Occupation: Writer and broadcaster
On a reported salary of 175,000 pounds to appear on the show, Jonsson is thought to be the highest-paid contestant this year. With four children by four different fathers, and with Sven Goran Eriksson and Stan Collymore in her past, producers must be hoping that Jonsson will spill the beans in the house about some of her eventful relationship history.
The blonde Swede shot to fame as a weather presenter on TV-am. In the early 1990s she moved into mainstream presenting, appearing on shows such as Gladiator and the Big Breakfast. She proved she could take a joke as a team captain on the BBC's Shooting Stars with Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer. The show was recently revived for a special episode.
Jonsson has tattoos - three crowns on her ankle and a red devil on her bottom. She hopes the housemates will make her laugh. Her biggest challenge is how to overcome missing her family.
Jonsson hopes Eriksson is not going into the house, according to those behind the show. She does not want to win and, to her, winning is leaving quite soon.
Jonsson previously made a rape allegation in her autobiography, describing her attacker as a high profile television presenter. She never named him and did not make a complaint or pursue the matter with the police.
