A celebrity version of Fame Academy is to be screened in aid of Comic Relief, the BBC has confirmed.

Stars with musical aspirations will compete against each other in a re-run of the �1m reality talent search won last month by David Sneddon.

There is speculation that celebrities such as actors Amanda Holden and Michael Greco, comedian Frank Skinner and model Jordan may be invited to take part.

However, a BBC spokeswoman said it was too soon to confirm the identities of any contestants.

Sneddon's victory has landed him a �1m record deal

"Things are still at a very early stage - but there is a plan for a star-studded version of the show," she said.

It is understood that the original show's presenters, Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty, have been approached to host the charity edition, while Academy teaching staff including vocal coach Carrie Grant and dance expert Kevin Adams will also be back.

The programme will be filmed again at the Academy mansion in Highgate, north London.

The BBC spokeswoman could not say whether it would run over a period of several weeks like the first series - or be restricted to a one-off show for Comic Relief on 14 March.

'Early days'

"These are early days and the format hasn't been decided as yet," she said.

Quinn has won her own �1m contract

Two years ago the BBC joined Channel 4 to show the first Celebrity Big Brother, which ran for five days in the lead-up to Comic Relief.

During Fame Academy, 12 competitors lived together while they were put through their paces by academy staff.

Following a series of public votes they were evicted one by one until 24-year-old singer-songwriter David Sneddon emerged as the winner.

As well as a �1m record deal, he walked off with the year-long tenure of a luxury London flat, a sports car and a celebrity lifestyle.

Glaswegian Sneddon's first single Stop Living The Lie - his own composition - will be released on Monday.

In the final he polled 3.5 million votes out of 6.9 million cast.

Defeated finalist Sinead Quinn, 22, a former waitress, has been given a �1m five-album deal with Mercury Records.

Quinn, from Irvinestown, Northern Ireland, is due to release her first self-composed single I Can't Break Down on 10 February.