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Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Is Big Brother Australia returning to Dreamworld? Production 'confirms' upcoming reboot is returning to Gold Coast - after the original house burned down in 2019
Big Brother will return to its original home on the Gold Coast later this year. Production company EndemolShine Australia all but confirmed the upcoming reboot will return to the location where the show was famously produced during its Network 10 run from 2001-2008 after putting out a call for local post-production staff. 'Endemol Shine Australia is looking for Queensland-based post production crew available to work on-site for the return of Big Brother,' read the post. While no filming location was specified, the posts suggest that a new home could be built up North, after filming the latest three seasons in Sydney before the series was canned by Seven in 2014. The series will return to screens in early November and is expected to wrap in the first half of December. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The abandoned Gold Coast house was deliberately lit on fire in June 2019. Four children aged between 11 and 15 were later charged with arson after it was set ablaze. Two nine-year-olds who were also arrested were released after assisting police with inquiries. After the show was axed in 2014, the unoccupied set was left to rot for five years. A new house was built in 2020 in Manly for when Channel Seven picked up the series before it was eventually relocated to Sydney Olympic Park in 2021 after being served an eviction notice by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. The eviction notice was issued due to concerns for local wildlife. The reality show will be back at its original home at Ten next year, with the network vowing to bring the Australian franchise into line with its winning format. A brand new crop of housemates will be live-streamed 24/7 as the series returns with a fresh new host Melissa Tracina in 2025. While no filming location was specified, the posts suggests that a new home could be built up North, after filming the latest three seasons in Sydney before the series was canned by Seven in 2014 Tracina is planning to revamp the series after taking the hosting reigns from Gold Logie winner Sonia Kruger. Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, Tracina revealed Aussie viewers will finally have access to the game in real time. 'What's so good about this is the livestream element,' she said. 'So you don't have to worry about getting a bad edit, or being the "season villain", because viewers can log in at any time and see what the [housemates] are up to.' The beloved reality show, which sees housemates compete to stay in the house to win prize money, found roaring success on Channel Ten in the early 2000s. Since then, the show has changed networks several times - first going over to Channel Nine before a revamped version at Channel Seven. Big Brother has continued to enjoy healthy viewership numbers with its cross-platform livestream cameras in the US and UK. Across the three weekly airings of the American franchise on CBS, streaming, and the show's 24/7 live feed on Paramount+, viewers racked up 8.3 billion minutes of viewing time. That put the long-running reality TV series on par with major streaming hits like new seasons of Bridgerton, Stranger Things, and Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon in 2022. Big Brother Australia was axed from Channel 7's 2024 schedule after scoring its lowest-rated season yet. The show got bumped from its original 7.30 time slot to a later time after just one week on-air and concluded its 15th season with just 152,000 overnight viewers in the five capital cities – a huge drop from when the show relaunched in 2020 with 853,000 viewers. Fans were left unimpressed with last season's rebrand, which was focused on fostering romance among sexy, single cast-mates. Many felt Seven's reboot had more in common with rival Love Island than Big Brother, with one writing on social media at the time: 'Bring back the days of regular people on here. Why would I want to vote for any of these people?!' 'So sad to see what was once a great show absolutely ruined,' another lamented. 'I found out I got the job pretty quickly before the news came out,' Tracina told Daily Mail. 'I grew up watching it. When it came out in 2001, I was there.' Reggie Sorenson (Bird) won the third and fourteenth seasons of Big Brother Australia in 2003 and 2022 Prior to this gig, she was known for her role as 'culture correspondent' for Ten's comedy panel show The Cheap Seats. 'This is so huge to me. It's also just the fans that love it, it's a juggernaut of a show,' she added. 'It means so much to so many Australians, so I feel the pressure of doing the best job that I can.' Big Brother is known for being one of the only reality TV competitions that not only happens in real-time as it airs, but that allows viewers access to an unedited look at what's happening in the house. By hosting live feeds, fans are able to watch the game unfold naturally instead of following storylines set forth and edited by production.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Channel Nine 'overthrown' by MAFS cast as they defy all rules: 'Mutiny'
This year's cast of Married At First Sight appears to be bringing the drama both on and off-screen. While cast members often go rogue towards the end of the season, Yahoo Lifestyle can reveal that an unprecedented number of participants have teamed up to openly defy all rules and restrictions in their contracts. An inside source tells us that the show's production company EndemolShine Australia and Channel Nine are 'desperately' attempting to silence the cast after they united to rebel against them. Not only have the brides and grooms been spoiling their storylines on the show, but they've also launched second Instagram accounts to call out their 'edit'. RELATED: MAFS' Jamie calls out co-stars for 'spoiling' the show: 'Keep it in your pants' MAFS star exposes surprising contract clauses: '7 rules of the game' Everything we know about the first MAFS 2025 cheating scandal: 'Blindsided' In the last week, Morena Farina has debunked every scene of hers on social media by revealing what was edited out and manipulated. Jacqui Burfoot has also shared lengthy posts speaking out against production and defending her character, and Adrian Araouzou is openly mocking his storylines through his twin brother's TikTok account. Meanwhile, Eliot Donnelly and Jake Luik have found themselves in hot water for doing unauthorised interviews, and Tim Gromie is simply refusing to respond to the network in any capacity. The controversial groom has reportedly ignored all phone calls and even went as far as failing to show up to the casts' press days and scheduled promotional photoshoots. According to our insider, the 2025 cast members began rebelling halfway through filming after realising 'they're the ones with the power' because there's no show without them. 'EndemolShine introduced an 8pm curfew in early September and many of them started chatting amongst themselves and realised they dictate the rules – not producers,' the source shares. 'They were already individually starting to tire of all the rules and being treated like children, then one weekend there was an incident that led to them pretty much starting a mutiny. 'Since then, things have just gone to the next level and now they've realised they hold all the cards and if they want to speak out, they will. There's a real sense amongst so many of them that they owe the network nothing and won't allow their reputations to be determined by what they believe are inaccurate representations.' Yahoo Lifestyle also understands that publicists at Nine and bosses at EndemolShine are 'desperately attempting' to bring back some order, but it's almost like they've 'been overpowered' for the first time in the show's history. In previous seasons, Nine would restrict a participant's media opportunities and press interviews to 'get them back in line,' but that tactic is no longer effective. 'It appears the cast members have realised that once the season ends, they're essentially disposable to the network and there are no golden tickets or future TV work and opportunities awaiting them like it's often hinted at,' the source adds. Adrian Araouzou has seemingly confirmed he's no longer with his bride Awhina Rutene after he was spotted 'holding hands' with a mystery woman in Sydney's CBD last month. It's also been revealed that he was involved in a 'cheating scandal' with Sierah Swepstone during filming which ended her relationship with her partner Billy Belcher. Meanwhile, Morena Farina recently confirmed things don't work out with Tony Mojanovski following a bombshell confession that was edited out of the first commitment ceremony. SHOP: The lash and brow oil that will save you hundreds at the salon Young Aussie millionaire on her first 'embarrassing' business idea that failed Julia Morris' favourite brand praised for 'clever' dress detail: 'So flattering' Viewers will have to wait and see whether Jamie Marinos and Dave Thomas, Carina Mirabile and Paul Antoine, and Rhi Disljenkovic and Jeff Gobbels are still together, however, things are currently looking promising for all three couples on the show.
