Celebrity Big Brother bosses are willing a romance between Ella Rae Wise and Chris Hughes as camera cuts straight to him during her entrance ngocc

It looks like Celebrity Big Brother bosses are hoping a romance will spark between Ella Rise Wise and Chris Hughes on the new series

When Ella entered the house midway through the show, the camera immediately cut to Chris who had a big smile on his face

With the addition of a prominently-placed double bed in the house this year, some stars will be forced to share. 

Many viewers picked up on the moment and took to X to comment on the potential showmance brewing.

They wrote: 'Chris seeing Ella walk int he house. He's going to go for her isn't he?'

'The camera IMMEDIATELY panning to Chris when Ella walked in LMAO. They know what they're doing.'

'The way they put the camera straight on Chris when Ella came in. They want a showmance chile not suble at all.' 

It comes after Ella recently confirmed she has split from boyfriend and fellow TOWIE star Dan Edgar, days after promising him she wouldn't flirt with Chris in the house.

'We can't just be together because we have a great sex life,' the reality star said as she told The Sun of their shock break up. 

'We are not together - and it's really, really sad that we're not together, we split up a week ago,' she said.

During her VT before she went into the house, Ella described herself as a 'terrible flirt'

She said: 'I could literally float with a loaf of bread. I could flirt with anything! I'm flirting with the camera'

Many viewers picked up on the moment and took to X to comment on the potential showmance brewing

She went on to say that while Dan is sweet, there was 'something missing' between them and she didn't want to waste each other's time.

She added that Dan is set in his ways, adding: 'If he's comfortable in how he is and if he thinks what he gives in a relationship is enough, that's okay because that can be enough for someone - but it's just not enough for me.'

Their shock split comes just days after she reportedly promised Dan that she won't flirt with Chris in the Big Brother house.

But despite Ella's plea, The Sun reported that producers 'may have other ideas' and could be planning to 'pair the duo up' for tasks and 'airing any intimate chats'.

A source told the publication: 'Ella and Dan have worked hard on their relationship to get to this point, having overcome several bumps in the road. 

'The last thing Ella wants is for Dan to feel insecure about Chris while she's in the house with him'. 

With the addition of a prominently-placed double bed, some reluctant stars will be forced to share

It comes after Ella recently confirmed she has split from boyfriend and fellow TOWIE star Dan Edgar, days after promising him she wouldn't flirt with Chris in the house

'She promised Dan that she won't flirt with Chris or lead him on. The very last thing she wants to do is embarrass Dan'. 

Before adding: 'But producers are already predicting Ella and Chris will hit it off, so they may have other ideas about pairing them together in tasks and airing any inmate chats they have'.

According to The Sun, Celebrity Big Brother producers were keen to land Ella - who once dated Pete Wicks - as one of the latest batch of housemates.

They are hoping she might spill the beans on some of her other famous exes.

Chris was previously in a relationship with fellow Love Island star Olivia Attwood who he reached the final with and he also memorably dated Little Mix star Jesy Nelson until they split in April 2020.