|  | Channel 4's Hertfordshire based annual summer event, Big Brother, is back for a fourth series with a new-look house and 12 new people to become engrossed with! The show has returned to its original reality format of 12 people living together in a community, cut off from the outside world for nine weeks and getting voted out as the weeks progress. The new 'cocoon-like' open-plan house has been designed to be simple and uncluttered and features an additional outdoor sheltered area. The 12 housemates are now in the house and producers of the show said they have looked for people who will get on well and do not play up to the cameras, as in previous years. 2003 sees the return of the weekly task, where housemates have to work together as a team on a task that will determine their weekly food budget. The stakes will be high, since the group will be required to place a minimum 50% bet on the outcome. The housemates will still take part in a live challenge each Saturday night and expect Big Brother to have plenty of surprises to stun or delight the housemates! Designed to reflect a "back to basics" approach for the show's fourth annual run, the purpose-built house and garden are about a third smaller than last year. Gone are the metal bars that divided 2002's contestants into "rich and poor". Welcome back Big Brother! Start chatting about the show NOW on our messageboard 
| nicky, glasgow | Thursday, 07-Aug-2003 16:28:38 BST | | | i absolutely love nush. i would love 2 meet her and plus she is so cute with her flower necklace peace out |
| Ricky Oates, St Neots | Thursday, 31-Jul-2003 10:32:39 BST | | | I can't wait because I am hoping a friend of mine who has applied will be in the next one. |
| Emma Welland, March | Sunday, 06-Jul-2003 00:04:21 BST | | | Brill cant wait till bb5. Ray is sooooooooooooooo fit and i wish i was mrs raymondo. I hope Nush wins. Love Emma |
| andrew, bolton | Friday, 04-Jul-2003 16:13:47 BST | | | the boredom is crucifying,last years was the best so far miss alex |
| DJP, Wouldnt you like to know | Wednesday, 04-Jun-2003 18:43:36 BST | | | This Big Brother is boring the one featuring kate was the best and you lot know it!!!!! |
| katy , southampton | Wednesday, 04-Jun-2003 10:59:27 BST | | | if i fail my a-levels, im gonna blame u big brother!!! billiant-cant stop watching! |
| louisa , northamptonshire | Monday, 26-May-2003 22:00:51 BST | | | im so glad its back nice to see some nice men for once he he |
| EFFFY, st albans | Wednesday, 21-May-2003 06:47:16 GMT | | | wahoooo ive been waiting for this,something decent on the tv for a change lol. |
| Aine, Hertfordshire | Tuesday, 20-May-2003 18:43:43 GMT | | | Can't wait, its the quickest way to get my husband out of the room!! |
| Rebecca, Phoenix, Arizona | Tuesday, 13-May-2003 18:50:51 GMT | | | Will miss BB this year as now live in the States. Thank goodness for the internet. Cannot wait until it starts again. Miss so much about England especially decent TV without ad breaks every 10 mins! |
| leanne, hertfordshire | Saturday, 03-May-2003 10:25:37 GMT | | | i can't wait to it comes back |
| Max, London | Friday, 02-May-2003 12:37:29 GMT | | | Great, another few months of me not being able to get any work done because the women I work with are more concerned with the goings on in the BB House than with doing their jobs, can't wait. |
| Chris, Chelmsford, UK | Friday, 02-May-2003 12:36:30 GMT | | | Im glad they got rid of the bars, they just got on everyones nerves by the end of the last one! The house looks like a holiday home this time round.... how do I book a place there? |
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