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Celebrity Big Brother

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Celebrity Big Brother
Big Brother VIP
Original workBig Brother VIPs (Dutch TV series)
Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series)
Films and television
Television seriesCelebrity Big Brother/Big Brother VIP (independent international versions, see below)
Miscellaneous
GenreReality television
Official website
Big Brother Vips on Banijay Rights

Celebrity Big Brother or Big Brother VIP is an adaptation of the Big Brother reality television series. It is the celebrity version of its parent franchise Big Brother, the celebrity version airs in several countries, however, the housemates or houseguests are local celebrities. The format of the celebrity version usually keeps the same as the original version. In some countries, the prize money normally awarded to the winning housemate is donated to a charity, and all celebrities are paid to appear in the show as long as they do not voluntarily leave before their eviction or the end of the series. The rest of the rules are nearly the same as those of the original version.

History

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The first-ever celebrity version of Big Brother aired in Netherlands on 22 May 2000 with the name of Big Brother VIPs. It's a spin-off of the original Big Brother. The show was pre-recorded with four different groups of well-known Dutch celebrities (knowns as VIPs) entered the house. On 9 March 2001, British broadcaster Channel 4 introduced their first celebrity series Celebrity Big Brother, making it the second country to adopt the celebrity version.

Popularity

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The celebrity version has become particularly popular in the UK, causing British broadcaster Channel 5 to extend its deal with Endemol enabling them to air two celebrity series in addition to the civilian version every year from 2012.[1] In total, the UK aired 22 celebrity series with their twenty-second and final series ending on 10 September 2018, Four days later on 14 September 2018, Channel 5 confirmed that they had axed both Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother. In 2024, a revived version of Celebrity Big Brother began airing in the UK once again, this time broadcast by ITV.

In Bulgaria, VIP Brother has replaced the original format of the show and more seasons of the celebrity edition have been produced than the regular one. Due to the show's popularity there, it lasts for two months unlike most countries where it only airs for a month.

Versions

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  Currently airing
  An upcoming season
  Status unknown
  No longer airing
  Original version
Country/Region Official name Network Series Overview Presenter(s)
Albania Big Brother VIP Top Channel 1, 2, 3, 4 Arbana Osmani (1-2)
Ledion Liço (3-present)
Argentina Gran Hermano Famosos Telefe 1 Jorge Rial
Australia Celebrity Big Brother Network 10 1 Gretel Killeen
Big Brother VIP Channel 7 1 Sonia Kruger
Balkans Veliki Brat VIP B92 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Ana Grubin (1-2)
Irina Vukotić (1)
Milan Kalinić (2-3)
Marijana Mićić (3-5)
Belgium Big Brother VIPs VTM 2 1, 2 Walter Grootaers
Bulgaria VIP Brother Nova 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Niki Kanchev (1-10)
Aleksandra Sarchadjieva (4-10)
Azis (10)
Miglena Angelova (9)
Dimitar Rachkov (3)
Maria Ignatov (3)
Evelina Pavlova (1)
Croatia Celebrity Big Brother RTL 1 Antonija Blaće
Canada
(French)
Big Brother Célébrités Noovo 1, 2 Marie-Mai
Denmark Big Brother V.I.P. Kanal 4 1 Lisbeth Janniche
Finland Julkkis Big Brother Sub 1 Mari Sainio
Big Brother VIP Nelonen 1 Anni Hautala
Tinni Wikström
Kimmo Vehviläinen
Germany Promi Big Brother Sat.1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Oliver Pocher (1)
Cindy aus Marzahn (1)
Jochen Schropp (2-present)
Jochen Bendel (5)
Marlene Lufen (6-present)
Hungary Big Brother VIP TV2 1, 2, 3 Claudia Liptai
Attila Till
India
(Hindi-language)
Bigg Boss SET (1)
Colors TV (2-present)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 Arshad Warsi (1)
Shilpa Shetty (2)
Amitabh Bachchan (3)
Salman Khan (4-16)
Sanjay Dutt (5)
Bigg Boss Halla Bol
(Spin-off)
1 Farah Khan
India
(Kannada-language)
Bigg Boss Kannada ETV Kannada (1)
Suvarna TV (2)
Colors Kannada (3–4; 7)
Colors Super (4–6)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Sudeep
India
(Bengali-language)
Bigg Boss Bangla ETV Bangla (1)
Colors Bangla (2)
1, 2 Mithun Chakraborty (1)
Jeet (2)
India
(Tamil-language)
Bigg Boss Tamil Star Vijay 1, 2, 3, 4 Kamal Haasan(1-7)

Vijay Sethupathi(8-present)

India
(Telugu-language)
Bigg Boss Telugu Star Maa 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Jr NRT (1)
Nani (2)
Nagarjuna (3-7)
India
(Marathi-language)
Bigg Boss Marathi Colors Marathi 1, 2 Mahesh Manjrekar
India
(Malayalam-language)
Bigg Boss Malayalam Asianet 1, 2 Mohanlal
Israel HaAh HaGadol VIP Channel 2 (1-2)
Channel 13 (3-present)
1, 2, 3, 4 Erez Tal (1-2)
Assi Azar (1-2)
Liron Weizman (3-present)
Guy Zu-Aretz (3-present)
Italy Grande Fratello VIP Canale 5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Ilary Blasi (1-3)
Alfonso Signorini (4-present)
Kosovo Big Brother VIP Kosova Klan Kosova 1, 2, 3 Alaudin Hamiti
Jonida Vokshi
Mexico La casa de los famosos México TelevisaUnivision 1 Galilea Montijo (1)
Diego de Erice (1)
Odalys Ramírez(1)
Netherlands Big Brother VIPs
(Original Edition)
Veronica 1, 2 Unknown
Hotel Big Brother Talpa Caroline Tensen
Pakistan Tamasha ARY Digital 1, 2 Adnan Siddiqui
Philippines Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition ABS-CBN 1, 2 Toni Gonzaga (1-2)
Luis Manzano (1)
Mariel Rodriguez (1-2)
Bianca Gonzales (2)
Beatriz Saw (2)
Poland Big Brother VIP TV4 1 Kuba Klawiter
Małgorzata Kosik
Portugal Big Brother Famosos TVI 1, 2 Teresa Guilherme
Big Brother VIP 3
Slovenia Big Brother Slavnih Pop 1 Nina Osenar
South Africa Celebrity Big Brother M-Net 1 Mark Pilgrim
Spain Gran Hermano VIP Telecinco 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Jorge Javier Vázquez (6-present)
Jordi González (3-5; 7)
Jesús Vázquez (1-2)
Secret Story 1 Jorge Javier Vázquez
United Kingdom Celebrity Big Brother BBC 1 (1)
Channel 4 (1–7)
Channel 5 (8–22)
ITV1 (23–present)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 Davina McCall (1-7)
Brian Dowling (8-12)
Emma Willis (13-22)
AJ Odudu (23–present)
Will Best (23–present)
United States
(English)
Celebrity Big Brother CBS 1, 2, 3 Julie Chen Moonves
United States
(Spanish)
La Casa de los Famosos Telemundo 1, 2, 3, 4 Héctor Sandarti
Jimena Gallego

Notes

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  1. The first series of Celebrity Big Brother UK was a collaboration between BBC 1 and Channel 4 in honour of Comic Relief
  2. The series numbers next to certain channels indicate the series numbers aired by them.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Celebrity Big Brother to air twice a year in updated Channel 5 deal". Trash Lounge. 12 February 2012. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2014.