'Big Brother' kicked off it's 14th series with a 'People's Puppet' twist.
In line with the 'Secrets And Lies' theme of the this year's show, it was revealed that 'housemate' Michael, is actually a professional actor who will be controlled by the public.
The 29-year-old Irishman - who claimed he was a postman - he will lie, scheme and work to make the lives of his fellow housemates difficult.
The big reveal happened when he went into the house, and viewers learned of his true identity.
He said in a video: "I've been recruited by Big Brother to work for you", adding: "I'm not the fun-loving happy-go-lucky postman."
He told viewers he was in the house to "spin a web of secrets and lies" and said: "You control me."
He said: "You want to know what the secret is? You're looking at it."
Michael's first task of the evening saw him called to the diary room and asked to choose between having his own suitcase shredded to save his housemates', or shred theirs to save his own.
After choosing to save his belongings, the housemates were called to the garden to watch their suitcases being put through an industrial shredder. However, host Emma Willis later confirmed to viewers that the cases were fake.
Eight other housemates moved into the Big Brother house (meet them here), while six more will join them on Friday night.
Big Brother launch
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Wolfy Millington attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Wolfy Millington attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Wolfy Millington attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Wolfy Millington attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Wolfy Millington attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Sallie Axl attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Sallie Axl attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Sallie Axl attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Sallie Axl attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Emma Willis attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Emma Willis attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Emma Willis attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: A general view of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Emma Willis attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Jack and Joe Glenny attend part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Callum Knell attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Callum Knell attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Callum Knell attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Michael attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Michael attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Jemima Slade attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Jemima Slade attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Jemima Slade attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Jemima Slade attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Sophie Lawrence attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Sophie Lawrence attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Sophie Lawrence attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Sophie Lawrence attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Sam Evans attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Sam Evans attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Sam Evans attends part 1 of the launch of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies at Elstree Studios on June 13, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Big Brother housemates
Big Brother housemates(01 of09)
Sallie Axl, 26, from LiverpoolThe model and DJ claims to have slept with more than 70 women and a string of celebrity men but says she dumped her last boyfriend after she found him checking her phone.She says her biggest achievement is travelling around the world with her daughter.
Big Brother housemates(02 of09)
Sam Evans, 23, from WalesThe stockroom assistant was born with around 80% hearing loss and wants to be a role model for other deaf children who are embarrassed about wearing hearing aids.He compares himself to cockney wheeler-dealer Del Trotter and has played for the Wales and Great Britain deaf football teams and says he is not always able to follow conversations properly.
Big Brother housemates(03 of09)
Callum Knell, 28, from Rochester in KentThe children's sports coach said he is worried his housemates will be annoyed by his "very good looks" but thinks he will win any arguments because he is so intelligent, which he says is his "trump card".He is single and says he is not looking for love in the house but will definitely "crack on" with someone.
Big Brother housemates(04 of09)
Dexter Koh, 28, from LiverpoolThe self-styled celebrity publicist claims to have worked as a male escort, magician and strip club manager before setting up a PR firm in the East End of London.He hit the headlines last year when he claimed to have blown six-figure sums on escort girls and drinks in upmarket clubs and describes his love life as "complicated".
Big Brother housemates(05 of09)
Jack and Joe Glenny, 18, from Cheshunt in HertfordshireThe pair of identical twins have the same job - as supermarket checkout assistants - and share everything from hobbies to the same bedroom.They love musicals and idolise Richard Branson because as Jack says: "He is dyslexic and now he has an island."
Big Brother housemates(06 of09)
Jemima Slade, 41, from LondonThe 41-year-old runs a dating site for gold diggers and also works as a hairdresser.The mother-of-one said she will miss her family and plans to deal with it by bonding with her "new family" in the house, but says she does not want to live with smelly people, lazy people or smokers.
Big Brother housemates(07 of09)
Sophie Lawrence, 20, from Canning Town in east LondonThe dental nurse comes from a Gypsy family who run a scrapyard business, has a black belt in karate and admits she has a temper.But she does not take herself too seriously, saying: "I have webbed feet and I'm always joking about them. You have to laugh at yourself."
Big Brother housemates(08 of09)
Wolfy Millington, 20, from Bolton but now lives in Falmouth, CornwallThe student is a practising Shamen who says she connects "with earth through love and harmony".She says she can talk to animals and also works as a mackerel fisherwoman and says she has "a passion for fishing which borders on the erotic".
Big Brother housemates(09 of09)
Michael, 29, CorkMichael entered the house as a postman but is actually a professional actor working for Big Brother, known as the 'People's Puppet'."I've been recruited by Big Brother to work for you. I'm not the fun-loving happy-go-lucky postman."He told viewers he was in the house to "spin a web of secrets and lies" and said: "You control me. You want to know what the secret is? You're looking at it." (credit:Channel 5)