Lisa Appleton (born 23 May 1968) is a tanning sales rep from Warrington, Cheshire. She is also involved in charity fund-raising. Lisa is a former bodybuilder, a fitness and health fanatic and has an 18-year-old daughter. She once appeared on Gladiators as a contestant. She believes in reincarnation, life after death, clairvoyants, ghosts, spirit guides, and universal dynamics. On Day 1, along with Mario, Stephanie, and Luke, Lisa was given a secret mission to hide her relationship with fellow housemate Mario; failure to do so would result in automatic nomination