Sneak peek: Inside Big Brother's bizarre new house

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The bathtub has been placed in the middle of the living room and surrounded by multi-coloured light panels.

The fridge is built into a wall at the far end of the garden.

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The BB backyard includes a fridge

The bathtub is in full view of the living room

And housemates hoping for a cuppa will be in for a shock - the kettle and toaster have been locked away in a see-through cabinet and only Big Brother will decide when to open it.

But there is more to the house than meets the eye.

A source said: "What you see here isn't necessarily what you get. Let's just say there are secret hidey holes and different areas that aren't immediately apparent."

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A new twist on interior design

Bare essentials: the BB kitchen

There could be a hidden room - or a second house altogether.

The weird layout provides tantalising clues that Big Brother has some shocks in store when series eight of the Channel 4 reality show kicks off on May 30.

A Seventies-style phone sits by the sink - who exactly will be calling, and does the retro design have any significance?

There is a closed blind on the outside of the living room window - will someone be spying on the housemates?

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Call on me: the BB house features a mysterious retro phone

The 'kitchen' consists of a sink on one side of the living area while there is a hotplate opposite - but where is the cooker?

It took 8,000 man hours to build the house at the Elstree studios in Hertfordshire.

One half of the living area is raspberry pink and the other half is baby blue.

The designers have thrown in some arty references - in a tribute to Damien Hurst and his pickled shark, there is a rubber chicken split in half and suspended in clear boxes.

A Warhol-inspired target is painted on the floor. House designer Patrick Watson said: "This year we have gone for a cleaner, more adult look, using more textures and colours to brand each area."