7:58pm UK, Wednesday July 17, 2002

Rapper Sean P. Diddy Combs has become the latest in a string of stars to sign up for a reality TV show.

The performer, formerly known as Puff Daddy, is said to have agreed a deal with MTV to live his life on camera.

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It follows the surprise success of a similar programme following the family life of rocker Ozzy Osbourne.

Former Playboy playmate of the year Anna Nicole Smith is currently making her own reality TV show for the US E! channel.

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Cable music station VH1 has confirmed it is in talks to develop a weekly series that would follow actress Liza Minnelli and her new husband, producer David Gest.

Other celebrities who have said they are interested in joining the latest celebrity craze include Cybill Shepherd, Courtney Love and Gene Simmons.

Brian Kato Kaelin, OJ Simpson's famous house guest, has taped three episodes of a show titled House Guest.

The Osbournes became MTV's most successful-ever show when it was screened earlier this year, watched regularly by six million viewers.

A second series is currently being made and is due to be shown in the US in the autumn.