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Since Big Brother finished last year, hardcore reality TV fans have felt a hole missing in their tv-watching schedule.
But that might all be about to change as the show’s narrator Marcus Bentley has suggested the show, fronted by Emma Willis, will be returning sooner than we think.
Replying to a fan on Twitter, who made him aware that it had been a year since Big Brother UK last aired on Channel 5, the narrator said, “I said this to my Mrs yesterday – we’re one year closer to BB’s return!”
However, he then replied to another fan, saying he had “not heard anything of late.”
He even fuelled further rumours, after posting a photo of himself at the last Big Brother final to air on Channel 4, with the cryptic caption, "Me and my youngest two at the finale of the last @channel4 #bigbrotheruk . That series was probably the best - so far!"
CHECK OUT: The winners of Celebrity Big Brother
Celebrity Big Brother winners so far
1 of 22Jack Dee: 2001
Jack Dee took part in the show for Comic Relief and everyone seemed surprised, none more so than Jack. The series lasted a paltry five days as it was a more innocent time.
2 of 22Mark Owen: 2002
The nation fell in love with Mark Owen all over again when he took part while Take That were on hiatus.
3 of 22Bez: 2005
Happy Mondays dancer Bez made no bones about taking part in the show because he needed the money. During his triumphant series he struck up an unlikely friendship with Jackie Stallone. Yes, really.
4 of 22Chantelle Houghton: 2006
AS the only non-celebrity in the Celebrity Big Brother house it was perhaps inevitable that Chantelle would win. She went on to marry cast mate Samuel Preston from the Ordinary Boys and later had a baby with subsequent CBB winner Alex Reid.
5 of 22Shilpa Shetty: 2007
The nation rolled its eye when Shilpa Shetty claimed she was as big as Angelina Jolie. But her grace and dignity in the face of Jade Goody's bullying saw her crowned CBB winner.
6 of 22Ulrika Johnson: 2009
Ulrika-ka-ka-ka-ka Johnson had stiff competition from Terry Christian, Tina Malone and Mutya Buena but, following a grumpy time in the house, eventually triumphed.
7 of 22Alex Reid: 2010
Alex Reid was pretty much a twinkle in Katie Price's eye when he entered CBB. He became husband number two shortly after his win.
8 of 22Paddy Doherty: 2011
Paddy Doherty winning CBB was not the nation's finest hour.
9 of 22Denise Welch: 2012
Denise Welch took on disgraced X Factor singer Frankie Cocozza, former Towie Kirk Norcross and EastEnders favourite Natalie Cassidy and WON.
10 of 22Julian Clary: 2012
Well of course Julian Clary won. The man's a national treasure! Mind you, he had stiff competition from Coleen Nolan and Martin (really, Martin? ) Kemp.
11 of 22Charlotte Crosby: 2013
Charlotte Crosby was the first Geordie Shore cast mate to enter Celebrity Big Brother and she set the bar very high.
12 of 22Rylan Clark-Neal: 2013
Rylan Clark-Neal was an utter delight during his time in the Borehamwood Bungalow. He now presents Bit On The Side, which is an impressive career trajectory.
13 of 22Gary Busey: 2014
Gary Busey's time on Celebrity Big Brother was...odd. Still, hats off. he won.
14 of 22Jim Davison: 2014
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
15 of 22Katie Price: 2015
Somehow, Katie Hopkins was Katie Price's closest rival for the CBB crown. Thank goodness, the right Katie won. She's denied she's going into the house in 2018 which is a crying shame.
16 of 22James Hill: 2015
James Hill, anyone? ANYONE? Thought not.
17 of 22Scotty T: 2016
Scotty T was pitted against Gemma Collins, Megan McKenna, Stephanie Davis and Jeremy McConnell and came out triumphant. His finest hour? Possibly.
18 of 22Stephen Bear 2016
Bear had an interesting time in the CBB house and a very rude time with Chloe Khan in the CBB toilet. He was up for every single eviction but beat them all and won the show.
19 of 22Coleen Nolan: 2017
Coleen Nolan did TWO stints in the CBB house, first taking part in 2012. She beat Jedward and won this time around.
20 of 22Sarah Harding: 2017
Sarah Harding enjoyed a relationship with Chad Johnson during their time in CBB. Alas, things didn't work in the outside world. The former Girls Aloud singer sadly passed away in 2021 after battling cancer.
21 of 22Shane Jenek (Courtney Act): 2018
Shane Jenek AKA Courtney Act was the stand out star of winter 2018 Celebrity Big Brother, in part because they stood up to the bigoted remarks of house villain Anne Widdecombe.
22 of 22Ryan Thomas: 2018
Former Corrie star Ryan Thomas was the final ever winner of CBB, despite MAJOR controversy in his series involving Roxanne Pallet.
And Marcus isn’t the only member of the BB team to speak out about the show's potential return.
Rylan Clark-Neal, who presented the spin off show Big Brother’s Bit On The Side, tweeted “We miss you @bigbrotheruk I know you will be back. 1 year ago today we said “see you soon” and we will. Miss you.”
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The news comes after The Strictly: It Takes Two host, who won CBB after his stint on the X Factor, recently admitted he was making it known people want the show to return.
Rylan said, "I'm adamant Big Brother will return. When and where I don't know but I won't rest until it does.
"I think Celebrity Big Brother is one of the most important shows on TV because we get to see people for who they really, really are.
"You've only got to look at the events over the last seven years, and how it has changed the perception of people who are genuinely really nice and people who actually aren't."