If you’ve been experiencing serious bouts of MAFS withdrawal this week, your saviour is almost here: the new season of Big Brother is just around the corner and we’ve been given the first teasing look at the series.

The iconic reality competition is coming soon to Channel 7 and 7plus as it celebrates its 21st birthday. That’s why 21 housemates (get it?) were invited into the swanky Big Brother house in Homebush, Sydney.

Some of the most iconic, noisiest, and nuttiest housemates from seasons past are returning to make their mark again. It’s not just old faces though, with a new set of young and eager housemates desperate to show up the old-timers.

The Big Brother royalty includes three winners – 2003’s Reggie Bird, 2004’s Trevor Butler, and 2013’s Tim Dormer – and a slew of other notorious names.

The new batch of housemates have quite the jobs list: there’s Josh, a former international model (what happened Josh?); there’s Sam, an intimacy coach; and there’s Johnson, who’s just a Big Brother super fan, which is probably a full-time role.

“Everything that has ever happened has been leading to this,” the enticing press release states. “Can the new housemates outwit Big Brother royalty? Who will rise to become the greatest housemate of all time? Think you know Big Brother’s game? Think again.”

It’ll certainly be a lot different to last year’s Big Brother VIP, which notably featured the half-brother of Meghan Markle and Caitlyn Jenner. Sonic Kruger is returning as host at least though.

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You can check out the new promo for the series below, which aired on Channel 7 last night, to get ready for the premiere. There’s lots of snippets of iconic moments from previous seasons before we then see the new contenders staring intensely into the camera, full of lots of fighting talk.

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