Two Youtube pranksters who filmed themselves breaking into the Big Brother house during an eviction night have been found guilty of trespassing.

Alistair Law, 21, of Hepworth Close, Southampton, and Ryan Taylor, 25, of Lichfield Road, Walsall, appeared at St Albans Magistrates Court on Monday each charged with two counts of aggravated trespass at the TV studio in Borehamwood.

The first break-in happened in January this year when the pair climbed over a fence before making their way into a loft space, which they filmed on their phones and Go Pro’s before uploading the footage to Youtube.

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The duo, who have more than 3 million subscribers between them, were discovered by security staff just before 11pm and removed from the site. Although police were called but no action was taken.

Just a week later, Law and Taylor tried their luck once more, whilst a live eviction was taking place.

They climbed scaffolding and walked along a roof overlooking the live audience before jumping into the garden. They tried to get into the house but the doors were locked so Law decided to take his trousers off and take a dip in the hot tub.

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But they were spotted by contestants taking part in Big Brother and the house was put on lockdown and the shutters were drawn.

Law and Taylor were both arrested.

The pranksters will be sentenced on March 5.

Hertsmere Chief Inspector Steve O’Keeffe said: “Social media can be entertaining when used responsibly and I want to reiterate that our aim here is not to stop people from having fun. Sadly the behaviour demonstrated by both defendants in this case had significant impact – both organisational and economical – on those involved, as well as putting unnecessary pressure on police resources.

“Their actions were ill-thought out and irresponsible, especially at a time when the UK’s terrorism threat level was, and is, graded as severe.

“They are putting themselves in grave danger by choosing to climb on structures that are not designed to take the weight of a person, and while this is light-hearted now it could quickly turn into a tragedy.

“Another concern is the example Law and Taylor’s actions set to millions of their followers, a large proportion of whom are young and impressionable. It could only be a matter of time before a subscriber attempts to copy their antics, resulting in serious injury or death.”

Taylor was also further arrested and charged after using his phone to film himself inside the court building on December 3, 2018. He is due to appear at St Albans Magistrates’ Court on Friday January 4, 2019.