The company behind Big Brother Australia has denied reports of a ‘big stuff-up’ on the current production.

On Friday online outlets reported that the eviction of a housemate wasn’t recorded. This is not true.

A spokesperson for Endemol Shine Australia told 7NEWS.com.au, “Claims that all footage was not recorded during an eviction are inaccurate. Some human-operated cameras failed to record for a few hours on one day. However, all 56 ‘hot head cameras’ in the house were totally unaffected and continued to record throughout filming and eviction.”

The online reports also suggested that celebrity intruders would be brought into the house due to ‘issues’ with casting. This is not true.

“All other claims regarding casting and intruders are simply not true”, the Endemol Shine Australia spokesperson said.

Contestants told about COVID

It has been confirmed that production staff have chosen to tell the contestants about the coronavirus pandemic.

The show began filming in Manly, Sydney, three weeks ago. In the revamped format, the production is pre-recorded.

Housemates have been in total isolation for that entire period - they could be in the safest place in Australia.

The Big Brother house is understood to be well supplied with food and essentials, and they usually aren’t told about major news events until after they’ve been eliminated.

But that has changed.

In a statement to 7NEWS.com.au, a spokesperson for Big Brother said:

“Endemol Shine Australia takes the health and safety of our crew and contestants extremely seriously.”

“We are working in line with current guidelines and production on Big Brother is continuing.”

“Housemates have been brought across the current situation and we are in constant contact with the families to keep all involved up to date.”

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Coronavirus has been sweeping Australia and has now been given pandemic status.

The update comes after news that Sonia Kruger was confirmed as the host of the all-new Big Brother 2020 on Channel 7.

Sonia Kruger is the host of Big Brother 2020 Credit: Seven

In a short video shared to Big Brother’s official Instagram an image of Sonia was shown with the word ‘host’ emblazoned across it.

What to expect

Twenty years ago, nine people entered a purpose-built house to be watched 24/7 by Big Brother - and it changed TV forever.

In 2020, the world’s greatest reality show returns to shake things up.

The thrilling new era of Big Brother begins with a dynamic new house full of incredible surprises, new rules designed to create show-stopping twists and a new generation of unique and ambitious housemates determined to outstay each other no matter what Big Brother throws at them.

The host of Big Brother is Sonia Kruger - an experienced TV host and familiar face to Big Brother fans, having fronted the show from 2012 to 2014.