Big Brother 8 News Thread

[Debs]

I thought it looked bigger as well and we still havent seen the bedrooms yet and there are rumoured to be some secret rooms! House is definalteyl Huge


Watched davina on paul o grady and the house is 'topsy turvy' apparently the cooker is in the bedroom!!! so that will be fun!

[DaVeyWaVey]

I really like the new look of the house actually, it looks very funky, modern and up to date! I really like the idea of the house having really vibrant colours this year and the house being "topsy turvy" . The diary room door does look very different though!

[Debs]

The Big Brother House
Big Brother 8 housemates will face a mixed up modernistic sur-reality house when they arrive – nothing is where it should be. It may all look glamorous with designer mod cons but the house will be hard work for its new residents.

A giant blue roll-top bath in the raspberry pink living room will be the first indication that all is not as it should be. It’ll be like bathing in a disco with multi-coloured light panels surrounding it. But that is just the beginning…

Just cooking a meal may take team work. At the furthest point away from what appears to be the ‘kitchen’ is the housemate’s fridge/freezer – outside in the garden. The sink is on one side of the main living area, and the hotplate opposite is set amongst a wall of white cubes. But where is the cooker?

Other objects of interest in the house include:
- For the first time the Diary Room will have a lit corridor that will indicate if the room is in use, by changing colour from red to green when the Diary Room button is pushed.
- Tea and toast will be a luxury the housemates may have to live without, as the kettle and toaster are locked away in a see-through box. Only Big Brother will decide when they’ll get access.
- A retro 70s’-designed blue and black phone is nestled on the sink bench – but who will be calling and will the housemates be able to phone home?
- The white dining room table is surrounded by white retro designer chairs and stools.
- A corrugated water butt in the garden will enable the housemates to collect and use water for the garden.
- Recycling bins in the food storage area will help the housemates to be environmentally friendly
- A closed blind on the outside of the window in the living room, but who’ll be peeping in?
- One half of the living area is raspberry pink floor to ceiling - and the other half is baby blue.
- Two large circular windows look onto the garden. But will it just be Big Brother keeping an eye on sunbathing housemates?

Big Brother house designer Patrick Watson says,
"It has taken 8,000 man hours to construct the house for this summer’s housemates. This year we have gone for a cleaner, more adult look, using more textures and colours to brand each area."

[Luna]

Richard Branson is being lined up to make a special appearance in the Big Brother 8 house, according to a report today.

Producers hope that the businessman will pay a visit to set the housemates a task because his company Virgin Media has agreed to sponsor the new series.

A source told the Daily Star Sunday: "What better way to show how pleased we are having him as Big Brother sponsor than by having him on the show? It will be a huge surprise for the housemates this year.

"We are planning to have Richard give the contestants a task - probably something business related. He will stay the day seeing them do the challenge and return 24 hours later to reveal who the winner is. And he'll hand them a special reward."

[Chloe O'brien]

They're locking away the toaster and kettle so not all the housemates will have access to everyday appliances and imaging having to take a bath in the living room

[Debs]

Loudmouth Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles is to become the first celebrity to guest-host Big Brother's Big Mouth after it was confirmed the series would be fronted by a variety of guest hosts.

33-year-old Moyles will front the show for one week when it commences, with Celebrity Big Brother housemate Donny Tourette's ex-girlfriend Peaches Geldof and Steve Marsh and Dan Wright (Big Cook and Little Cook off of CBeebies apparently) also lined up as potential guest hosts.

A source told newspaper The Sun: “Chris will be the first host and will present for a week.

“Then different guests will come and go - some may be invited back, others might not. Big Brother is 14 weeks long this year so there’ll be a certain amount of playing it by ear. Moyles is a definite signing. Steve and Dan are very much liked and will be on board too.

“There is some umming and aahing about Peaches but a decision will be made about her very soon.”

Regarding a pilot for the show that Peaches has allegedly filmed, the source said: “She was like a sulky teenager. But because the show is meant to be anarchic, a lot of people feel she could be a great asset, despite not being a skilled presenter.”

The paper also says that the E4 Big Brother spin-off has enlargened its set and double audience capacity in order to get more viewers.

Former host Russell Brand quit the show earlier this year, having been at the helm of Big Mouth (previously Big Brother's EFourum) for three years.

[StarsOfCCTV]

HAHA loving the new layout, will be interesting watching them trying to cook while people are sleeping in the bedroom or something like that

Love the chicken art

[Debs]

HAHA loving the new layout, will be interesting watching them trying to cook while people are sleeping in the bedroom or something like that

Love the chicken art

Can you imagine the arguements it will cause!!

Chris moyles will be fab on big mouth too, i cant wait to see who the other presenters actually will be

[Abbie]

ooooo just come on this thread and it looks very nice

[Chloe O'brien]

Imagine if they did a shock eviction and someone was in the bath. How funny would that be.