In an article from the Sun Big Brother host since series 1, Davina McCall, has revealed that the show is to be axed after Big Brother 11 when the contract with endemol is up. Channel 4 paid £180 million for 3 more years of big brother in 2006 starting from the end of the 8th series which saw Brian Belo scoop the £100,000 prize.
According to the Sun Article Davina has said, “It’s definitely only got two years left.” Adding “It’s become an institution — the summer is all about Big Brother, just like winter is all about the X Factor.”
The Sun article also puts forward a new launch date for the show – Thursday June 4th.
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