Housemates face tough new regime

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Stephen is feeling the heat

The new, harsher regime began this morning, halfway through the latest Channel 4 series, when the celebrities drank their morning cup of tea and found that all their sugar had been swapped for salt.

Producers have also removed the soft furnishings from the living room, meaning the celebrities have to sit on hard benches.

Housemates have become increasingly frustrated with the new regime, with singer Dane Bowers complaining: "They have taken all our comforts."

Actor-turned-preacher Stephen Baldwin shouted: "The hotter it is, the more you make me feel like Jesus, son. Now we're gonna see what's up. Now we're going to see what people are made of."

Stephanie Beacham does not know that she will have to do without her acrylic bed linen tonight as housemates will have to make do with hessian sheets.

A spokeswoman for the show said: "From today things will get a lot harder for the celebrities."