Ex-White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci joins American edition of Celebrity Big Brother

Just when you thought America couldn't get any weirder.

We should be surprised that a former White House official is going to appear on a reality TV show, but when the actual President of America has appeared on something similar, it all starts to feel a little bit more normal. That's right: The man who likes to be referred to as as 'The Mooch', otherwise known as the man who held the position of White House Communications Director for a record-breaking 10 days, will appear on Celebrity Big Brother in the US. If you're in any doubt as to what he will be like on a show like Celebrity Big Brother, we'll quickly remind you that this is the same man who told the New Yorker: "I'm not [Chief strategist] Steve Bannon, I'm not trying to suck my own cock." Yeah, that guy. Scaramucci joins a fairly hilarious and random group of people, which really pushes the definition of the word 'celebrity' to its absolute limits. The lineup for the show is:

• Dina Lohan - Lindsay Lohan's mother
• Eva Marie - Former WWE wrestler
• Tamar Braxton - Toni Braxton's sister
• Jonathon Bennett - Actor, played Aaron in Mean Girls
• Tom Green - Canadian comedian
• Ricky Williams - NFL player
• Ryan Lochte - Olympic swimmer
• Kandi Burruss - Wrote the iconic song 'No Scrubs'
• Joey Lawrence - Actor
• Lolo Jones - Bobsled star

We told you it was random. There is also a cash prize of $250,000 for the winner of the series. Celebrity Big Brother US starts on 21 January.