Network 10 has brought back the iconic Big Brother Australia and the house has a fresh new look at its original location – but it’s already got fans dissing the show with one major error.
The new season of Big Brother has returned to Australian screens and viewers are desperately hoping it will take them back to the ‘OG days,’ where the show reeled in ratings for the network and was steeped in drama.
The new season shows glimmers of returning to its glory days, but there’s one thing fans of the show already aren’t quite a fan of.
Big Brother Australia has returned to Dream World. Photo: YouTube.
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The reality show, where Chrissie Swan and Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald first found their fame, has returned to its original routes by creating the house and filming at Dreamworld Studios on the Gold Coast.
The show began on Network 10 from the Dreamworld location following the 2001 premiere, which ran for eight seasons before it was canned in 2008.
Big Brother Australia’s new house which fan are calling “too colourful. Photo: Instagram.
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Nine then picked up the show for three seasons from 2012 to 2015 before it once again got shut down.
In 2019, the Seven Network attempted to revive the show, putting in four seasons between 2020 and 2023, before handballing it back the original station, Network 10, to try revamp the show once again in 2025.
The original of the Big Brother House at Dream World was left abandoned for many years and was vandalised, with the pool filled with dark coloured sludge and overgrown plants outside.
What the Big Brother house turned into…
Big Brother house vandalised.
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The Big Brother house was then fully destroyed by a dramatic fire in 2019, which completely gutted the original set of the reality show.
It was alleged that a group of children set the blaze, of whom four were charged with arson.
Many viewers are already criticising the new set, saying it doesn’t look anything like a real home and too much like a film set, while other wish it would be more like the original house.
The Big Brother house on the Gold Coast after the fire. Picture: Supplied.
“Looks way too much like a studio set rather than the OG house,” Harry Holledge commented on Big Brother Australia’s Instagram post.
“Too colourful doesn’t look like a real house,” another user commented.
The house has been decked out with bright coloured furniture giving a tailored set look, that viewers are taking issue with.
One of the Dream World rides ‘Tail Spin’ also looks directly over the BB house, a sure way to pull cast members attention.
Others took issue with the lack of ceiling which was entirely exposed with a lighting rig and insulation.
“No roof? UK and Canada BB are laughing at us,” one user said.
The very colourful new bedrooms of the Big Brother home. Photo: Instagram.
The new kitchen. Photo: Instagram.
“No roof will remind housemates they are being filmed,” another comment read.
“I wish they didn’t show us the no ceiling, let us believe it’s a house at least from a viewer perspective. There are ceilings in the bedroom though, so not sure why they couldn’t just do it everywhere,” one person wrote.
The ‘diary room’ where secrets and drama are often spilled has also been revamped which fans of the show were more agreeable about.
The new house has some ‘quirks’ to say the least …
Big Brother Australia’s first vs. most recent Diary Room chair. Photo: Instagram / YouTube.
“Cool looking Diary room chair,” Regina Sorensen, a former Big Brother contestant said.
“Ooh fun diary room glow-up!,” Ross Kent agreed.
Time will tell if the revamped version of the reality show will live up to expectations, or flop like some of the other revivals.
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