red.

The eye itself is decorated with a generous lashing of mascara and thick upper-lid eyeliner.

Of course, the focus on the female eye is no accident, as it was previously revealed that this series will be special.

To mark the 100-year anniversary of women winning the right to vote in the UK for the first time, the January series will launch with an .

This will be Channel 5's nod to the ladies of women's suffrage in the country – but who will be going in?

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While the line-up probably won't be revealed until launch night, there is one thing we know for sure.

The series won't just feature female celebrities, as guys will enter at points after the live launch.

Housemates will take part in tasks and secret experiments that will test assumptions and stereotypes about gender.

It will also be revealed what it means to be a woman – and man – in the 21st Century.

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The series is set to be celebratory, surprising and insightful, with women holding the power.

And Channel 5 has confirmed that the series kicks off live at 9pm on Tuesday January 2 2018.

This isn't the first time Big Brother has launched with an all-female cast, with the 2007 civilian version doing the same.

On day one, the likes of twins Sam and Amanda Marchant, Charley Uchea and Chanelle Hayes entered.

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They were joined at other points, starting on day three, by guys like Ziggy Lichman, Brian Belo and Liam McGough.

The series was known for its Posh and Becks romance between Chanelle and Ziggy and Charley's fiery temper, before being won by Brian.

But will January's series be just as iconic?

Celebrity Big Brother returns January 2 at 9pm on Channel 5.

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