[Tom]

I can just see it now, Channel 4 having a shocking year in 2011 and bringing it back after a years rest. This is how the string of ex housemates saying 'BB needs axing' started.

Reality TV star Brian Belo has claimed that the best series of Big Brother are "magical".

Belo also argued that the Channel 4 programme's "legacy" could be seen in shows such as The X Factor.

"I'm watching back series three at the moment to remember why I fell in love with it in the first place. I think a vintage year of Big Brother is quite magical. Hopefully that's something we'll see next year and it will go out with a bang," the series eight winner told DS.

Speaking about the programme's demise, he said: "I think possibly the show got too big. Everyone was talking about it on every platform. Obviously everyone does that now with X Factor, but Big Brother really was the first one to do that. People can say what they want now, but everything stems from it.

"Even the new X Factor presenter Dermot O'Leary is an old Big Brother host. The legacy of Big Brother will be around in the British media industry forever. Plus - I love Jedward - but I think they reinstate the fact that X Factor is a reality TV show and not a serious singing contest."

He added: "I don't think we've seen the end of Big Brother. Look at Doctor Who. That took a well-earned hiatus and came back brilliantly."

Celebrity Big Brother returns to Channel 4 in January.

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