Celebrity Big Brother bosses are hoping Stephanie Davis will reveal all about her fling with Zayn Malik when she enters the house.
The ex-Hollyoaks babe, who is now loved up with model Sam Reece, previously dated the former One Direction hunk after he split from fellow X Factor star Rebecca Ferguson in 2011.
A source told the Daily Star newspaper: "Stephanie and Zayn got very close behind closed doors before the story hit the papers.
"Let's just say they know each other very well."
Pals of the pair kept it a secret for months before it came out in October 2011 but they later went their separate ways.
Stephanie said at the time: "We were together but now we've split up.
"We're still dead good friends and we're just working on our careers at the moment.
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"It ended on really good terms and we text each other. I spoke to him the other week."
Zayn went on to become a global star and dated Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards, who he proposed to before calling off the engagement last year.
The heartthrob spoke about dating in the spotlight after his split from Stephanie, saying: "I've realised it's too hard to keep a relationship going in this industry."
Stephanie will no doubt be hoping to change some people's opinions of her when she heads into the CBB house on Tuesday after she was sacked from Hollyoaks.
The troubled 22-year-old had her contract terminated after bosses tired of her wild partying antics.
In a warts-and-all interview the star, who played fiery Sinead O’Connor, she revealed she felt her life start to spiral out of control.
Fighting back tears, Stephanie said: "I will hold my hands up and admit I've been drinking too much.
"I've been struggling for a while and booze was an escape for me.
"I usually worked six days a week. My only day off was a Thursday but I went out most Friday and Saturdays."
She admitted she'd previously suffered with depression and didn't get time to grieve properly for her nan due to her workload.
A CBB source said: "She has had a bit of bad press in the past few months and will be wanting to set the record straight."
Fans will be hoping the housemates win a party pretty quickly with this firecracker on the show.
