big brother house description
 

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In past years the Big Brother house has merely had a bit of a dusting down after the summer series in preparation for the celebrity inhabitants. This series of Celebrity Big Brother is very, very different.


The strap line Hell Lies in Others and the flaming logo were a clue but Executive Producer Shirley Jones today revealed that the whole series has been inspired by Dante's Inferno including the décor of the house itself.

She said: "The famous line from Dante’s Inferno is 'Abandon hope all ye who enter here', which has inspired much of what we have done to the house, particularly the entrance which is dark and cavernous with flaming walls. When the celebrities arrive in the house on Sunday night they will definitely wonder what is in store for them, it looks incredibly different from previous years".

In the living area the Dante's Inferno theme continues with gilded panels, black walls and furniture in rich reds and dark wood. There are some luxurious touches too such as faux fur pelts draped over the sofas, cushions emblazoned with diamante skulls and ornate wall sconces illuminating macabre sculptures.

Jones continues "As well as Dante we have been hugely influenced by Sartre’s line 'Hell is other people’ and the house reflects this. Whilst the flames and dark colours might look a bit hellish to some, sometimes your actual hell is the people you’re with so we have removed some of the doors to make everything more open plan, there are very few areas to go to if someone needs to grab five minutes of peace and quiet."


Off the main living space is the kitchen which is full of outsized equipment. Inspired by a hospital morgue the kitchen is clinical and painted ‘autopsy green’. Unlike the summer there is no space in the kitchen to eat and so the celebrities will all have to share the large banqueting table that dominates the dining area.


In the bathroom an imposing roll top bath is centre stage whilst a chaise longue and dressing table mean the conversations can continue whilst the celebrities are busy preening. Jones adds "It looks a bit like the faded opulence of an English country pile".


The shower is still large enough for multiple occupants but unlike the summer series you cannot see in to it allowing the celebrity housemates a few moments of privacy away from the cameras, although hidden microphones mean that all the chatter is still captured for the viewers.


The garden resembles a courtyard, the brick walls and ivy have been designed to hide the cameras and make it feel private and enclosed. If the celebrities really need to get away from the main house however, they need to head to the garden.


In the garden, hides a wood panelled snug. Leather sofas, blankets and a fireplace give the room a relaxed and cosy atmosphere but with only space for a few housemates at a time it is bound to be the room of choice for a private tète a tète or a good gossip, as long as the celebrities find the room at all of course.


The true haven from the house is of course the Diary Room where each celebrity housemate will have the ear of Big Brother to confide in and invariably complain to. As yet this area of the house remains a mystery. What is also a mystery is where exactly the celebrities are going to sleep.


With only a few days until the celebrity Housemates enter the house the signs all point to an explosive series.


The new series of Celebrity Big Brother starts with a live launch at 9pm, Sunday 3rd January on Channel 4.

oooh. im liking the way everyone will have to share the banquet table to eat, potentially causing more arguments. i also love the sound of the little snug - "as long as they find the room at all of course" in the aeriel pics you could see a brown leather sofa with the whole area labelled the snug... so perhaps that is where it is they just haven't closed it off yet???

yupp i think so too :D