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Former Big Brother contestant Emma Morgan has delivered a stark warning to fans before the series makes its comeback.

The beauty therapist, 54, shot to prominence on the ITV reality programme during last year's run, making it all the way to the finale where she secured third place behind runner-up Marcello Spooks and champion Ali Bromley, who scooped the £90,000 jackpot.

Just moments before the latest instalment of the show - which originally debuted on Channel 4 in 2000 and catapulted personalities including Jade Goody, Alison Hammond , and Josie Gibson into the spotlight alongside numerous others - Emma turned to Instagram to urge programme watchers to show restraint in their responses to the fresh batch of housemates.

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