On 1 June 2016, Charlotte Crosby announced that she had quit Geordie Shore meaning that the Big Birthday Battle would be her final series.
On 9 April 2013 it was confirmed that former cast member Jay Gardner, who featured from series 1—3, would be returning briefly for the sixth series.
In the twentieth season it was confirmed that former cast members Abbie Holborn and James Tindale returned.
On 12 July 2013 it was announced that Sophie Kasaei had been sacked from the show following an incident which took place in a nightclub where she used a racist term off camera.