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21-07-2006, 16:14
BIG Brother is packing up its bags and moving out of its famous Elstree studios, we can reveal.
After the next series of the Channel 4 reality hit — Big Brother 8 — the show will move to a new home.
The programme has been filmed at the Hertfordshire studios for the past five years.
Last night producers Endemol confirmed they were set to move as the lease is nearly up.
And a source said: “We are starting to look for new premises in the London area.
“The next series of Celebrity Big Brother and Big Brother 8 will be filmed at Elstree but after that we will be moving.”
The first two series of Big Brother were produced at Three Mills Island in Bromley-by-Bow in East London.
But the show hit its stride when it moved to Elstree for Big Brother 3 — the year that gobby Jade Goody moved in.
Endemol last year signed a deal with Channel 4 to produce Big Brother 7 and 8 — with even more series to come.
Last night, an Endemol spokesman said: “Big Brother 8 will be filmed at Elstree. After that Endemol will enter into commercial negotiations with the studio for a further run.”
After the next series of the Channel 4 reality hit — Big Brother 8 — the show will move to a new home.
The programme has been filmed at the Hertfordshire studios for the past five years.
Last night producers Endemol confirmed they were set to move as the lease is nearly up.
And a source said: “We are starting to look for new premises in the London area.
“The next series of Celebrity Big Brother and Big Brother 8 will be filmed at Elstree but after that we will be moving.”
The first two series of Big Brother were produced at Three Mills Island in Bromley-by-Bow in East London.
But the show hit its stride when it moved to Elstree for Big Brother 3 — the year that gobby Jade Goody moved in.
Endemol last year signed a deal with Channel 4 to produce Big Brother 7 and 8 — with even more series to come.
Last night, an Endemol spokesman said: “Big Brother 8 will be filmed at Elstree. After that Endemol will enter into commercial negotiations with the studio for a further run.”