ahead of the launch of the new series, it was confirmed that series 1 cast member ashley cain would be returning for the second series as an ex. rogan later returned for the third series, while jess and gary both returned for the fifth series as main cast, with kayleigh and melissa appearing as exes. kayleigh also went on to appear in the eighteenth series of "big brother" in 2017, but was removed from the house on day 13 due to threatening behaviour. in 2018, jess impiazzi, an ex during this series went onto appear in the twenty-first series of "celebrity big brother".