'Complete facelift' for Big Brother (From Bicester Advertiser)

'Complete facelift' for Big Brother

12:10am Friday 25th May 2012 in Entertainment News © Press Association 2013

The Big Brother house just got bigger.

The next batch of contestants entering the revamped house next month will find more than 40 cameras waiting to watch their every move.

Show bosses said the house, which includes the usual hot tub, swimming pool and state-of-the-art kitchen, has been given "a complete facelift".

The bedroom design pays tribute to Las Vegas-style glamour with can-can dancers emblazoned on the walls, and the garden includes views of the city's strip at dusk and the rocky outcrops of the Grand Canyon.

Steve Gowans, head of factual entertainment at Channel 5, said: "This year's house has been designed to transport the housemates into a world combining the exuberance of Las Vegas with the rugged Wild West.

"It will provide a dramatic backdrop to this summer's series, in which housemates will be put through some of the most exciting challenges to date."

:: The series starts on Channel 5 at 9pm on Tuesday June 5.