Big Brother:

The latest from Big Brother…

Here's what I am enjoying so far. These housemates. They are making their own entertainment. No-one's lounged about in bed (so no alarms needed yet) and they are being respectful of each other with no-one trying to hog the limelight. Instead they are having thoughtful discussions about the nature of celebrity and fame. And loads of other things too. In fact they are everything we thought they all were when we went looking for them: genuinely creative and talented people. They are a joy to watch. Of course I might not be saying that in a couple of days.

Matt Lucas loved being BB, as you can see from his final blog. He did some brilliant diary rooms where he asked and said things that Big Brother never would. We've also been going through Ian Wright's ideas for his Hijack today (which you'll see in Sunday night's show). It involves binoculars. It's extremely funny. Plus Alan Cumming has arrived from LA – he'll be in on Sunday bringing with him a very Hollywood style task.

There seems to be a generally positive response to the programme from viewers and, shock of shocks, lots people who post on the forums even like it! On the forums where, generally, never a positive word is spoken. About anything. In the world. Ever.  
Basically, for us, Celebrity Hijack is a massive experiment with the Big Brother format – we are playing with it, trying out new things to see if they work and we thank all the people who watch who are embracing this too.

Yours Bigly,
Big Brother.