Big Brother legend Charley Uchea has unveiled a brand new look to her loyal fans online.
The self-proclaimed original 'South East London IT Girl' looks a million miles away from how she first appeared in the public eye during her reality TV days back in the 00s.
Charley - now 37 - took to Instagram earlier this week to share a snap of herself posing in a super-tight pink-mini dress, amid the buzz surrounding the pending return of the show that made her a household name in 2007.
As the final of Love Island aired earlier this month, ITV2 shared a short trailer for the upcoming 2023 season - confirming Big Brother has found a new home, following previous stints on Channel 4 and Channel 5.
Big Brother has not been on TV since 2018, when it was axed by Channel 5, but a "Big Brother for the Love Island generation" is planned to be shown on ITV2 from next year.
As excited fans speculate about just who will host the rebooted series, many have also taken a trip down memory lane and nostalgically looked back at some of the best contestants to have previously appeared on the much-loved series over the years.
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Charley - whose fiery temperament endeared fans throughout her stint on Big Brother 8 - is undoubtedly one of the show's most infamous creations, thanks to her iconic one-liners and clashes with fellow housemates like Chanelle Hayes.
Taking to Instagram over the weekend, the reality TV star shared a snap of how she's looking these days - over a decade on from first appearing on our TV screens in 2007.
Posing outside a house and alongside a cute dog, Charley looked unrecognisable as she showed off her incredible figure in a skin-tight pink mini-dress.
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"And the difference is I'm always killing it ! Best dogs about @dezinerpedz," Charley captioned the snaps to her 203,000 followers.
"Ho My god what a barbie doll. absolutely stunning," one fan quipped underneath the series of pictures - with another adding: "We need you back on TV!"
The former lap-dancer and cousin of ex-England international footballer Kieran Richardson provided some of Big Brother's most memorable scenes of all-time during her time on the show.
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She famously clashed with housemate Chanelle - once famously arguing with the star from Wakefield for 10 minutes about how old Rihanna was - and was falsely evicted from house and sent out to a dead-silent crowd until being announced to return the same day.
Charley's series saw Brian Belo crowned champion of the original reality TV show, and Emily Atack's current beau Liam McGough make a cameo in the famous house.
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The Inbetweeners actress recently went Instagram official with the former Big Brother star, after the pair were spotted on several romantic dates together over recent weeks.
In a snap shared to Emily's Instagram Stories, the hot new couple posed together during a sunny alfresco lunch date as their romance continues to heat up.
The comic actress and the tree surgeon are believed to have been 'dating for a short while', but their budding relationship has 'started to get more serious recently'.
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"Emily has been career-focused recently, she's shrugged off talk of men and dating, etc," a source revealed to the MailOnline.
"But if you ask her, she feels really strongly she should be able to throw herself into having a good time and enjoying life just as much as any famous man should be allowed to.
"She doesn't feel any need to apologise for being pictured out with a few men, but this time around things are going well and she's happy to keep things as they are for a while and see if it progresses."
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