*Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty won this series of Celebrity Big Brother*

After the brouhaha of last year�s Anglo-Indian stand-off on Celebrity Big Brother, Channel 4 could be excused for playing it safe in 2008 to appease viewers, sponsors and the United Nations. Instead, they�ve launched a volatile new Big Brother concept, Celebrity Hijack, which seems about as safe as fireworks in a fuel depot.

Presenter Dermot O�Leary, who�s taken over as eviction host from Davina McCall, explains: �There�s two fundamental differences to this show. Firstly, the celebrities will actually be Big Brother� And secondly, rather than doing auditions, we went out and deliberately cast people to be in the house. Very gifted people � so, young scientists, young athletes, young acrobats, young MENSA members or whatever. Hopefully it�ll lead to a really fun experience.�

Fun? Well, when the celebrities playing Big Brother include Little Britain�s Matt Lucas, comedian Jimmy Carr, Sex Pistols creator Malcolm McLaren, ascerbic veteran US comic Joan Rivers and ex England football ace Ian Wright, it�s only a question of time before the first housemate walks.

Big Brother�s Big Mouth co-host Mathew Horne (pictured), star of BBC3�s Gavin and Stacey and The Catherine Tate Show, is relishing the prospect of working with his mate, James Corden, after four nights presenting the show during Big Brother 8. �The freedom we had to write what we wanted to write and work together outside of Gavin and Stacey was a real thrill,� says Mathew.

�And it was a totally exhilarating format to work in, it being live TV. So, to get to write some filthy jokes with one of your best mates, and perform it every day, live, is a real thrill and an honour.�

Celebrity hijackers? Tender young talents? Troublemaking BBBM presenters? We hope they know what they�re doing...

*BIG BROTHER: CELEBRITY HIJACK will screen only on E4 until the final, which will air in late January.
*BIG BROTHER�S LITTLE BROTHER will screen Monday-Friday at 7.30pm and Sunday at 7pm.
*BIG BROTHER�S BIG MOUTH will go out each night on E4 at 10pm (Mon-Thurs) and 10.30pm on Friday.*