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BIG Brother will be extra hot when it returns to screens as show chiefs are planning to install a sauna in the telly house.

It will ensure that viewers enjoy plenty of steamy action when the celebrity version of the reality show starts on Channel 5 in August.

Big Brother bosses are hoping temperatures will go through the roof as sexy contestants strip to enjoy the sauna.

A show insider told the Daily Star Sunday: “This will make for must-see TV.

“Everyone will want to see the famous faces sweating it out.

“Sexy girls and hunky lads will thrill viewers when they flash some flesh.

“And there’s a good chance it could even lead to a romance if things get really hot.”

Show chiefs drew up plans to include the sauna during a top-secret meeting last week.

We also revealed last week how this year’s house, at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, Herts, will be the biggest in the show’s history.

In addition to the sauna, the house complex will include a swimming pool after it proved a massive hit in previous series. Our show source added: “Everyone will be pleased to have a pool as usual.

“But the weather this summer has been so terrible there’s a good chance celebs will avoid the water if the climate stays wet and cold.

“Because the series is starting later this year and running through the autumn, bosses knew they needed a back-up plan to make sure there would be a chance for the girls to show off their bikinis.

“The sauna will make Big Brother weather-proof, which means we’re in for a good series.”

Changes are still being made to the house as production staff work around the clock to get it ready for the launch of the series, which will be hosted by 2001 winner Brian Dowling, 33.

Our insider added: “The site is so big this year it means there are lots of opportunities to make the house exciting.

“One thing is for sure there will be lots of twists and ambitious stunts to keep viewers hooked.”

The celebrity series will be followed immediately afterwards by a traditional Big Brother format featuring members of the public.

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