Big Brother 2024 ‘confirms huge change’ – and fans of original series will be delighted

Ruth Lawes

Published September 13, 2024 1:39pm Updated September 13, 2024 1:51pm

Big Brother fans prepare to rejoice as ITV has brought back an iconic feature of the show (Picture: ITV)

Big Brother 2024 is bringing back one of its hallmark features from the original series, it has been claimed.

ITV’s reboot of the classic reality show was a hit with viewers when it returned last year – but there was one change they were less keen on.

While the broadcaster kept elements of the original programme, including the Diary Room and narrator Marcus Bentley, it was all pre-recorded.

Now, though, an insider has claimed Big Brother will be live after bosses successfully trialled it on the celebrity spin-off.

A source told The Sun: ‘They brought back the live element for the celebrity version last autumn and it didn’t cause too many problems.

‘But it did bring back the important sense that anything could happen, and it would all be caught on camera.

Jordan and Henry 'Big Brother', Show 17, UK - 26 Oct 2023 Editorial Use Only Mandatory Credit: Photo by Shutterstock for Big Brother (14167470d) — Jordan (left) won Big Brother and also met his partner Henry (R) (Picture: Shutterstock for Big Brother)

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‘That’s even more exciting given the fact that this is not the celebrity version, so we really have no idea what kind of characters are going to emerge from the limousines and go into the house.’

It is thought Big Brother will return for a second season on ITV next month with AJ Odudu and Will Best returning as hosts.

Last year, lawyer Jordan Sangha, 26, won the show and a £100,000 cash prize after spending six weeks in the Big Brother house.

The show was followed up months later by Celebrity Big Brother with TV personality David Potts emerging triumphant.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by James Veysey/Shutterstock (14398039dk) David Potts crowned winner of Celebrity Big Brother 2024 'Celebrity Big Brother' TV Show, London, UK - 22 Mar 2024 — David won the reboot of Celebrity Big Brother earlier this year (Picture: James Veysey/Shutterstock)

The 31-year-old beat the likes of Fern Britton, Levi Roots, Colson Smith and Bradley Riches to victory.

In the grand final, Strictly professional Nikita Kuzmin, 26, took second place, with Corrie star Colson, 26, in third.

Former X Factor judge Louis Walsh, 72, fell back to fourth place, while TV presenter Fern Britton, 67, took fifth.

Big Brother was originally launched on Channel 4 in 2000, before moving to Channel 5 in 2011 and then finishing in 2018.

Metro.co.uk has contacted ITV for comment.

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