Chesney Hawkes is a singer whose career blossomed at just 19 years old when he appeared in Buddy's Song, which also featured his well-known single The One and Only.
He followed up the single with I'm a Man Not a Boy and Secrets of the Heart and went on to release five studio albums.
He has also appeared on a number of TV shows including The Games, Let's Dance for Comic Relief and Sing if You Can.
Why is Chesney Hawkes taking part on Celebrity Big Brother?
Chesney has spent 53 years with himself and thinks he knows himself “pretty well” and is ready to learn more about himself in the Big Brother house.
He told ITV: “If you can reach your mid 50s and there's potential to do that, then that's really exciting. And I think I'll learn some stuff about other celebrities that I didn't know as well - so that's interesting.
“Oh and Tuesday night is the night we put the bins out so I'm looking forward to not doing that.”
How to follow Chesney Hawkes on social media
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Katelyn Mensah is the Senior Entertainment Writer for Radio Times, covering all major entertainment programmes, reality TV shows and the latest hard-hitting documentaries. She previously worked at The Tab, with a focus on reality TV and showbiz news and has obtained a BA (Hons) in Journalism.
