DERBY actress Lauren Socha looks set to be joining Celebrity Big Brother when it hits television screens this summer.
The Sun on Sunday has reported that the Misfits actress has signed for the Channel 5 programme, ending two months of speculation that she would appear on it.
The 23-year-old, of Littleover is best known for her role as Kelly Bailey in E4's Misfits.
The Bafta-winning actress hit the headlines for the wrong reasons when she was convicted of racially abusing a taxi driver in 2012, for which she received a four-month sentence, suspended for 12 months,
A source said: "Lauren is hoping she can show a different, more gentle-natured side to her."