Is this the weirdest CBB launch EVER?

The latest season of Celebrity Big Brother launched to much fanfare on Thursday night, with the usual motley crew of fading and minor stars ascending the iconic stairs to the equally famous — if not more so — Elstree house.

But viewers of the Channel 5 show were left scratching their heads, cringing and expressing their outright outrage as they watched one celebrity after another make a glittery entrance, as they collectively dubbed it one of the weirdest launches ever.

Amid a stream of comments on Twitter, fans accused Kirstie Alley — arguably the most famous contestant this year — of being drunk, while they were left baffled by porn star Stormy Daniels' no-show, as reports emerged alleging she quit just moments before she was expected to make her debut.

Hollywood actress Kirstie received a raucous reception when she entered the CBB house, but her behaviour was deemed erratic by viewers, a number of whom went as far as accusing the former Cheers star of being drunk.

After the actress asked if she was going to be assassinated upon being appointed secret President of the house, a fan tweeted: 'Kirstie is already so drunk... #CBB.'

'Kirstie Alley on #CBB, how the mighty have fallen,' wrote another on the micro-blogging site as she was first to settle into her temporary digs.

MailOnline