It is arguably the hottest seat in Britain - and next month the infamous Big Brother chair could be yours.

The big, red confessional-cum-punishment perch, where contestants of the Channel 4 show poured their hearts out, is going under the hammer in Sussex next month.

The infamous orange sofa where Jade frolicked with her housemates and other furniture from the house are all up for grabs.

The contents of the Big Brother compound in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, are now under lock and key at warehouses in Brighton and Newhaven.

The furniture arrived at the weekend after the company which loaned it to Channel 4, went into liquidation.

A team of men from Southern Independent Auctions, Brighton, stripped the house bare.

As well as the diary room chair and sofas, removal men took away a football game, cupboards, armchairs and a coffee table.

The items are expected to sell for between £10 and £10,000.

Simon Morgan, from the auction house, said: "We imagine there will be a lot of interest in things like the diary chair. We hope the sofas will go for thousands as they are almost as well known as the contestants."

He said bailiffs had been ready to seize the furniture from the house before the series had even ended.

But producers persuaded them to hold back until Kate was named as the winning housemate.