Big Brother host Sonia Kruger has reportedly turned down the offer to host the new reboot of the raunchy Uncut series because she felt ‘uncomfortable’.
According to women’s Daya source close to Sonia claimed that the 58-year-old managed to talk his way out of the narration of the series, which features full frontal nudity and unfiltered language on the network at 8:30 p.m.
“It’s really off-brand (for her),” the source said. “She finds it all a bit awkward to watch, let alone tell.”
On Thursday night, Big Brother Uncut premiered on Channel Seven’s streaming website 7plus, 17 years after the X-rated series was axed.
During the reboot’s premiere, the contestants were filmed undressing in the open showers.
Big Brother host Sonia Kruger has reportedly turned down the offer to host the new reboot of the raunchy Uncut series because she felt ‘uncomfortable’
According to Woman’s Day, a source close to Sonia claimed that the 58-year-old managed to talk her way out of the series, which features full frontal nudity and unfiltered language on the network at 8:30 p.m.
The scene was a far cry from previous moments during Uncut’s height in the 2000s, where the women usually wore bikinis or went topless and the men covered their modesty with a towel or their hands.
The original Big Brother, which previously aired on Channel Ten at 9.30pm, was often explicit, but Seven has touted the upcoming season as its ‘spiiest’ yet.
It looks like the network is going to make good on the promise after the return of Big Brother Uncut.
As well as the nudity on display, there will also be plenty of X-rated conversations between the cast – although Seven was forced to draw the line when it came to talking about a taboo sex act that was deemed too popular for TV.
Industry insiders are already shocked at how far Big Brother Uncut will go this season, as many had assumed it would be fairly tame given how family-friendly most shows on commercial television are these days.
“No one expected to see nudity or see contestants sharing their raunchiest, jaw-dropping sex stories,” said one.
The scene was a far cry from previous moments during Uncut’s height in the 2000s, where the women usually wore bikinis or went topless and the men covered their modesty with a towel or their hands.
On Thursday night, Big Brother Uncut premiered on Channel Seven’s streaming website 7plus, 17 years after the X-rated series was axed
To avoid an advertiser boycott and furious censorship, Seven has decided to air Big Brother Uncut on their 7Plus streaming service instead of their free-to-air channels.
However, some industry sources predict that the Uncut episode could still be scrapped after its premiere if enough viewers complain to Australia’s conservative media watchdogs.
Even if the series is canceled, a former producer from the original series says it will be worth it considering all the publicity it will generate.
Footage of both male and female participants showering naked is shown completely uncensored, as well as X-rated antics and conversations
Industry insiders are already shocked at how far Big Brother Uncut will go this season. (A cast member from the new season is depicted simulating a lewd act)
“That one noisy episode will have done what Channel Seven needed. That’s to get headlines and attention for a show that is pretty much dead and buried,” they said.
The original series aired on late-night TV on Channel 10 from 2001 to 2006, following the family-friendly version of Big Brother.
Following the 2005 season, audience complaints prompted the Australian Communications and Media Authority to launch an investigation into the X-rated show.
The original Big Brother Uncut aired on Channel 10 on late night TV from 2001 to 2006
The main complaint was that 10 had breached the industry code of practice by broadcasting images beyond the maximum MA15+ rating for Australian commercial television.
The ACMA found that 10 had breached the code a number of times.
The controversy reached a peak in 2006 when Camilla Severi was ‘beaten’ by two male contestants, leading to both of them being evicted while Severi became the season’s runner-up.
Channel Seven recently released the first trailer for the upcoming series, calling it the “spiciest” season yet.
Following the 2005 season, audience complaints prompted the Australian Communications and Media Authority to launch an investigation into the X-rated show.
The cast of the original Big Brother series have been pictured topless while showering
While previous seasons of Channel Seven’s reboot focused mainly on gameplay, this year’s house will feature ‘hot sexy singles’ ready to find love.
Like every year, the selected cast is locked in a custom-built house, with every hook-up, break-up and ‘dancing doona’ recorded by more than eighty cameras and microphones.
The series will see a whole new set of rules, rooms, tasks, breathtaking twists and heart-wrenching challenges in what promises to be the most explosive series yet.
Big Brother continues at 7.30pm on Seven, followed by Big Brother Uncut every Thursday on 7Plus.
Channel Seven recently released the first trailer for the upcoming series, calling it the “spiciest” season yet