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CELEBRITY Big Brother will return on Channel 4 in January, the Daily Star Sunday has learned.



The star-studded version of Big Brother will be resurrected for a final run before the channel axes the reality format for good.



The move is likely to shock fans who saw host Davina McCall bid farewell to the show on Friday night. But bosses hinted it would be back after the final voiceover announced: “Big Brother will get back to you.”



Last night a show source said: “Channel 4 has been really pleased with the ratings and amount of coverage for this year’s Big Brother and Ultimate Big Brother, so they don’t want to let it go just yet.



“It will probably look a bit strange after everyone thought it was the last we’d see of it on Channel 4 but it will be worth it financially for them to have one final run.”



The series is expected to last three weeks with bosses planning to splash out on high-profile celebs. This year’s Celebrity Big Brother pulled in an average of 3.7million viewers compared to around 2.7million a night for Big Brother 11.



The show source added: “The celebrity version always comes up trumps in the ratings. And there’s always a lot more drama because they all have big egos.”