Davina McCall shared revealed what she really thinks about Blackburn’s AJ Odudu hosting Big Brother reboot.

Davina, who hosted the original series between 2000 and 2010, said AJ and co-host have her blessing and she plans to have a celebratory meal with them when the show airs this autumn.

Showbiz correspondent Sian Welby interviewed Davina at the National Television Awards last night (September 5).

Appearing on This Morning today (September 6), Sian shared the clip.

She said: “[One thing] we know Davina for is Big Brother which is making its grand return.

“There was a lovely moment [at the NTAs] where Davina passed on the chalice and handed the baton over to AJ and Will.

“There was a lovely moment when she said they had her blessing.

“I just kept going ‘you’ve got this you are going to be absolutely amazing’.

“[I told AJ] ‘you are interested in it, you are going to watch it all the time so you are going to know everything but you are also going to give them a hard time. You’ve got this covered.’

“She knows that she completely has my blessing.

“I said we all have to go out for dinner to celebrate after the first episode of something because that will be really nice.”

The reality series will be back on screens later this year following its revival by ITV five years after it was axed by Channel 5.

The new logo features the famous Big Brother eye, this time brightly coloured and covered in different emojis, including a broken heart, a hashtag, an exclamation mark, a question mark and a pair of lips.

The programme sees housemates live together in a custom-built home for weeks without access to the outside world in a bid to win a cash prize. It started in 2000 on Channel 4, and Channel 5 took over in 2011.

However, it was axed by the broadcaster in 2018 amid a ratings slump.

Footage from the all-new house will be live-streamed into the small hours every night on ITVX after the Big Brother companion show, ITV said.

The NTAs took place at The O2 Arena in London.

The ceremony, hosted by comedian Joel Dommett, saw BBC drama series Happy Valley and its star Sarah Lancashire win while The Repair Shop broke This Morning’s winning streak by taking home the daytime show award.

The late Paul O’Grady was also honoured as he won in the factual entertainment category for his show Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs.

Blackpool Gogglebox stars Pete and Sophie Sandiford celebrated after their Channel 4 show won The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award.

Quiz show The 1% Club, hosted by Blackburn’s Lee Mack, won best quiz game show.