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Davina returns for Big Brother 9

13/05/2008

Davina McCall will return to present the ninth series of Big Brother, Channel 4 has confirmed.

The show will return to TV screens in June, despite reports that Channel 4 bosses were considering resting the reality series for a year and that Ms McCall wanted to quit to pursue an acting career.

Brian Belo won the competition last year, but the 2007 series - the eighth - was panned by critics and viewing figures were down compared with previous years.

Meanwhile, the new Big Brother logo - a shattered eye - has been unveiled.

Channel 4 bosses cancelled spin-off show Celebrity Big Brother in January, following rows over alleged racism and bullying last year.

This year, it screened Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack, in its place, but the new format was only screened on digital channel E4, where it attracted an average of 600,000 viewers.

E4 presenters George Lamb and Zezi Ifore have also been announced as the new hosts of Big Brother's Little Brother.

Last year Dermot O’Leary who had presented Big Brother’s Little Brother quit the show to allow him to host ITV series The X Factor.