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Celebs' Big Brother house revealed
Wednesday 30 December 2009
The Press Association reports that in a break with tradition, the house for the final series of the reality show has velvet sofas, a 12-seater dining room table, log fire, luxury bathroom, fake fur and boudoir lighting.
However, the kitchen features stainless steel fittings and is painted hospital green.
The theme of the show is "hell lies in others" and there are padded walls and flame frescoes to emphasise it.
There is no 'prison' or vegetable patch for the celebrities to tend.
The show's executive producer, Shirley Jones, said: "Who wants to go digging up vegetables in the middle of January? They won't do it. They're celebrities and they like to be warm and cosy. They might like that but whether it will happen all the time - who knows?"
She continued: "The famous line from 'Dante's Inferno' is "Abandon hope all ye who enter here", which has inspired much of what we have done to the house, particularly the entrance which is dark and cavernous with flaming walls.
"When the celebrities arrive in the house on Sunday night they will definitely wonder what is in store for them. It looks incredibly different from previous years."
She added: "We want them to be challenged and it's going to be interesting to see how they cope with the loss of control, because celebrities tend to have control over their image and their lives... also we want them to throw themselves into it, particularly with the tasks and have a bit of fun with it.
"The devil can take many forms. He can be naughty or funny or cruel so that's the basis we're working on."
'Celebrity Big Brother' begins on Channel 4 on Sunday, 3 January at 9pm.
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