Who is Big Brother housemate Zak?

BIG Brother is back on TV after five years off air.

The rebooted show on ITV kicked off with a with a brand new batch of housemates, and that includes Zak.

Who is Zak?

Zak is a 28-year-old model from Manchester, who is living it up in the Big Brother house.

He moved to the UK from Thailand when he was around ten-years-old and revealed how he often "surprises people" when he tells them his life story.

Before going into the famous compound, Zak told ITV that he was looking forward to "having fun and getting to know loads of strangers".

The model added: "I'm excited to meet everyone and see what everyone's about.

"I don't really know what to expect so I'm just excited to find out what's going to happen."

He revealed how his friends and family have "always" told him he should go on TV, but Zak wasn't too keen with the idea of going on a dating show, like Love Island - so he chose Big Brother.

He explained: "I want to do a show where I could just be myself and get my personality out there and have a laugh with people."

Who is in the Big Brother 2023 cast?

Over the next six weeks, the BB housemates will have to live together whilst competing in tasks, and putting each other up for eviction.

Each week they will have to nominate their least favourite housemate, who will then be up for the chop.

They will slowly be whittled down, with one lucky winner scooping the rumoured £100K prize.

Here's a full list of the Big Brother 2023 housemates who have joined Zak in the house.

• Jenkin, 25 - barman from Bridgend
• Henry, 25 - food writer from the Cotswolds
• Dylan, 39 - DJ from Coventry
• Trish, 33 - full time mum from
• Yenrin, 25 - customer support agent from Harrogate
• Hallie, 18 - youth worker from London
• Farida, 50 - make-up artist from Wolverhampton.
• Jordan 25 - lawyer from Scunthorpe
• Matty, 24 - doctor from the Isle of Man
• Noky, 26 - banker from Derby
• Kerry, 40 - NHS manager from Essex
• Olivia, 23 - dancer from Glasgow
• Paul, 23 - security officer from Liverpool
• Chanelle, 29 - dental therapist from Llanelli
• Tom, 21 - butcher from Somerset

How can I watch Big Brother?

Big Brother airs at 9pm on ITV2 from Sunday to Friday, with a break on Saturday.

ITVX are also providing a live stream until the early hours of the morning.

Two new hosts have also joined the show - AJ Odudu and Will Best.

The pair also present a daily spin-off series called Big Brother: Late And Live which airs directly after the main show.

The show previously ran on Channel 4 and Channel 5.