Bomb scare for Big Brother house

Housemates were taken to a safe location following the bomb scare

The Big Brother house was evacuated on Sunday morning after a security threat, Channel 4 has confirmed.

A man contacted the show's base at Elstree Studios, Hertfordshire, claiming a bomb was nearby.

Programme makers cut the live feed and the 15 contestants were woken at 0240 BST and moved to a safe location.

A spokesman said: "After the necessary checks were made, housemates returned to the house without incident and streaming was resumed."

Hertfordshire police said its officers searched the area and found the call was a hoax.

Once back inside, housemates were given a task to fight their way out of paper bags with boxing gloves.

Three new contestants joined the reality show on Friday night after part-time model Jennifer Clark became the latest evictee.

Sara, a 27-year-old from London who is described as a "sexy executive PA", was joined by theatre director Belinda and Maysoon, a 28-year-old model from Hertfordshire.