Big Brother relocate famous house for 2025 series – and it’s not far from the OLD one
BIG Brother relocate their famous house to a new area for the 2025 series but it’s not far from the old one.
The hit reality show will return for a third series in 2025 following a second series of Celebrity Big Brother which is set to air at Easter.
ITV’s second series of Celebrity Big Brother is currently planned to launch on Monday, April 14th with the Grand Final on Friday, May 2nd.
Last month it was revealed that the house would move to brand new location from its Garden Studios home where it has been since the show returned to ITV.
The move marks the fourth house for the reality show since its UK debut in 2000.
The first Big Brother house was purpose built in London where it played host to three series.
In 2002, Channel 4 relocated the house to Elstree Studios in Borehamwood where it remained for over 16 years until Channel 5 aired its final civilian series in 2018.
The show’s current location at Garden Studios was a fresh start for Big Brother when it returned to screens in 2023 after a five-year absence.
But it’s now been revealed that the Big Brother house has been relocated to within Titan Studios in West London.
Titan Studios is a former distribution centre with two stages with over 200,000 square foot of production space and is located next to Versa TV Studios.
It is thought that producers are seeking to keep an external set for all the evictions shows, with the house itself built within the studios.
Big Brother will be followed each night by Big Brother: Late & Live – hosted live by AJ Odudu and Will Best from the site of the Big Brother house in front of a studio audience.
But as bosses secure a new location, last year’s winners Jordan Sangha and Henry Southan are relieved to be saying goodbye to the house.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Jordan said: “I think in some ways it might be some closure that we need. It was so weird going back.
“We were the first people to get to go back into the latest house. It was so weird.”
Reality TV salaries revealed
Towie:
Cast members are put into four pay bands based on their popularity.
Reality veterans Bobby Norris, James ‘Diags’ Bennewith, Georgia Kousoulou, and Chloe Sims were in the top tier, which meant they commanded £450 an episode.
Others were paid £350, £250 or £90 if they were a newcomer trying to prove their worth.
Geordie Shore:
The MTV show reportedly paid cast members £1,000-a-month for their wild antics in the early days of the show.
Veteran Sophie Kasaei revealed the cast had to work other jobs to supplement their income.
She said: “When we first started the show we got absolutely nothing.
“The most we ever got was £1000 a month and we couldn’t survive on that, obviously after tax as well.
“Most of us worked at the call centre because in Newcastle there’s a lot of call centres because we can sell you the dream, we’re very friendly and warm and trustworthy.
Gogglebox:
Each household is paid the same monthly allowance of £1,500.
A show insider revealed the fee is then split amongst contributors at their own discretion.
They also get to tuck into a free takeaway of their choice twice a week to keep them fuelled during long filming sessions.
The armchair critics have to watch 12 hours of telly a week in total – which is divided into two six-hour stints.
I’m A Celebrity:
The jungle show is a jewel in ITV’s crown with a bumper budget to boot. Payments are tailored to the individual, with the greater their fame or controversy factor, the bigger the cheque.
Nigel Farage reportedly bagged £1.5m for the last series – the most in its history.
While eventual series winner Sam Thompson was a snip at £80,000. This Morning’s Josie Gibson is said to have pocketed £100k while Britney’s sister Jamie Lynn received an impressive £250k.
Henry continued: “Especially because they hadn’t changed it up much.
“The layout was all the same. But I think it’s brilliant that they’re moving it. It might be a good change.”
Paul Mortimer, Director of Reality Commissioning and Acquisitions said, “Big Brother programming has firmly established itself across ITV’s platforms and become a favourite with our viewers.
“Together, Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother have grown audiences on ITV1 and ITV2 and amassed almost 100 million streams on ITVX.
“We’re therefore very excited to be able to throw open the House doors once again for another series of both Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother in 2025 which are sure to promise more unmissable entertaining and captivating moments.”
Katy Manley, Managing Director of Initial, said: “We are so excited to be coming back with more Celebrity Big Brother and Big Brother.
“Both series have really resonated with audiences, and we can’t wait to make more.
“As always, viewers can look forward to Big Brother keeping Housemates – celebrities and civilians alike – on their toes.”
Applications for next year’s series of Big Brother are now open and producers want to hear from the UK’s most interesting, funny and stand-out characters from all walks of life.
Have you got what it takes to be crowned next year’s winner? If so – you can apply by visiting BigBrother.com.