The actress and renowned party girl is being lined up to bring some Hollywood glamour to the reality show, which kicks off later this month (Aug11).

A source tells Britain's Daily Star, ""Tara will be a fantastic addition to this year's line-up. Big Brother is going to be babetastic this year.""

Reid is set to compete with another blonde bombshell - Pamela Anderson. The former Baywatch star has also been tipped to star in the series, along with troubled singer Bobby Brown and David Hasselhoff's ex-wife Pamela Bach.