Emma Willis and Rylan Clark-Neal have confirmed Big Brother's new series will feature two houses for the first time.
The presenters of the Channel 5 reality show revealed the news on Twitter.
Emma Willis (Channel 5)
Emma, 40, tweeted: “I can reveal this year’s @bbuk has TWO HOUSES. Introducing… The Others. It is far. too. much! #BBUK.”
Are you ready for this? ARE YOU?? I can reveal this year’s @BBUK has TWO HOUSES. Introducing… The Others. It is far. too. much!! #BBUK
— Emma Willis (@EmmaWillis) June 1, 2016
Rylan, the 27-year-old presenter of sister show Big Brother’s Bit On The Side, tweeted: “A new set of Housemates will enter a new game.
“But they won’t be alone. For the first time ever, Big Brother has TWO HOUSES @bbuk #BBUK.”
The game is changing… and THE OTHERS are coming.
A new set of Housemates will enter a new game.
— Rylan Clark-Neal (@Rylan) June 1, 2016
But they won’t be alone. For the first time ever, Big Brother has TWO HOUSES @BBUK #BBUK
— Rylan Clark-Neal (@Rylan) June 1, 2016
Fans of the long-running series had suspected a twist of this nature was coming due to construction of a new Big Brother house extension.
The new set-up will give viewers the opportunity to watch all the action in both houses from the set at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood.
In previous years, Big Brother has utilised secret rooms and annexes primarily for twists such as fake evictions. However, this series will be filmed with two houses from the June 7 launch date.
Rylan Clark-Neal (Channel 5)
Bosses of the show have promised an “unpredictable” and “ominous” new summer series.
Housemates have been warned to prepare for “paranoia and suspicion” as they discover a dark force at work which “will have a dramatic and divisive effect”.
A black and white “yin and yang” theme will accompany this 17th series.
Big Brother summer 2016 eye logo (Channel 5)
Big Brother's famous eye icon for this latest instalment is monochrome with colourful shards shattering off.
Last year's show was won by Doncaster office administrator Chloe Wilburn.
