{"id":659198,"date":"2026-08-27T12:17:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/659198\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T12:17:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:17:15","slug":"big-brother-enlists-iconic-former-winner-for-huge-hosting-role-on-new-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/659198\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Brother enlists iconic former winner for huge hosting role on new series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ahead of Big Brother’s return later this year, the show has enlisted iconic previous winner Kate Lawler for a new hosting role. The star famously won the third series of the reality programme back in 2002, becoming the first female winner.<\/p>\n

It has now been announced that she will front new companion show Big Brother: The Group Chat alongside GK Barry, which will broadcast after the main show on ITV2, ITVX and YouTube from Sunday to Thursday nights.<\/p>\n

The spin-off is set to bring fans “closer to the personalities, dynamics and relationships at the heart of the series”, with “exclusive interviews with evicted Housemates, celebrity fans and special guests”.<\/p>\n

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ITV also teased “strong opinions, plenty of personality and the inside scoop from those who know the house best” as the two hosts “dissect the drama, celebrate the stand-out scenes and weigh in on the decisions and surprises shaping the game”.<\/p>\n

“Big Brother has been a huge part of my life since I first stepped through those doors 24 years ago, so to now be returning in this role alongside the fantastic GK Barry feels like an exciting full-circle moment,” Kate said.<\/p>\n

“I can\u2019t wait to get stuck into all the conversations, twists and talking points with the fans, while bringing a little of my own first-hand experience to the mix.”<\/p>\n

I’m a Celebrity star GK added: “I\u2019ve been a massive Big Brother fan for years, so getting the chance to be part of the show in this way is genuinely a dream come true. And getting to do it alongside an iconic BB legend like Kate makes it even more exciting.<\/p>\n

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“I honestly can\u2019t wait to start, have loads of fun with it and have a front-row seat to all the drama, surprises and big moments.”<\/p>\n

Kate appeared on the third season alongside several notable fellow stars, including Alison Hammond, Jade Goody and Adele Roberts. She has since worked as a TV presenter and radio host on This Morning, Capital FM, Virgin Radio and more. <\/p>\n

The new series of Big Brother – the fourth of the relaunched era on ITV2 – is yet to announce a premiere date. However, the show has been confirmed to last eight weeks, with a first look at the new eye<\/a> recently dropping.<\/p>\n

Big Brother<\/strong> will return to ITV2 and ITVX this autumn.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sam is a freelance reporter and sub-editor who has a particular interest in movies<\/a>, TV<\/a> and music. After completing a journalism Masters at City University, London, Sam joined Digital Spy<\/strong> as a reporter, and has also freelanced for publications such as NME<\/a> and Screen International<\/a>. \u00a0Sam, who also has a degree in Film, can wax lyrical about everything from Lord of the Rings<\/a> to Love Is Blind<\/a>, and is equally in his element crossing every ‘t’ and dotting every ‘i’ as a sub-editor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ahead of Big Brother’s return later this year, the show has enlisted iconic previous winner Kate Lawler for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":659199,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[265],"tags":[239744,150409,341,278635,343,18,117,19,17,201411,342,278634,240005,151937,128],"class_list":["post-659198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-collection-big-brother","tag-collection-latest-news","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-e4e7a870-28d5-4b19-806c-a21f7db60a73","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-gb","tag-shorttitle-big-brother-enlists-iconic-former-winner-for-hosting-role","tag-sponsored-false","tag-subsection-reality-tv","tag-tv"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/117167434245662063","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=659198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/659199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=659198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=659198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=659198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}