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Everyone likes snooping around houses, especially when the house in question is about to be the most famous residence at the country, for a few months at least. We’ve just been to the Big Brother house for a look around – and it was so exciting. Would you like to know a bit about it? We do hope so, because it’s all we can talk about at the moment…. All in all, the house is more spacious than before, although it’s not exactly palatial – and, with 16 housemates (the most ever for an opening night) rocking up tomorrow, it’s going to be pretty cramped. The first bedroom we saw was disgusting – and they’d better hope Nikki Grahame doesn’t turn up, as it’s bloody freezing too. The eight beds have wafer-thin mattresses and the decor is not exactly easy on the eyes. In contrast to this, the other bedroom, which features eight double beds, is much more luxurious. And that’s where things get interesting – both rooms will be opened up tomorrow, and it will be up to the housemates to decide who sleeps where, so we’ll find out early on who’s selfish, who’s desperate to be liked and who’s just plain nice. The Diary Room is typically space-age, but is in a more private location (under the stairs) than usual, which is to encourage housemates to reveal more secrets, as in previous years many of them were concerned they could be eavesdropped on from outside. There’s no such privacy in the bathroom though – there’s just a small panel of frosted glass to cover people’s rude bits when they’re in the shower, plus there’s a glass wall facing the kitchen. As we’re very nosey, we had a look in some of the kitchen drawers, and saw lots of crumbs – disgusting! Apparently they’ve been left behind by the people who’ve been testing out the house over the past few weeks, the mucky pups. We hope someone cleans up before tomorrow! Heading outside, we were told something very amusing – the weird giant ashtray that’s plonked in the middle of the garden is the only place the housemates will be allowed to smoke, and if they break the rules, they’ll be thrown into jail. The mini-prison will be used as punishment for any rule-breaking, from discussing nominations to forgetting to water the plants. Yep, the housemates are being encouraged to get a bit more green-fingered this year – they’ve even got facilities to grow their own vegetables! Finally, there’s a private room off the garden for secret discussions, but according to our pals at BB, there might be a bit more to it than that – could it lead to a secret area? We do hope so. So, are you excited yet?

Could this mean there is still the room that is the snug still to look at?