{
  "id": 3552463,
  "title": "‘Big Brother: The Group Chat’ Sets Kate Lawler & GK Barry As Hosts Of ITV2’s ‘BBUK’ Companion Show",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/big-brother-the-group-chat-sets-kate-lawler-gk-barry-as-hosts-of",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T17:17:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/big-brother-the-group-chat-kate-lawler-gk-barry-hosts-itv2-1237051280/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "ITV2 has confirmed that Big Brother UK legend Kate Lawler and podcast GK Barry will co-host Big Brother: The Group Chat. The new BBUK companion series will take over Big Brother: Late & Live, which had been hosted by AJ Odudu and Will Best since the reality competition landed on ITV2 in 2023. Big Brother: […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}