It is more commonly associated with birdsong in landscaped gardens or heritage collections and historic architecture. Now the *National Trust* is flinging open the doors of the Big Brother house – yes, you read that right – as part of its latest tour of buildings of "sociological and historical importance". On 27 and 28 September, tourists will be able to relive some of the great histrionics of former Big Brother contestants (inmates?) and sit in the famed Diary Room chair. The announcement was met with some opprobrium, with former MP Ann Widdecombe lamenting the "tawdry and celebrity-obsessed" move. The same Widdecombe, of course, who kept the nation entertained for weeks as a showbiz starlet on BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing in 2010.
Reported by guardian.co.uk 11 hours ago.
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