Post by Madhatter on Mar 26, 2009 18:53:09 GMT
BIG Brother host Davina McCall is to double her duties by taking over the show’s Big Mouth spin-off.
The telly favourite replaces comedian Jack Whitehall, 20.
The E4 show will also be slashed from four nights to just one — on Friday nights straight after the eviction.
The moves came as a programme boss revealed next year’s BB will be the LAST.
But the chief added she wished they could axe the reality hit after this summer’s series — the tenth.
Commissioning editor Angela Jain said: “We’re contracted to do another Big Brother after this one.
“It’s a shame because I would have liked to end on the tenth anniversary of the series but there will be a Big Brother 11 too.”
But Angela said she is thrilled Davina, 44, will front Big Brother’s Big Mouth.
She added: “Davina will be great. It means Jack’s not coming back but we’re really excited about it. Davina hosted Big Mouth for a week in the last series and she loved being on E4.”
The other BB spin-off, Big Brother’s Little Brother, will remain on air six nights a week hosted by George Lamb, 29. He took over from Dermot O’Leary.
Angela said: “George has made the show his own. We’re thrilled he’s back.”
The telly favourite replaces comedian Jack Whitehall, 20.
The E4 show will also be slashed from four nights to just one — on Friday nights straight after the eviction.
The moves came as a programme boss revealed next year’s BB will be the LAST.
But the chief added she wished they could axe the reality hit after this summer’s series — the tenth.
Commissioning editor Angela Jain said: “We’re contracted to do another Big Brother after this one.
“It’s a shame because I would have liked to end on the tenth anniversary of the series but there will be a Big Brother 11 too.”
But Angela said she is thrilled Davina, 44, will front Big Brother’s Big Mouth.
She added: “Davina will be great. It means Jack’s not coming back but we’re really excited about it. Davina hosted Big Mouth for a week in the last series and she loved being on E4.”
The other BB spin-off, Big Brother’s Little Brother, will remain on air six nights a week hosted by George Lamb, 29. He took over from Dermot O’Leary.
Angela said: “George has made the show his own. We’re thrilled he’s back.”
This pretty much means there'll be no more BB after these two. The show has been treated pretty poorly by Channel four, cutting the live feeds and split feeds on sky. The hosts of the spin off programs haven't helped.
Not very good when they don't make the most of the programs they buy.
www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/big_brother/article2341320.ece
www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/74184/Big-Bro-in-snub-to-Jade-/