Big Brother kicks off tonight and we have already reported that the wannabes will be a diverse bunch and consist of 8 males and 8 females.

The housemates will of course be expecting the normal plush surroundings but will instead be faced with an empty and stark house along with very basic food and rations.

They will have to earn the right to become fully fledged housemates through a series of tasks but until they get there life will not be made easy by the ever powerful BB.

Show boss Sharon Powers told The Sun: “This year we want to shock the housemates. They’ll be expecting a nice house with lots of nice furniture and a pool and all sorts of lovely stuff.

“But all they’ll have is a living room full of crates and oil drums and they’ll have to sleep on the floor.

“And if they want to wash they will have to use a bath outside and fill it up with cold water transported from the tap in a leaky bucket.”

Sharon also revealed that until the group earn housemate status there will be no food budget, merely cold porridge and anyone who doesn’t shape up will be shipped out without so much as an exit interview from Davina……sounds harsh eh?