New look at Big Brother house reveals set shake up for Celebrity series – can you spot it?
THE new look Big Brother house has revealed the ITV show has undergone a huge set shake up for the upcoming Celebrity series.
Fans will only have to wait days until the hot reality show – hosted by AJ Odudu and Will Best – returns to ITV2.
New pictures have emerged from the set as the iconic compound has moved to a new location.
The commercial network has formally announced the new house will be located in West London‘s Titan Studios.
However, new images have suggested that the programme could be set to undergo huge format changes.
Since the rebooted series has been seen on ITV screens, both the presenters have fronted the highly-publicised live eviction shows together.
After getting a housemate out, they would conduct an interview straight away in the spin-off studio which was located three meters away from the grand house entrance.
After contestants leave the isolated home, they are quickly whisked into the neighbouring set, for their instant reactions.
But now, the popular spin-off, Late And Live will now be housed next door in Versa Studios.
The new set will be located 300 meters away from the entrance to the eviction platform stage.
This has led fans to think that producers will have to come up with a new format for both AJ, 37, and Will, 40, to appear on screen at the same time.
They also speculate that the new distance will mean different logistics behind the scenes to make the show work.
TV fan account Super TV has published new drone footage of the house which shows the garden still under construction.
A bright orange star motif can be seen emblazoned on the green astroturf grass outdoor floor material.
The profile on X – formerly known as Twitter – noted: “The new studio for Late & Live is now about 300 meters away from the eviction stage (as opposed to 3 meters away before!)
“So it’ll be interesting to see how they deal with that. I wonder if they’ll split AJ & Will up for some solo presenting in each area, to hand over!”
Who has won Celebrity Big Brother?
THE first Celebrity Big Brother aired in March 2001 on Channel 4.
Roll on 23 years and a switch to Channel 5 in 2011, CBB is now into its 23rd season and is being hosted for the first time by ITV.
Here’s who has won the coveted title so far:
Season 1 (2001): Comedian Jack Dee beat actress Claire Sweeney despite walking out of the house and evading security for about an hour. The series was also more memorable for Vanessa Feltz telling Big Brother to “f*** off” after chalking “incarcerated”, “ambushed” and “restricted” on the table.
Season 2 (2002): Take That favourite Mark Owen triumphed over TV host Les Dennis. The latter won over the sympathy of the audience after his marriage breakdown with his wife Amanda Holden.
Season 3 (2005): Maraca shaking Bez walked out the winner ahead of Blazin’ Squad‘s Kenzie. The Happy Mondays star scooped the £50,000 and went on a 10-hour bender, blowing the cash.
Season 4 (2006): This was the season when Big Brother mixed things up – by sending in a non-celebrity from the fictional band Kandy Floss. However, Chantelle Houghton won over viewers and housemates alike and was crowned the winner. During her time in the house she found love with Ordinary Boys singer Preston. There was also added drama when George Galloway pretended to be Rula Lenska‘s pet cat.
Season 5 (2007): Actress Shilpa Shetty won after being caught up in a racism bullying row with former BB contestant Jade Goody, model Danielle Lloyd, and S Club‘s Jo O’Meara.
Season 6 (2009): Ulrika Jonsson beat Terry Christian, but controversy came in the form of rapper Coolio who was slammed by viewers as misogynistic, however, he finished in third spot.
Season 7 (2010): Alex Reid beat Dane Bowers and Vinnie Jones with a huge 65% of the vote. Alex married Katie Price one month later.
Season 8 (2011): In the first series to air on Channel 5, Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star Paddy Doherty was the unexpected winner, beating singer Kerry Katona.
Season 9 (2012): Loose Women star Denise Welch triumphed over X Factor contestant Frankie Cocozza, after stripping off while drunk and jumping into the hot tub topless.
Season 10 (2012): Comedian Julian Clary got the nod in the vote over Coleen Nolan.
Season 11 (2013): The X Factor’s Rylan Clark beat couple Heidi Montag
& Spencer Pratt, who was competing as “one entity” and known as Speidi.
Season 12 (2013): Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby beat 5ive singer Abz Love
Season 13 (2014): Jim Davidson won after a blazing row with Linda Nolan. N-dubz Dappy took the second spot.
Season 14 (2014): Gary Busey – who chose to roam around the CBB house naked – beatboxer Audley Harrison.
Season 15 (2015): Katie Price won the battle of the Katies as she saw off controversial Katie Hopkins in the final. The biggest talking point was American blogger Perez Hilton‘s raging row with Calum Best, but the series also saw two early ejections of Jeremy Jackson and Ken Morley.
Season 16 (2015): Apprentice star James Hill beat model Austin Armacost. Tila Tequila was evicted on just the second day after she was found to have posted support for Adolf Hitler on social media.
Season 17 (2016): Geordie Shore’s Scotty T won after sharing a kiss with fellow housemate Tiffany Pollard. Stephanie Davis was runner-up.
Season 18 (2016): Stephen Bear won the show despite a huge row with radio star James Whale. Ricky Norwood placed second but this season saw Christopher Biggins ejected from the house after making an anti-Semitic joke.
Season 19 (2017): Coleen Nolan entered the CBB house for a second time – and this time came out the winner beating Jedward. During her second stint, she had a massive showdown with horse star John McCririck.
Season 20 (2017): It was the battle of the reality show singers in the final, with Popstars: The Rivals winner and Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding beating The X Factor’s Amelia Lily.
Season 21 (2018): Courtney Act, otherwise known as Shane Jenek, won with politician Ann Widdecombe as runner-up.
Season 22 (2018): Winning Dancing On Ice in 2024, was not Ryan Thomas‘s first reality show title. He won the CBB title in 2018, after a shocking “run-in” with Emmerdale actress Roxanne Pallet, who falsely accused him of punching her. Actress Kirstie Alley came second.
When the show aired on both Channel 4 and Channel 5, different spin-off sets were located hundreds of meters from the house.
This was when the show was filmed within the famous Elstree Studio complex.
Emma Willis and Rylan Clark were regularly separated on-air as each respective host was driven by golf buggy to the needed studio.
Celebrity Big Brother launches Monday, April 7th at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.