Housemates were taken to a safe location following the bomb scare
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The Big Brother house was evacuated on Sunday morning after a security threat, Channel 4 has confirmed.
A man contacted the show's base at Elstree Studios, Hertfordshire, claiming a bomb was nearby.
Programme makers cut the live feed and the 15 contestants were woken at 0240 BST and moved to a safe location.
A spokesman said: "After the necessary checks were made, housemates returned to the house without incident and streaming was resumed."
Hertfordshire police said its officers searched the area and found the call was a hoax.
Once back inside, housemates were given a task to fight their way out of paper bags with boxing gloves.
Three new contestants joined the reality show on Friday night after part-time model Jennifer Clark became the latest evictee.
Sara, a 27-year-old from London who is described as a "sexy executive PA", was joined by theatre director Belinda and Maysoon, a 28-year-old model from Hertfordshire.
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