New York Post staff writer

February 8, 2008 -- 'BIG Brother" will turn up the heat this sea son to encourage its contestants to wear little or no clothing.

Executive producer Allison Grodner told TV Guide that the house where the show is taped is usually air-conditioned, but won't be any longer.

"It's going to get quite hot inside. I think you're going to see a lot more people taking off their clothes," she said.

Meanwhile, CBS officials say that the show's contestants will be matched up in some fashion with their "soulmates," who "may prove to be their true love or their worst nightmare."

The pairs will be forced to "strategize, plot and scheme together as a couple for a chance at the prize," CBS officials said.

"These 'lovebirds' will live together as a couple, meaning they will sleep in the same bed, hold Head of Household as a couple, be nominated for eviction as a pair, and if the time comes, say their good-byes together upon eviction."



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