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COUNTDOWN: 1 Day
Celebrity Big Brother
Starts Wednesday 3 January, 2007
Tuesday 02 January
Day -1, 12:00
Day -1, 12:00
How does a celebrity wind down in the Celebrity Big Brother House?
The Big Brother House has been remodelled for the winter.
In the summer, the House had an inside/outside theme, which would make mealtimes a bit too chilly in January so the kitchen is now larger to accommodate the huge dining table
The garden has been extensively redesigned and 'tied' with a steel ribbon - LED lighting and a brand new 8-seater hot tub add to the glamour factor.
And the Bridge to Nowhere is now heated so the housemates can chat outside even when it's frosty.
As for the rest of the House? You'll have to wait and see for what Big Brother has in store...
New look:
Russell Brand
Dermot O'Leary
The divine Davina McCall
Russell Brand, Davina McCall and Dermot O'Leary host Celebrity Big Brother
How long is Celebrity Big Brother running this year?ig Brother will get back to you...
Where can I buy the Diary Room chair?
For all furniture and fixtures that appear in the Big Brother House, go to the Suppliers section on this website.
How many rooms does the Big Brother House have this year?
There will be one bedroom for all the housemates to share, a living room, a kitchen and one communal bathroom with two urinals, a bath and a shower. There will also be a larder just off the kitchen area.
Does the Big Brother House have a theme this year?
The House will have a disorientating feel to it, swapping inside for outside. The garden comes with interior furnishings such as wallpaper, carpet, a dining table and even a chandelier, while the inside has outdoor elements to it, including faux grass in the kitchen and contemporary garden furniture in the living room.
How do I vote?
By telephone - Viewers in the UK and Republic of Ireland can call the Big Brother voting lines each week to evict the housemates. (UK calls cost 50p. Calls from the Republic of Ireland cost €0.75 incl VAT. Mobile and other network rates may vary).
By text message - Fans can text the name of the housemate they want to evict to the Big Brother shortcode 84444. They will then receive a message confirming that their vote has been registered. (All calls cost 50p / €0.75 plus standard network rate)
Big Brother will decide on the housemates' rewards for task success. The rewards may include luxury shopping budgets or special treats.
What happens if a housemate cheats or breaks Big Brother rules?
If any housemate breaks the rules they may be asked to leave the House or receive another form of punishment, as decided by Big Brother.
What content is available via the Channel 4 Big Brother service?
A 24-hour a day complied video stream from the Big Brother House
Free daily video clip highlights from the show.
How do I purchase a Big Brother Video Pass?
It's easy to buy a pass, just go to our and follow the step-by-step instructions.
Please make sure your computer and internet connection meet our minimum system requirements before you make your purchase so that you have the best experience possible.
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From what countries/regions can I access Big Brother Online Video?
You can access Big Brother Online Video from the UK and Republic of Ireland only. This is due to licensing and copyright reasons.
How do I watch Big Brother 24/7 once the stream begins?
Just go to www.channel4.com/bigbrother and you'll see clearly marked links to the video content
There are 14 basic rules regarding life inside the Big Brother House. They are set out in their simplest terms below. In agreeing to take part in Big Brother, the housemates are agreeing to abide by the rules.
1) There is no contact with the outside world.
2) Housemates are filmed 24 hours a day and must wear personal microphones at all times.
3) The Diary Room is the only place in the House where Big Brother will acknowledge housemates individually.
4) Visits to the Diary Room are compulsory.
5) Nominations are compulsory.
6) Housemates must give frank and honest reasons for nominations.
7) It is not permitted to discuss nominations, or try to influence anyone else's nominations.
8) It is not permitted to discuss details of how they'd spend the prize money (if they were to win).
9) Eviction is decided by public vote.
10) All tasks and challenges are compulsory.
11) Housemates must not act violently towards any other housemate.
12) Housemates are free to leave the House at any time.
13) If any housemate breaks the rules they may be asked to leave the House.
14) THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE OF ALL: Big Brother reserves the right to change the rules at any time.
1) There is no contact with the outside world.
2) Housemates are filmed 24 hours a day and must wear personal microphones at all times.
3) The Diary Room is the only place in the House where Big Brother will acknowledge housemates individually.
4) Visits to the Diary Room are compulsory.
5) Nominations are compulsory.
6) Housemates must give frank and honest reasons for nominations.
7) It is not permitted to discuss nominations, or try to influence anyone else's nominations.
8) It is not permitted to discuss details of how they'd spend the prize money (if they were to win).
9) Eviction is decided by public vote.
10) All tasks and challenges are compulsory.
11) Housemates must not act violently towards any other housemate.
12) Housemates are free to leave the House at any time.
13) If any housemate breaks the rules they may be asked to leave the House.
14) THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE OF ALL: Big Brother reserves the right to change the rules at any time.
Housemates will be allowed to take one suitcase and one small bag into the house. The suitcases will be the same size for all participants and no additional bags or baggage will be allowed.
The Big Brother team will check the contents of the suitcases before the housemates enter the House and inventories will be compiled.
As in past years, housemates will be allowed to take up to six bottles or cans of beer, or two bottles of wine into the house.
Housemates are allowed to bring in a reasonable quantity of toiletries, but they will need to prioritise which items they want to bring in.
Any additional items needed during the duration of the stay must be purchased out of the joint weekly food budget.
Items banned from the house include; musical instruments, books, games, writing materials, mobile phones, radios, walkmans, CDs or CD players, computers, PDAs (Psion, Palm Pilot, etc), calendars, clocks and watches, drugs and narcotics, personal medication (except in consultation with Big Brother), weapons, any electronic equipment or items requiring batteries and clothes with prominent logos.
Other House Rules
Participants must wear their radio-microphones at all times during waking hours.
Microphones can only be taken off in bed, in the shower and in the pool.
Housemates are responsible for changing the batteries in their mics at regular intervals.
If housemates attempt to communicate without the cameras or microphones recording the communication (e.g. tampering with microphones, writing secret messages, mouthing words off-camera) or if they try to tamper with, or cover recording equipment, then Big Brother reserves the right to expel them from the House.
Prior to entering the Big Brother House, the housemates are not allowed to talk to the media. Neither are they permitted to know the identities of their fellow housemates.
Food, Housekeeping, Weekly Tasks and Challenges
Food and alcohol in the House is supplied only by Big Brother.
The housemates will participate in compulsory weekly tasks to determine their weekly shopping budget. If the housemates fail the weekly task, they will each lose an amount per head to spend on shopping that week. If they pass, they have the luxury of spending more money per head that week.
The housemates will be set weekly tasks and will have a few days to resolve them. As soon as the nature of the task is announced by Big Brother, the housemates will have to work together as a team to complete it and they will find outif they have successfully completed the task, later that week.
Leaving The House/The Eviction Process
Housemates can leave the House in three ways:
They may be evicted, they can leave of their own free will (and may do so at any time) or in exceptional circumstances they may be asked to leave by Big Brother.
Once a housemate leaves they forfeit any claim to the prize money.
Voluntary/Involuntary Departure
If a housemate wants to leave they must first report to the Diary Room and give their reasons for leaving.
Big Brother may ask a housemate to leave the House if they behave inappropriately, for example, if they engage in violent or abusive behaviour, or damage the House or its contents.
Housemates leaving voluntarily or being asked to leave may be replaced at Big Brother's discretion.
The Eviction Process
Every week each housemate will be called to the Diary Room to nominate two fellow housemates for eviction. Any housemate refusing to make a nomination or failing to provide Big Brother with a satisfactory reason for their nomination will be reprimanded at Big Brother's discretion.
The Diary Room nominations will not be streamed on the website or E4 - instead the nominations will be announced to the housemates live, during Big Brother's Little Brother each Tuesday. The results of the nomination process will be announced to the participants every Tuesday and will be included in the Channel 4 highlights show every Wednesday night.
E4 viewers can watch the nominations at length on E4 Nominations Uncut show each Tuesday evening.
The housemates who receive the most eviction votes at this stage are then subject to the public vote, conducted via telephone, text message and interactive TV.
Viewers and housemates will only find out who is to be evicted during the first of Channel 4's live Friday night shows and the evicted housemate will leave during the second live show. During the final week of the series viewers will be asked to vote for who should be the winner of Big Brother.
REMEMBER: Big Brother reserves the right to change the frequency, times and details of nominations at any time.
Bollywood star tipped to enter Celebrity Big Brother house-Shilpa Shetty
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- The Big Brother Stream is only available in the UK and the Republic of Ireland
Video Terms and Conditions
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