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By Georgina Littlejohn

Leisure time: The living room, which is surrounded by glass walls, where housemates will spend most of their time


These are the vamped up rooms that will greet this year's contestants as they enter the Big Brother house next week.

Glass walls, a circus-themed bedroom, a decadent bathroom and an old-fashioned fairground merry-go-round ride set the scene for the 11th and final series which starts on Channel 4 next Wednesday.

Producers have promised that this series will end the long-running show with a bang, and no expense appears to have been spared decorating the house.

The living room, where housemates will spend most of their time, boasts a semi-circular red sofa which dominates the space.

Glass walls surround the room which has a door leading out to the Diary Room and the chair which will be kept under wraps until the very first show.

The living room also pays homage to the show's host Davina McCall, with a painting of her interviewing a contestant adoring one part of the wall.


Circus-themed: The bedroom, which is adorned with pictures of strong men and clowns on the walls and duvet covers


Wooden: Housemates will have to fight over single and double beds to sleep on


Let's hope this year's contestants are not a modest bunch as the glass walls run right round the bathroom too.

The dim lighting gives the room a decadent feel, with low-hanging lamps next to the red sinks.

There also appears to be a forest scene on the walls, complete with trees and foliage, which are also laid out in the green and white tiles that surround the huge round bath.


Diary Room: The door leading to the room where housemates will share their daily thoughts with Big Brother


Tribute: A painting on the glass wall shows Big Brother host Davina McCall interviewing what appears to be a rejected housemate


Eagle-eyed fans will also no doubt spot the chickens painted along the bottom of the glass walls, with two in the shower and two looking in from the patio doors.

Whether there will be real chickens in the garden for the housemates to look after and get freshly-laid eggs on every day will be revealed when the show starts.

Moving into the dining room, the large spacious area next to the kitchen looks out onto the garden and boasts a big table that seats 12.


Spacious: The open plan kitchen and dining room, decorated with what seems to be blue china patterns, looks out onto the garden


Fancy: Two of the housemates will have served to them on blue willow pattern china


And place settings for the housemates have already been laid with plates, a mixture of plain and blue and white willow pattern china.

Out into the garden, this year's surprise is the seating area, decked out like an old-fashioned fairground merry-go-round, the carousel horses acting as seats for the housemates.

There is also a hot tub for contestants to unwind in - and possibly make some headlines - as well as a cosy wooden hideaway and a painting of a dancing bear in keeping with the circus-theme.


Garden: Housemates will be able to chat on a carousel horse or get cosy inside the wooden hideaway


Bubbles: Housemates can relax in the garden's hot tub on warm days


The 11th and last series of the popular reality TV show starts next Wednesday night on Channel 4 and its sister station E4 and will run for 13 weeks.

Regular host Davina McCall will be joined by George Lamb and new presenter Emma Willis who will host the live chat show Big Brother's Little Brother.

Big Brother started in 2000 and over the past decades has produced some household names such as the late Jade Goody and series 2 winner Brian Dowling, but most contestants have faded into obscurity.





source: dailymail