The size of the crowd for the UBB final. :flutter:

There wasn't a walkway for BB11 really it was all 1 big stage and the crowd were all on stands facing the house and trust me from experience the crowds chanting (eww) from then compared to when I went to the Channel 5 evictions....You cant compare it.

Also comparing the set up of the set to BB1 and BB3 and so on....They were 2 complete different locations so how can you compare that?

Personally I would love the house to go back to Bow with the house away from the crowd and studio and housemates leaving over the bridge :) #Legendary

If you look back I actually think BB1 and BB2 had the best set up it had such a great atmosphere and the finale stages where awesome.

When I went to Chris' eviction in BB13, walking in, the place looked all flashy and bright but the dirtiness of the place was unbelievable. This was only at the start of BB13 and they had barely had 2 series before it, so can't imagine what it looked like outside for CBB17!

Also, i was lucky Chris' eviction even watching on screen had an electric atmopshere and i felt it there, but yeah C5 crowds have never been huge.

I mean THESE are crowds...

31:30 mins onwards:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McPl4ETYVjw

Or even in Elstree, 29 min on:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2_v55TqvwQ

Watching BB1 final, how big it was!! The HMs actually gave their autopgraphs to over-excited fans :D

The crowd capacity used to be 1000

It certainly was in Bow. Watching BB1 and BB2 final quickly now, it must have been around that. With Elstree though, even in those big BB3-5 crowds, they were probably around 500, than on C5 they were like 200-300, now, not sure, it could be as little as 50-80 with this new smaller crowd.

The plans for the new set say that the crowd capacity will be 400, down from 470.

Really? The space looks tiny.

Also, it used to be 470? Didn't look like that! Jeez, the house in Bow must have held 2000!

It was mad lol it was like a ****ing Britney concert during series 1 and 2 that set up was awesome and yeah classic examples on those videos there back when the crowd and forum members didn't think housemates were pieces of **** and just boo for no reason

Proud to be a fan from day 1 ;)

i guess the main stage must be really small, just another thin walkway squashed right up to the edge of the house? it'll be a tight fit for the audience that's for sure, i wouldn't like to be there on a hot evening. :laugh:

It was 1000 in BB11 then they brought in this huge set from Channel 5 and just over halved it and now its smaller THOUGH there does seem to be buildings around the studio which could hold a crowd but to me they need to be outside that's classic BB and I don't think any other country does it which is weird seeing as we have the worst weather in the world lol.

It holded 470 but it doesn't mean there was 470 people. Like there was that massive chunk empty :laugh:

Yeah like where the extension is now that stand was empty most of the time wasn't it :laugh:

Wow first I've watched of BB1 in about 15 years. That finale crowd was incredible. Exciting, loads of cheers

Loved BB in Bow

Why do people think its so tiny?? Its about the size of the main house!!! IMO it looks incredible in the new photos from the Sun.

Tiny =/= Bad
The less chavs the better the show

I love the new exterior now ive seen some better photos!!