It looks like there will be some big changes before a new batch of contestants enter the house next series.
Having previously aired on and then , will be the new home to the reboot when it launches later this year, with
According to reports, though, housemates will be put through a ‘watertight training programme’ ahead of appearing on our screens.
Sources claim the process will actually go ‘well beyond’ what Love Island contestants endure before entering the villa.
According to , ITV2 has prepared a ‘super-sized’ welfare package to get the housemates clued up, offering them training covering diversity and inclusion, racism and gender diversity, sexual consent, and dealing with conflict.
An insider told the outlet: ‘Love Island’s provision is already considered the Fort Knox of training but ITV knows how important the re-launch of such a loved programme as Big Brother is.
‘And of course, it’s been a fairly difficult time for the channel with recent events on This Morning, so everyone is determined the brand won’t be rocked by any further Scan**l.’
The source added, however, that some people are ‘concerned’ of the regulations being too ‘tight’, given how chaotic Big Brother was back in the day, from sexual antics in the bedroom to sweary drunken rows.
‘No chance of any wine bottles or pregnancy tests these days!’, the source quipped.
This isn’t the only change set to hit the BB reboot, as co-presenter Will has
Will, 38, said ahead of his debut: ‘It’s going back to being real people.’
‘The focus of this is it’s going to be an entertainment show, but it’s going to be fun and funny with all of that emotion and realness that you get with Big Brother,’ he added to .
Meanwhile, Big Brother bosses are also keen to when it returns.
The much-loved reality series with Davina McCall as host, ending in 2018 with Emma Willis.
Kevin Lygo, director of media and entertainment at ITV, said previously in a statement, via : ‘The key to Big Brother is to keep it like it was in its golden period – more interesting, intelligent, and upmarket than other reality shows.’
At its peak, during the third series which was won by Kate Lawler, Big Brother was watched by an average of 5.89million people.
However, ratings dropped considerably over the next seven years, with just 2.93million tuning in for Ultimate Big Brother, won by former contestant Brian Dowling.
Its ratings continued to take heavy blows during its run on Channel 5 and, by the time of its last ever episode, 1.02million viewers watched the shortest-ever Big Brother series, lasting just 45 days.
So, it seems the team behind the revival are keen to breathe new life into it – and we can’t wait.
ITV declined to comment.
Big Brother launches on ITV2 later this year.
