'Big Brother' will feature a "diverse" cast of contestants and won't be anything like 'Love Island'.
Big Brother 'won't be like Love Island'
The reality TV series will return to screens on ITV2 next year - after a four-year break since it last aired on Channel 5 - and show bosses have promised that it won't feature any "influencer types".
A source told the Mirror: "There will be a diverse casting across a range of ages, which is what made 'Big Brother' so special. It won’t be like 'Love Island', where the contestants are all young social media influencer types – they want ‘all walks of life'.
"There will absolutely be no outside influence – just like in the original series – so they won’t get a day off every week like they do in the villa.
"It will have everything viewers came to love about the retro series, with nominations, a public vote and live evictions, but they want it to appeal to a new generation.
"It will be old school 'Big Brother', but for your little siblings."
Meanwhile, it was recently revealed that Alison Hammond has been tipped to be the new host of 'Big Brother'.
The 'This Morning' presenter - who shot to fame after appearing on the third season of the reality show in 2002 - is said to be at the top of producer's lists to follow in the footsteps of Davina McCall, Brian Dowling and Emma Willis in fronting the show when it returns to screens next year.
A source told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: “Alison is top of the list to present next year’s Big Brother. Execs think she’s exactly what the show needs. She’s energetic, fun, relatable and she was on the show, so she knows it inside out.”
The 47-year-old star, who was second to be voted off her series after just 15 days, previously admitted she'd love to host the programme.
Asked if she thought she'd make a good 'Big Brother' host before it was announced the show was returning, she said: "I think so. They need to change it up a bit. We’ve got to put it out there to the universe. Let’s make it happen.”
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