Clay Aiken will be a contestant on this year's US Celebrity Apprentice.

NBC have announced the official list of celebrities who will join the show to try and impress Donald Trump with their business skills.

However, unlike the regular show, The Apprentice, the celebrities can use their fame to help them in challenges and raise funds for their chosen charities.

The former American Idol contestant will be joined by a bevy of beauties such as former supermodel Cheryl Tiegs, 2008 Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza and actress and singer Tia Carrere.

The teams are initially formed into two groups by splitting the contestants by gender.

Clay will be part of a team that includes Star Trek legend George Takei, magician Penn Jillette and Twisted Sister singer Dee Snider.

The remaining contestants are race car driver Marco Andretti, comic Adam Carolla, 80s singer Debbie Gibson, reality television star Victoria Gotti, Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Guidice, former-television host Arsenio Hall, funny-woman Lisa Lampanelli, Making the Band star Aubrey O'Day, Chopper manufacturer Paul Teutal, and model Patricia Velasquez.

Donald Trump is thrilled with the collection of stars. He believes there will be some good challenges this year.

"Some of the folks are really competitive, and incredible," he said in an interview on The Today Show. "They are very, very competitive people, and really smart people."

Past winners of the competition include host Piers Morgan, comic Joan Rivers and Poison singer Bret Michaels.

The Celebrity Apprentice will premiere on February 12 on NBC.