[dbh-g]

CELEBRITIES are to act as Big Brother for the first time in a spin-off of the reality show.

Famous faces will take turns to boss around housemates in Big Brother Celebrity Hijack.

It replaces Celebrity BB – “rested” after this year’s race row fiasco involving Jade Goody and Shilpa Shetty.

A spokeswoman said: “Viewers will be able to see the celebrities as they act as the voice of Big Brother.

“In addition, the stars will also help set tasks, make their own rules, and help cause havoc.”

Producers normally voice Big Brother on the Channel 4 show.

This year they will help choose the housemates, and are looking for “extremely talented, but ordinary” people aged 18 to 21.

The spokeswoman added: “The idea is to see how these gifted housemates, who have excelled in the real world, will cope under the guidance of Big Brother’s celebrity hijackers.”

The identity of the stars is not yet known.

The show will air on E4 in January.

[Rory]

...this sounds a bit boring, if true.

[dbh-g]

to be honest i dont really understand it. Does this mean that the celebs are choosing housemates tasks etc, for bb9 or another one to be shown on e4 in jan?

[Rory]

Where was the source for this?

[dbh-g]

its from The Sun Online

[Scarlett.]

it sounds ok

Why they feel the need to insert a picture of the annoying Shilpa - god knows

[Captain.Remy]

This idea is boring...NEXT !

[BigSister]

im c onfused is there still going to be evictions but its going to be amix with normal hoiusemates but celebs being BB i dont quite get it

[James]

BREAKING BB NEWS

Day 132, 07:30

Big Brother's been hijacked!

Many celebrities have caused chaos ON Big Brother, but in January 2008 - for the first time ever - a rogues gallery of stars, slebs and boffins will be seizing control to actually BECOME Big Brother.

From dictating tasks to interrogating inmates and controlling nominations the great, good and ghastly will be ripping up the rule book, holding rewards to ransom and generally creating mayhem alongside the REAL Big Brother in 'Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack.'

Their willing hostages? A houseful of Britain's most exceptional and extraordinary 18 to 21 year olds.

Over the next few weeks Big Brother will be combing the UK's hottest young artists, athletes, scientists, musicians, entrepreneurs, fashion gurus and dons in every other field to assemble a cast of pure prodigies.


If you're aged 18 to 21 and think you've got the talent it takes, make sure you come back here later this week for full details on how to apply.


http://www.channel4.com/bigbrother/n...y.jsp?id=24561

[xxskyexx]

sounds kinda interesting

[Arneldo]

I'm not sure. I have a feeling this might be a set up to trow people off course. They might have set up this fake show in order to fool contestants.

[Matt]

This sounds quite intresting... depending on how it plays out.

It seems to be larger budget than we expected.

Having said that, they probably had a CBB budget ready anyway and are just spending it on this now.

[Redmond]

Also on Digital Spy:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/bigbroth...n-january.html

A new Big Brother spin-off show featuring celebrities and ordinary people will air in January.

Big Brother Celebrity Hijack will be shown on E4 and will replace Celebrity Big Brother, which has been given a break from its annual scheduling.

The programme will give celebrities the chance to take on the role of Big Brother in setting tasks and challenges for a set of "extremely talented but ordinary" people aged between 18 and 21.

None of the celebrities involved in the show have been revealed yet.

A show spokesperson told The Sun: "Viewers will be able to see the celebrities as they act as the voice of Big Brother.

"In addition, the stars will also help set tasks, make their own rules, and help cause havoc.

"The idea is to see how these gifted housemates, who have excelled in the real world, will cope under the guidance of Big Brother’s celebrity hijackers."

Doesn't interest me really, I thought they'd do something with the format in order to help shape the future of the show, but yet they are sticking with celebrities, which you know on E4 will just be Z-Listers.

[Sam!]

Wow it sounds groovy!

[Wasted]

So basically it's the exact same thing except celebrities do the voice of BB. Some "experiment".

[bbcanada]

wtf? sounds kinda dumb to me. waiting all this time and then we get some crap of probably stupid "celebrities" that no one knows *sigh*

[Redmond]

Will be like Britain's Got Talent meets Big Brother I think.

[dupin]

Originally posted by Arneldo
I'm not sure. I have a feeling this might be a set up to trow people off course. They might have set up this fake show in order to fool contestants.

That's what I thought; like them telling Chantelle it would be a mix of celebrities and non-celebrities, but really she was the only non-celebrity.

[Riz]

sounds interesting hope it goes well!

[KKBL]

oh no!!!

[Conzors]

I dont get it

[cujo-man]

Well atleast we know what it is know!

Seems a it strange, but on the website it said contact us if you think you've got what it takes, meaning that the auditions are purely for BB9 as I have hoped!

This is a rubbish idea though to be honest. What the hell is it?! Its just BB with Z-listers doing the voices!

[Adam8032]

If you read the articles properly, it appears that the celebrities will be the producers, not just the voices.

[cujo-man]

Originally posted by Adam8032
If you read the articles properly, it appears that the celebrities will be the producers, not just the voices.

Yea, I know! It was just to make my point come off as more dramatic!

By the way, this means {Checkmate} was wrong. Inside information . . .

[MR.K!]

Originally posted by dupin

That's what I thought; like them telling Chantelle it would be a mix of celebrities and non-celebrities, but really she was the only non-celebrity.

i dont think so. they wouldnt lie to us so the housemates didnt know...