Big Brother 'to go out with a bang'

Head of Channel 4 Julian Bellamy has promised a "memorable" end to Big Brother.

The broadcaster announced in the summer that next year's series would be the last it airs of the reality show.

The Guardian quotes Bellamy as saying: "Both Celebrity Big Brother and Big Brother will go out with a bang. We are playing our cards close to our chest. Rest assured it will be a memorable exit."

He added that the axing of the show was the "catalyst for a process of creative renewal" across the channel, including the decision to cancel Wife Swap and How Clean Is Your House?.

E4 boss Angela Jain recently promised that there will be more live footage of the housemates when Celebrity Big Brother returns for the last time in the New Year.