TV
A new TV advert and tabloid pictures have provided viewers with the first glimpse at this year's house.
In a strange twist, inside appears to have been swapped for outside - and vice versa.
As well as the customary pool area and grass, the garden also features a waterproof three-piece suite and accompanying lamp. A large black chandalier hangs above the outdoor dining table - with enough seats for fourteen housemates - while wallpaper adorns the outside walls.
Inside, grass can be found on some of the floors - including in the living area - amongst various sculptured shrubs.
The kitchen is half inside and half outside of the house.
Gone are the sauna, the loft and the treatment room from last year's house, as are many of the walls. The internal walls have mostly been replaced with floor-to-ceiling glass walls - as first seen in the bedroom last year.
"It?s the smallest Big Brother house ever," said executive producer Paul Osborne. "Cosy is not the word! There are more glass walls in the house design than ever before, giving a very exposed feel to the place and no hidey holes like last year?s loft, so the housemates will find it very difficult to get away from one another.
"In terms of how the house looks, this year the design is all flipped around, swapping hard textures for soft and vice versa. It may look chic and stylish but it won?t be a very comfortable place to live."
In a strange twist, inside appears to have been swapped for outside - and vice versa.
As well as the customary pool area and grass, the garden also features a waterproof three-piece suite and accompanying lamp. A large black chandalier hangs above the outdoor dining table - with enough seats for fourteen housemates - while wallpaper adorns the outside walls.
Inside, grass can be found on some of the floors - including in the living area - amongst various sculptured shrubs.
The kitchen is half inside and half outside of the house.
Gone are the sauna, the loft and the treatment room from last year's house, as are many of the walls. The internal walls have mostly been replaced with floor-to-ceiling glass walls - as first seen in the bedroom last year.
"It?s the smallest Big Brother house ever," said executive producer Paul Osborne. "Cosy is not the word! There are more glass walls in the house design than ever before, giving a very exposed feel to the place and no hidey holes like last year?s loft, so the housemates will find it very difficult to get away from one another.
"In terms of how the house looks, this year the design is all flipped around, swapping hard textures for soft and vice versa. It may look chic and stylish but it won?t be a very comfortable place to live."
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