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New Big Brother host reveals the way Ten are taking the reality TV pioneer back to its roots: 'It's what we fell in love with'


Incoming Big Brother host Mel Tracina has revealed the latest iteration of the reality series will be going 'old school'.

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. Appearing on Nova's Jase and Lauren on Tuesday, Mel, 34, revealed that the show would, once again be relying heavily on live elements that were eschewed in later iterations. Mel also revealed to the hosts that she was a huge fan of the show growing up, adding that she was not allowed to watch it's raunchy cousin Big Brother Up Late.

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