Big Brother 6 (Bulgarian season)

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Big Brother 6
Season 6
Presented by Bashar Rahal
Aleksandra Bogdanska
No. of days54
No. of housemates16
Release
Original network Nova television
Original release8 October (2024-10-08) 
30 November 2024 (2024-11-30)
Season chronology
 Previous
Season 5

Big Brother 6 is sixth season of the Bulgarian reality television series Big Brother , and the twenty-third season of the format overall. The series launch on Nova Television on 8 October 2024, nine years after the last regular season of the format since Big Brother 5 and six years after Big Brother: Most Wanted 2018. [1]

Background

The promo for the new season began airing on Nova Television on January 27 2024. Bashar Rahal and Aleksandra Bogdanska (who was a housemate in VIP Brother 9) are the main presenters. [2]

Housemates

16 Housemates entered the House. [3]

NameAge on entryOccupationResidenceDay enteredDay exitedStatus
Atija Madison29Waitress Stroudsburg, PA 0
Georgi Markov38Pop-folk singer Karlukovo 0
Georgi Trifonov22Businessman Montana 0
Mario Todorov34Hairdresser and former priest Sofia 0
Plamen Gardev58DJ Chicago 0
Radostin Tsonev49Businessman and restaurant owner Sofia 0
Vanessa Georgieva29Businessowner and law student Pleven 0
Veselka Marinova24Plus sized model and cashier Botevgrad 0
Viktor Angelov29Fitness trainer and poet Burgas 0
Yvonne Tihina49Actress Monaco City 0
Teodora Yaneva "Beba"25Makeup artist and former gymnast Sofia 040Evicted
Petar Grishev
"Agent Enigma"
35Bartender Vratsa 033Evicted
Kosara Koleva29Tattoo artist and rapper Sofia 019Evicted
Kristie Kirilova25Actress and model Sofia 012Evicted
Andjela Tasheva24Erotic model Varna 08Walked
Nikolay Kunev23Food delivery man Sofia 05Evicted

Andjela

Andjela Tasheva is from Varna. She entered the House on Day 0 and had to walk out of the house on Day 8 due to health issues.

Atija

Atija Madison is from Stroudsburg, PA. She entered the House on Day 0.

Georgi M.

Georgi Markov is from Karlukovo. He entered the House on Day 0.

Georgi T.

Georgi Trifonov is from Montana but lived in Milan for many years. He was chosen by the public to enter the House on Day 0.

Kosara

Kosara Koleva is from Sofia. She entered the House on Day 0 and became the third evicted housemate on Day 19.

Kristie

Kristie Kirilova is from Sofia. She entered the House on Day 0 and became the second evicted on Day 12.

Mario

Mario Todorov is from Sofia. He entered the House on Day 0.

Nikolay

Nikolay Kunev is from Sofia. He entered the House on Day 0 and was the first evicted on Day 5.

Petar

Petar Grishev is from Vratsa but lives in Tenerife. He entered the House on Day 0 as the people's housemate, dubbed "Agent Enigma" and was fake evicted on Day 26, but after the housemates voted, he was brought back to the house and was later evicted again on Day 33. The public was asked to control his decisions online in Nova Play.

Plamen

Plamen Gardev is from Chicago. He is the father of reality star Aleksandra Gardeva. He entered the House on Day 0.

Radostin

Radostin Tsonev is from Sofia. He entered the House on Day 0.

Teodora

Teodora Yaneva "Beba" is from Sofia. She entered the House on Day 0 and became the fifth evicted housemate on Day 40.

Vanessa

Vanessa Georgieva is from Pleven but lives in Sofia for ten years. She entered the House on Day 0.

Veselka

Veselka Marinova is from Botevgrad. She entered the House on Day 0.

Viktor

Viktor Angelov is from Burgas. He entered the House on Day 0.

Yvonne

Yvonne Tihina is from Monaco City. She entered the House on Day 0.

Weekly summary

The main events in the Big Brother 6 house are summarised in the table below.

Week 1Entrances
  • On Day 0, Atija, Andjela, Nikolay, Viktor, Teodora, Georgi M., Yvonne, Plamen, Vanessa, Radostin, Veselka, Mario, Petar, Kristie, Kosara and Georgi T. entered the house.
Twists
  • On Day 0, Petar entered the show as "Agent Enigma" - the public will control his decisions during his stay.
  • On Day 0, Atija was announced as the first nominated due to her losing in "Hide and Seek". Georgi M. was later automatically nominated by Kosara. Petar gained immunity and was announced as the only housemate, who could nominate this week.
  • On Day 1, after Georgi M. was automatically nominated to face the first eviction by Kosara, Big Brother revealed that he would have the chance to save himself if he was not ranked least entertaining in the next task. He ultimately was not ranked least entertaining in the task and was saved from eviction.
  • On Day 3, Atija was saved as she lasted the longest in the bed task.
Nominations
  • On Day 3 the first nominations took place, but this week only Petar could nominate. It was face to face nominations. As only one person nominated, Nikolay and Veselka faced the eviction with Andjela, who was automatically nominated.
Punishements
  • On Day 1, Andjela told Petar, that the whole house watched him in the Diary Room, where it was revealed that only he would nominate this week. As that was supposed to be hidden from him, Andjela was automatically nominated.
Tasks
  • On Day 0, housemates played various party games. First, they played "Hide and Seek," where Georgi M. found Atija first, making her the first nominated. Next was "Musical Statues," where Vanessa was named the house pet after moving first. Afterward, they played "Pass the Parcel," revealing prizes and questions. Radostin won a trip to Dubai for two. Yvonne chose Nikolay as the worst dressed, causing him to lose his suitcase. Kosara picked Georgi M. as the most boring, making him the second to face public voting. Petar gained immunity and chose his suitcase over the others. Mario selected Georgi T. as the housemate he'd least want to share a bed with, forcing Georgi T. to sleep on the floor.
  • On Day 1, Vanessa's task as the house's dog started. She couldn't talk and for every breach several percents will be taken from the weekly budget.
  • On Day 1, housemates took part in a task where they would rank each other based on various characteristics. However, Georgi M. was given a secret mission to save himself if he wasn't ranked in the bottom three for least entertaining. His task was accomplished.
  • On Day 2 started the weekly budget task. Housemates had to wear gloves which prevents them from using their hands. For each breach several percents from the budget will be taken. If a housemate report a breach, the informator will be rewarded.
  • On Day 3, housemates took part in a task where they had to last the longest laying on an oversized bed. As Atija lasted the longest, she was saved from eviction.
Exits
  • On Day 5, Nikolay became the first evicted housemate. [4]
Week 2Nominations
  • On Day 9, the second nominations were held. Georgi M., Kristie, Petar and Vanessa received the most nominations and faced eviction this week.
Punishements
  • On Day 6, Kosara told some of the housemates to nominate her. As this is a breach of the rules, the next day it was announced that Kosara couldn't be nominated for this week.
Tasks
  • On Day 7, the weekly task started and the housemates were split in two teams - the men with their captain Radostin were named team Yunatsi and the women with their captain Yvonne were named team Samodivi. Aside from that, Georgi M., Teodora and Veselka were named the Zmei and were connected by a belt, forcing them to move together. Team Yunatsi had to fulfill all the wishes of team Samodivi, who had to protect their wreaths from team Yunatsi. The male team also had to pick golden apples falling from a tree and hide them, while the Zmei had to stop team Yunatsi to get all apples. Team Yunatsi had to collect three or more apples, so the task would be accomplished. The next day, team Yunatsi had five apples and the mission was announced as successfully completed.
  • On Day 7, Radostin had to choose one of the girls to cut the belt, connecting the Zmei together. He choose Atija. This task was also completed and the housemates won a luxury budget.
  • On Day 9, before the nominations was held a game. There were big ice cubes with a coin in each and the housemate who gets the coin out by only using hands, tongue and breath would win immunity. The winner was Viktor, who was safe from eviction.
  • On Day 10, Big Brother installed a "Venting Machine" in which the housemates had to vent their frustrations and had to scream in order to win either a food or a drink.
Exits
  • On Day 8, due to bad medical condition, Andjela had to leave the house to recover. [5]
  • On Day 12, Kristie became the second evicted housemate.
Week 3Twists
  • On Day 16, as Mario wasn't picked in any team for the daily task, he was announced as the first nominated.
  • On Day 17, after winning the question game for the nominated housemates, Petar was safe from this week's eviction.
Nominations
  • On Day 16, the third nominations took place. Georgi M., Kosara, Mario and Petar received the most votes and therefore faced the public vote.
Punishements
  • On Day 16, Georgi M. told some housemates that he thinks Petar will nominate him. Because this is a breach of the rules, Georgi M. had to walk around with a round shot tied up to his leg.
Tasks
  • On Day 14, the new weekly task started - the housemates shouldn't have gained more weight. Petar was given a secret mission - he would have to gain weight as the public voted in the Nova Play app. As Veselka, Radostin, Atija and Viktor weighed the most, they had to complete a race, where they were wrapped up in stretch foil and had to move like worms. At the start of the mission, the total weight of the housemates was 1020 kg and at the edn of the mission - 1005 kg, making the housemates winning a luxury budget.
  • On Day 14, as Viktor and Atija lost at the worm race, they had to walk 100 km in total on the treadmill. If they failed, Big Brother would take 50% from the budget, whether it is luxury or economy. Viktor and Atija completed the task successfully.
  • On Day 14, Viktor was given a secret mission - he had to ignore Teodora and not say a word to her until the day of nominations. As a reward, he would get her immunity. However, as some of the housemates figured out that he had a mission, the mission was announced as unsuccessfully.
  • On Day 15, Mario, Teodorsa, Yvonne, Georgi T. and Radostin had to put on sport short without using their hands. If not everyone had put their shorts on for 10 minutes, 20% would be taken from the budget. For every touch with hands on the shorts, 20% would be taken. The mission was announced as completed without any penalties.
  • On Day 15, Teodora was given an oposite secret mission to the one Viktor had - she had to convince Viktor to talk to her. If she managed to do so, she would won him immunity. Her mission was also unsuccessfully.
  • On Day 16, Viktor and Atija had to make two teams. The housemate, who wasn't picked would be the first nominated. Viktor choose Teodora, Petar, Plamen, Georgi T.and Vanessa and Atija choose Radostin, Yvonne, Kosara, Georgi M. and Veselka, making Mario the first nominated for this week. Each team had ten oranges, that they had to carry with their legs. The winning team would control the budget. If neither of the teams won, 20% from the budget would've been taken. Apparently, team Atija won the game with 8-7 oranges.
  • On Day 17, Atija had a secret mission. She was given the answers to a question game, happening later that day and she needed to hand the answers to Petar, so he can win the game and save himself from possible eviction.
  • On Day 17, a question game was held for the nominated housemates, who had to get a coin first in order to answer a question. The housemate with the most right answers would save himself from this week's eviction. The winner was Petar, who was safe this week.
Exits
  • On Day 19, Kosara became the third evicted housemate.
Week 4Twists
  • On Day 21, Atija and Yvonne were announced as the only nominating housemates this week, due to them being "Queen Ants". They choose to nominate Georgi T. and Georgi M. respectfully.
  • On Day 21, after Georgi M.'s successful coup and due to him dethroning Yvonne, he won immunity and Yvonne was automatically nominated.
Nominations
  • On Day 21, Atija and Yvonne as Queen Ants had to nominate one housemate from their teams face to face. Atija nominated Georgi T. and Yvonne nominated Georgi M. After Georgi M.'s coup on Yvonne, the former became immune and the later was automatically nominated.
  • On Day 22, the nominations continued. As the new Queen Ant, Georgi M. nominated Petar.
  • On Day 23, after winning in the puzzle task, Atija won the right to nominate another housemate, no matter from which colony. She nominated Teodora face to face.
Punishements
  • On Day 23, Georgi M. told Viktor and Teodora that if he nominated, the last housemate to face the eviction would be Vanessa. As this is a breach of the rules, he was send to sit in a little cage in the garden.
Tasks
  • On Day 21, housemates took part in their next shopping task, in which the Big Brother house was transformed into an ant kingdom. Housemates were split into two colonies: The blue colony consisting of Mario, Yvonne, Petar, Viktor, Teodora and Georgi M., and the red colony consisting of Radostin, Veselka, Georgi T., Atija, Plamen and Vanessa. Each team had to appoint a "Queen Ant" to lead their colony, and chose Yvonne and Atija respectively. The ants had to walk on certain paths and had to call the queens "your highness". For each breach 5% of the budget would be taken. Only the queens could nominate this week. The teams had to collect eggs. The colony with more eggs would make the shopping list for the week. There was a mini game where the queens had their eyes covered and had to hit with a toy hammer the ants from the other team in a little circle and the two queens managed to win each one egg. At the final of the task, the red teams had 10 eggs and the blue had 2, making the red colony winners. The ants from the blue colony couldn't eat, nor drink anything except water for the next day. They would also take a shower with cold water in an interval chosen by Big Brother. Also they couldn't smoke for two days.
  • On Day 21, Georgi M. had to dethrone Yvonne as the Queen Ant. If he managed to do so, he would be immune for this week, Yvonne would be automatically nominated and 40% of the budget would be restored after the many breaches of the weekly task. His mission was announced as completed.
  • On Day 22, Atija and Georgi M. choose from their colonies Radostin, Veselka and Georgi T. for the red colony and Petar, Viktor and Mario for the blue colony to participate in a game, where they had to hold big mockups of food with outstretched arms. When someone got tired, he could give his mockup to other player from his team. As the last one standing, Georgi T. won for the red colony.
  • On Day 23, both colonies had to solve a puzzle. The Queen Ant would be behind a glass wall. All the ants would wear headphones, so they can't hear each other. Only the Queens would see how the puzzle looks solved. Each team had to solve the puzzle for the least time possible. Whichever Queen's colony solves the puzzle the fastest, she would control the budget only by herself and would also nominate another housemate no matter in which colony they are. Also if both colonies solved the puzzle summarily under 15 minutes, they would win a middle budget, due to the many breaches in the task. The winners were again the red colony and Atija won the rights to nominate and to control the budget. The mission was announced as successfully completed, as the summarily time for both teams was 14 and half minutes.
  • On Day 24, Plamen had to last 1 hour without saying "no". If he managed to do it, he would remove the smoking ban of Petar, Mario, Teodora or Viktor. He choose Petar. However, the other housemates had a mission to make him say "no". If they succeeded, all the bans would be removed and would also receive fresh fish. Neither of the missions were successful.
  • On Day 24, Teodora had to quit smoking for a week, so the housemates get some fish for dinner.
  • On Day 24, housemates were asked much discussed questions in society. They had to choose whether they are for or against the theories.
  • On Day 24, housemates played word association.
Exits
  • On Day 26, Petar was fake evicted. However, the housemates were told about his "Agent Enigma" mission and had to decide whether to return him in the house or not. If he returned, his "Agent Enigma" mission would be over.
Week 5Twists
  • On Day 28, Big Brother told the housemates about Petar's fake eviction and his "Agent Enigma" mission. Petar returned to the house and the housemates had to vote whether they want him to stay or to left the house. Petar had 12 hours to convince them to stay in the house. Ultimately, after a 7 to 4 votes, he stayed in the house.
Nominations
  • On Day 30, the fifth nominations took place. However, housemates nominated face to face. At the end, Petar, Mario and Vanessa received the most nominations faced the eviction for this week.
Punishements
  • On Day 33, after Viktor and Teodora discussed how they gave Atija enough airtime and that they are going to "shoot" at her, which would be understood as nomination discussion, they had to suffer a punishment - Viktor had to shave his beard and Teodora had to gave out all her makeup and hair extensions. If they hadn't do it, they would get automatic nominations for the next week. As Teodora declined to follow the instructions, she was automatically nominated for the next week and also the hot water was turned off.
Tasks
  • On Day 28, Petar was brought back to the house after staying for two days in the secret room. He had to carry a massive wooden cross until the final of the weekly task.
  • On Day 28, the housemates played a dice game. Everyone passed in a row, throwing a dice once at a turn. The first housemate to throw all the numbers from 1 to 6 would win a big advantage for the weekly task. The winner was Mario.
  • On Day 28, the new weekly task started. Each housemate had 24 hours, which played the role of exchange currency. Only Mario started with 18 hours, as he won in the dice game. They had to waste all of their time, while also trading hours with other housemates. The housemates also couldn't sleep until their time ended. Vanessa was chosen as the only one, who won't participate - she could sleep whenever she wanted and also could order special food, that she couldn't share with other housemates. Big Brother offered various products for which he added time to the person who took them. In the living room there was also a spinning wheel, which everyone would be called to turn, with different additions and withdrawals from each housemate's time.
  • On Day 29, Petar and Teodora had to stay in a box and had to leave in exactly one hour. They would mesure the time only by counting. If they leaved the box with maximum 5 minutes difference from the set time, 2 hours would be taken from each housemate's timer, if not two hours would be added to each timer. They stayed for 1 hour and 34 minutes, making the task incompleted.
  • On Day 30, the housemates had to hold a huge round clock with one handle for each housemate. The last one to stay holding it would win immunity. Georgi M. was announces as the winner.
  • On Day 30, Georgi M., had to recitate different poems for half an hour, so he can restore 5% from the budget, which were taken from him, because he fell asleep during the day.
  • On Day 31, Radostin and Veselka were picked by the housemates as the most responsible. For 1 hour, they had to count money. At the end, if the counting result was correct, they would win a basket of sausages. However, if they answer is off by even 1 dime, they would have to return 10 packs of flour. However, they were off by 1 lev at the end, making the mission unsuccessful.
Exits
  • On Day 33, Petar became the fourth evicted housemate.
Week 6Twists
  • On Day 36, Teodora had to nominate two housemates and she choose Vanessa and Atija. The hackers told them to back their bags and leave the house, however it was fake nomination and fake eviction and the two girls were sent to the secret room where they could watch what happens in the house. The next day, they returned to the house.
Nominations
  • On Day 37, the sixth nominations were held. Mario and Viktor received the most nominations and joined the automatically nominated Teodora for facing this week's eviction.
Punishements
  • On Day 36, after Viktor kicked a stool during the last live eviction, he had to carry it everywhere and had to show it love.
  • On Day 36, Plamen had to wear a candle costume, after the men wore dresses to show solidarity to him wearing one, without asking leader Teodora.
Tasks
  • On Day 34, the new weekly task started in which a haker group took over Big Brother. All the furniture, dishes and food were taken and the power was turned off in the kitchen. The housemates had to follow all requests of the hackers, like giving out something personal or wearing a type of dress, so they can return some of their stuff. Viktor was named the leader of the house and after a signal, he had to gather all the housemates in the garden and arrange them in the shape shown on the TV and had to make them say "I obey you", but if that didn't happened something would be taken from the house. A phone was installed in the living room and when it called, a housemate had to answer it immediately, but a different one each time. The contestants had to search for a 4 digit code through a game of bulls and cows. Later, Viktor choose Teodora as his helper, with the latter becoming the new leader two days later. The hackers would create big messes and the housemates had to clean them as fast as possible. Three days after the start of the mission, the code was guessed and Big Brother regained control to the house and rewarded housemates with full budget.
  • On Day 36, housemates celebrated Plamen's birthday, but each one had installed bracelets, delivering a weak electric shock. In the secret room, Atija and Vanessa were asked couple times to choose whether they or another housemate would receive a shock.
  • On Day 37, Atija and Vanessa had to sneak in the house and steal a bucket full of sausages and the toothbrushes from the house without anyone seeing them. If the mission was successful, they would return to the house with immunity.
  • On Day 38, Big Brother told 10 statements about the housemates. Some of theme were true, some of theme - false. Housemates had to hold up a yes or no sign. The majority's answer was taken. At the end, if the housemates managed to guess at least 4 statements, they would win a prise. They guessed correctly 9 of them.
  • On Day 38, housemates discussed stereotypes about the men and the women and whether they agree with them or not.
Exits
  • On Day 40, Teodora became the fifth evicted housemate.
Week 7Twists
Nominations
Punishements
Tasks
  • On Day 41, the new weekly tas started. After a signal, all the housemates had to gather immediately on a little dancefloor placed on part of the house, shown on the TV and had to dance until the music stoped. They had to wear crazy costumes.
  • On Day 42, Georgi M. had to convince all housemates without Plamen to ignore the next dance signal so Plamen goes alone on the shown place. If doing so, the lost percents from the budget would be restored and the housemates would receive a bucket full of sausages. Unfortunately, his mission was unsuccessful.
Exits

Nominations table

Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8
Final
Nominations
received
AtijaNot
eligible
Kristie,
Vanessa
Plamen,
Vanessa
Georgi T.,
Teodora
Mario,
Veselka
Viktor,
Mario
3
Georgi M.AtijaPlamen,
Teodora
Petar,
Viktor
PetarPetar,
Vanessa
Viktor,
Mario
16
Georgi T.Not
eligible
Georgi M.,
Kristie
Kosara,
Georgi M.
Not
eligible
Teodora,
Mario
Viktor,
Georgi M.
2
MarioNot
eligible
Petar,
Veselka
Petar,
Plamen
Not
eligible
Viktor,
Plamen
Atija,
Veselka
14
PlamenNot
eligible
Kristie,
Georgi M.
Georgi M.,
Petar
Not
eligible
Petar,
Mario
Georgi M.,
Mario
4
RadostinNot
eligible
Kristie,
Georgi M.
Georgi M.,
Petar
Not
eligible
Petar,
Vanessa
Georgi M.,
Atija
3
VanessaNot
eligible
Mario,
Kristie
Kosara,
Radostin
Not
eligible
Teodora,
Viktor
Viktor,
Mario
11
VeselkaNot
eligible
Kristie,
Petar
Kosara,
Petar
Not
eligible
Petar,
Mario
Viktor,
Mario
6
ViktorNot
eligible
Georgi M.,
Kristie
Georgi M.,
Kosara
Not
eligible
Mario,
Vanessa
Vanessa,
Georgi M.
9
YvonneNot
eligible
Kristie,
Vanessa
Georgi M.,
Petar
Georgi M.Petar,
Mario
Mario,
Viktor
0
TeodoraNot
eligible
Georgi M.,
Kristie
Georgi M.,
Kosara
Not
eligible
Vanessa,
Georgi T.
Vanessa,
Atija
Evicted
(Day 40)
5
Petar
Agent Enigma
Nikolay,
Veselka
Kristie,
Mario
Kosara,
Georgi M.
Not
eligible
Veselka,
Radostin
Evicted
(Day 33)
15
KosaraGeorgi M.Teodora,
Vanessa
Vanessa,
Veselka
Evicted
(Day 19)
6
KristieNot
eligible
Radostin,
Petar
Evicted
(Day 12)
10
AndjelaNot
eligible
Walked
(Day 8)
0
NikolayNot
eligible
Evicted
(Day 5)
1
Notes 1 2 3 , 4 5 6 , 7 8
Against
public vote
Atija,
Georgi M.,
Andjela,
Nikolay,
Veselka
Georgi M.,
Kristie,
Petar,
Vanessa
Georgi M.,
Kosara,
Mario,
Petar
Georgi M.,
Georgi T.,
Petar,
Teodora,
Yvonne
Mario,
Petar,
Vanessa
Mario,
Teodora,
Viktor
WalkednoneAndjelanone
EvictedNikolay
22%
to save
Kristie
15%
to save
Kosara
13%
to save
No
eviction
Petar
22%
to save
Teodora
10%
to save

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VIP Brother 4, also referred to as VIP Brother 2012 was the fourth season of the reality show VIP Brother in Bulgaria and the ninth season of the Big Brother format overall. It commenced on Nova Television on September 16, 2012 and lasted for two months, ending on November 17, 2012. It was immediately followed by an All-Stars edition. It was the first season to air more than two years after the family edition and more than three years after the third celebrity edition. Niki Kanchev returned as the show's main presenter for the Live shows on Monday on Wednesday, with Aleksandra Sarchadjieva being the presenter for the daily episodes.

<i>Big Brother All Stars 2012</i> Season of television series

Big Brother All-Stars was the first season of the all-star spin-off of Big Brother and the tenth season of the Big Brother format in Bulgaria overall and featured housemates from previous seasons of the show, as well as from other reality formats such as Music Idol, Survivor and X Factor. The all-star edition commenced on 19 November 2012 on Nova Television right after the fourth-season finale of VIP Brother and lasted for a total of 29 days, ended on 17 December 2012. Together with VIP Brother 1 it holds the record for shortest season of the format in Bulgaria so far. Nikola Nasteski "Lester" won with Nayden Naydenov "Ned" as the runner-up.

<i>VIP Brother</i> season 5 Season of television series

VIP Brother 5, also referred to as VIP Brother 2013 was the fifth season of the reality show VIP Brother in Bulgaria and the eleventh season of the Big Brother format overall. It was confirmed by Nova Television on June 26, 2013 and commenced on September 15, 2013 and lasted for 63 Days, ended on November 16, 2013, holding the record for longest VIP season of the Big Brother format in Bulgaria together with the fourth season from 2012. Niki Kanchev and Aleksandra Sarchadjieva returned as main presenters. Stanka Zlateva won with Marian Kyurpanov as the runner-up.

<i>VIP Brother</i> season 6 Season of television series

VIP Brother 6, also known as VIP Brother: Образцов дом was the sixth season of the reality show VIP Brother in Bulgaria and the thirteenth season of the Big Brother format overall. The promo for the new season began airing on Nova Television on July 25, 2014. The show commenced on September 15, 2014. Niki Kanchev and Aleksandra Sarchadjieva returned as main presenters.

<i>VIP Brother</i> season 7 Season of television series

VIP Brother 7, also known as VIP Brother: 100% напудрен was the seventh season of the Bulgarian reality television series VIP Brother, hosted by Niki Kanchev. The show launched on 13 September 2015 on Nova TV. Niki Kanchev and Aleksandra Sarchadjieva were the main presenters. It concluded 62 days later on 13 November 2015. Georgi "Gino" Tashev won with Ernestina Shinova as the runner-up.

<i>Big Brother All Stars 2015</i> Season of television series

Big Brother All Stars 2015 was the fourth season of the all-star spin-off of Big Brother and the seventeenth season of the format in Bulgaria overall. It was announced on November 13, 2015, on the official website. Followed the same air schedule as in 2012, 2013 and 2014, it commenced on Nova Television on 16 November 2015, immediately after the VIP Brother 7 finale and lasted for a month, ended on 14 December 2015. It featured housemates from previous seasons of the show, as well as participants from other reality formats. Desislava Doneva won with Vanja Džaferović "Džafer" as the runner-up.

<i>VIP Brother</i> season 8 Season of television series

VIP Brother 8, also known as VIP Brother: Играта загрубява, was the eighth season of the Bulgarian reality television series VIP Brother, hosted by Niki Kanchev. The show launched on 11 September 2016 on Nova TV. Niki Kanchev and Aleksandra Sarchadjieva were the main presenters. It concluded 62 days later on 11 November 2016. Miglena Angelova won with Petar Bachvarov "Uti" as the runner-up.

<i>VIP Brother</i> season 9 Season of television series

VIP Brother 9, also known as Любовта е във VIP Brother was ninth season of the Bulgarian reality television series VIP Brother, hosted by Niki Kanchev. The show launched on 11 September 2017 on Nova TV. Niki Kanchev, Aleksandra Sarchadjieva and Miglena Angelova are the main presenters. It concluded 61 days later on 10 November 2017. Yonislav Yotov "Toto" won with Margarita Hranova as the runner-up.

<i>Big Brother All Stars 2017</i> Season of television series

Big Brother: Most Wanted 2017, also known as Big Brother All Stars 2017 was the fifth season of the all-star spin-off of Big Brother and the twentieth season of the format in Bulgaria overall. It was announced on November 3, 2017. Followed the same air schedule as in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, it commenced on Nova Television on 13 November 2017, immediately after the VIP Brother 9 finale and lasted for a month, ending on 11 December 2017. It featured housemates from previous seasons of the show, as well as participants from other reality formats. Georgi "Gino" Tashev won with Konstantin Slavchev as the runner-up.

<i>VIP Brother</i> season 10 Season of television series

VIP Brother 10, also known as VIP Brother: Женско царство was the tenth season of the Bulgarian reality television series VIP Brother. The show launched on 10 September 2018 on Nova TV and concluded 54 days later, on 2 November 2018. Atanas Kolev won, while Konstantin Trendafilov "Papi Hans" was the runner-up. Niki Kanchev, Aleksandra Sarchadjieva and Azis were the main presenters.

<i>Big Brother All Stars 2018</i> Season of television series

Big Brother: Most Wanted 2018, also known as Big Brother All Stars 2018 was the sixth season of the all-star spin-off of Big Brother and the twentieth-second season of the format in Bulgaria overall. It was announced on October 19, 2018. Followed the same air schedule as in previous years, it commenced on Nova Television on 5 November 2018, immediately after the VIP Brother 10 finale and lasted for a month, ending on 10 December 2018. It featured housemates from previous seasons of the show, as well as participants from other reality formats. Stefan "Wosh MC" Ivanov won with Dzhuliana Gani as the runner-up.

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