Emma Willis pays tribute to Big Brother as she shares picture of demolished house

The house's fate was sealed after Channel 5 ditched the reality show last year. No other channel has stepped forward to pick up the once-iconic TV show, and so Big Brother came to an end after 18 drama-filled years.

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Willis posted: "Sad times listening to this going on outside my dressing room this weekend... RIP BB house."

She shared an image of the Big Brother house reduced to a building site at Elstree Studios near London, with mechanical diggers surrounded by debris where fake turf, crazy furniture and rooms full of beds once stood.

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Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother were axed in September 2018.

In a statement, Channel 5 thanked "our brilliant presenters – Emma [Willis] on Big Brother and Rylan [Clark-Neal] from Bit on the Side – for their consummate professionalism, Marcus, the voice of Big Brother and all of the housemates who have created so many memorable moments."

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