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A BIG Brother housemate is to be whisked off to join the South African version of the show in a shock new twist, The Sun can reveal.
And a contestant from the African programme will be jetted across to step into the housemate’s shoes in Britain.
TV bosses hope the move will stun viewers who have so far called Big Brother 4 a big bore.
Last night a telly source said: “This is the first time anything like this has been done and it will be a complete shock to the gang.
“It’s going to give the programme a jolt. To say it will shake up the housemates is a complete understatement. It’s going to come out of the blue.”
The British housemates, still reeling from losing Jon and Federico last night, will lose a third after completing their Saturday task — which normally lets them into the party room.
Tonight’s challenge will be a general knowledge quiz — tackled by two of the housemates only.
The two players have to be chosen by the group and the rules state “the contestants should be as evenly matched as possible in terms of knowledge in order to ensure a fair contest”.
Each housemate will go to a bedroom to be tested on their knowledge of the world by Big Brother.
Non-playing housemates are not allowed to assist either playing housemate during the challenge.
The gang may still have their night in the treat room. But whoever wins will be called into the diary room and told they are leaving.
They will then be taken 6,000 miles away to Johannesburg by a producer.
They will not be allowed to tell the rest of the house where they are going.
And the gang will not even know they are getting a new housemate until the new contestant walks through the doors of the set in Elstree.
Meanwhile, the African contestants will be carrying out an identical task — and the winner will head in the opposite direction with a producer.
The African programme has been running at the same time as our version. The 12 contestants have been drawn from different countries across the continent.
They have been kept busy with tasks including learning each other’s national anthems.
But they still bicker and row, just like housemates on our series and they have been up to the usual saucy Big Brother antics.
One of the gang, transvestite Mwisho Mwampamba from Tanzania, has wowed housemates with his drag act. Cherise Makabale, from
Zambia, announced on her arrival that her boobs were her greatest assets.
And one of the racier bits of their show is “shower hour” where housemates are filmed washing.
Namibian Stefan Ludik — the only white contestant — simulated an orgy with girls in the Jacuzzi.
And he teamed up with Alexander Holi of Kenya to spray the girls with a fire extinguisher.
The African series runs for 15 weeks, instead of our nine weeks. So far, no one has been booted out and they will have their first eviction tomorrow night with votes being cast throughout Africa.
And while the British winner will scoop £70,000, the African winner grabs £59,000 — a fortune in the world’s poorest continent.
Last night it was still unclear how Big Brother plans to smuggle the housemate out of the country.
And it is not known whether the housemates will swap back, or finish the series in the foreign country.
The source added: “I think the British housemate will be bowled over at first.
“But it could be seen as a bit of a booby prize as they will lose their profile in this country.
“Whatever happens, it’s Big Brother’s best stunt yet.”
Big Brother said last night: “We never confirm or deny rumours.”