Brother, back from the dead

Okay, so how many of you were *really* convinced we'd seen the last of Big Brother? Of course we bloody hadn't! To be fair, it teetered on the brink of oblivion for a while but it would appear that Channel 5 were just playing really hard to get.

And it would also appear that Channel 5 are doing their best to put their own stamp on things. Allegedly, there will be no live feed this year, something which people are royally up in arms about. I am bothered not a jot since, well... I work all day and I sleep all night. Why the heck would I need a live feed?

They've also [cue dramatic music] ditched the Daniel Eatock eye, in favour of a much more minimalist affair which is part eye, part camera lens. At first I despised it with an unearthly passion. I even took to twitter and ranted about it. "What a way to mess up a brand!" I bleated. Now, I rather like it. Funny that.

The show begins with a four-week celebrity version, allegedly. Also allegedly, they're thinking about paying Charlie Sheen 6 million pounds (so that's about what... 10 million dollars, maybe?) to stay in the new house. Oh my word, C5 will make a fortune out of me voting this man out! Other names attached include Pamela Anderson and Kerry Katona. It's going to be a car crash, for absolute certainty.

Following the Celebrity run, we'll be launching straight into the regular series, which means we'll be watching (or, indeed, not watching) Big Brother until pretty much Christmas time. And then they're thinking about doing another Celebrity show in January! It's utterly utterly bonkers!


Anyway, I absolutely love this new promo, don't you? How many ex-housemates can you name?

Thankfully, neither Jason from BB5, nor Grace from BB7 are to be seen. I was absolutely thrilled to spot Nichola from BB1 in the crowd, until someone told me it was Lisa from BB10. ::sad face:: I was not so thrilled to see Saskia from BB6, though, who now looks like she's the size of a Big Brother house. Haw haw, the silly cow.

No start date for BB yet, but the rumour mill says August 17th.