Gail Porter could be taking part in Celebrity Big Brother, according to reports.

The Sun claims that the Scottish TV presenter has signed on to appear in the next series of Channel 5′s reality TV show.

A source told the paper: “Gail has had an absolutely hellish few years, both mentally and physically. But she is starting to come through it and feels ready to go into the house.

“It could be her path back into the limelight and resurrect her career.”

Gail Porter and daughter Honey
Gail Porter and daughter Honey (Sean Dempsey/PA)

Gail, who developed alopecia totalis in 2005, has a 10-year-old daughter with her musician ex-husband Dan Hipgrave.

The 44-year-old opened up about her hair loss for a BBC documentary, Gail Porter Laid Bare, in May 2006, and published her autobiography, Laid Bare: My Story Of Love, Fame And Survival, in September 2007.

She has also been a regular panellist on Channel 5′s The Wright Stuff, and had a guest editor’s role for a fashion magazine.

Janice Dickinson
Janice Dickinson (Richard Shotwell/Invision)

Other names who have been linked to the upcoming series of Celebrity Big Brother include models Janice Dickinson and Keeley Hazell, former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan, ex-EastEnders actor Dean Gaffney and X Factor lovebirds Stevi Ritchie and Chloe Jasmine Whichello.