Secret Story (French TV series) season 12

Secret Story
Season 12
Hosted by	Christophe Beaugrand
No. of days	57
No. of housemates	15
Winner	Alexis André Jr.
Runner-up	Lou Videau
Companion show	After Secret
Release
Original network	TF1 TFX (After Secret)
Original release	23 April (2024-04-23) – 18 June 2024 (2024-06-18)
Season chronology
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Secret Story 12 is the twelfth season of the French reality television series Secret Story , which is based loosely on the international Big Brother format.

In October 2023, TF1 announced the return of the series, after a seven year absence. ^[1]

Christophe Beaugrand will return as the presenter having presented the previous three seasons. The season was scheduled for broadcast on 23 April 2024. ^[2]

Housemates

Alexis

• Alexis André Jr. is 26. He's from London, United Kingdom. He entered the House on Day 1 with the secret "I was abandoned in a train station at the age of 4".

Bruno

• Bruno Naprix is 36. He's from Le Plessis-Bouchard, France. He entered the House on Day 1 with the secret "I am an athlete in the upcoming Olympic". He left the House on Day 4 after being evicted by Zoé, Maxence, Lou and Léo who won a power to evict one of their fellow housemates.

Cameron

• Cameron Djassougue is 23. He's from Paris, France. He entered the House on Day 1 with the secret "I am the creator of the ‘Quoicoubeh’ trend", which became viral on TikTok and other social media and among teenagers in elementary schools, middle schools and highschools.

Cassandra

• Cassandra Lias is 19. She's from Marseille, France. She entered the House on Day 1 with the secret "I am a Latin dance champion". She left the House on Day 29, evicted by the Secret Master of the House, Lou.дмтМ

Charlène

• Charlène di Maria is 26. She's from Cannes, France. She entered the House on Day 1 with her girlfriend Francesca and their secret is "We are a couple". On Day 6, Lou discovered her secret.

Francesca

• Francesca Piemontese is 28. She's from Verona, Italy and lives in France. She entered the House on Day 1 with her girlfriend Charlène and their secret is "We are a couple". On Day 6, Lou discovered her secret.

Justine

• Justine Aucello is 26. She's from Besançon, France. Her secret is that she entered the House on Day 2. To help her with the secret, an actress entered the House on Day 1 and pretended to be the real Justine and they switched secretly overnight.

Kelyan

• Kelyan Blanc is 36. He's from Gagny, France. He entered the House on Day 1 with the secret "I am the French voice of the world's most famous wizard (Harry Potter)".

Léo

• Léo Nadler is 22. He's from Toulouse, France. He entered the House on Day 1 with Lou and their secret is "We are not twins".

Lou

• Lou Videau is 21. She's from Marseille, France. She entered the House on Day 1 with Léo and their secret is "We are not twins".

Maxence

• Maxence Mellerowicz is 29. He's from Madrid, Spain. He entered the House on Day 1 with Perrine and their secret is "We are the house thieves". They must steal money from the other housemates's pots and find coins hidden everywhere in the House in order to cash their pot, that unlike the other housemates, starts with €0,00.

Maxime

• Maxime Croisé is 23. He's from Waterloo, Belgium. He entered the House on Day 1 with the secret "I am an international magic champion".

Perrine

• Perrine Nicolas is 22. She's from Madrid, Spain. She entered the House with Maxence on Day 1 and their secret is "We are the house thieves". They must steal money from the other housemates's pots and find coins hidden everywhere in the House in order to cash their pot, that unlike the other housemates, starts with €0,00.

Ulysse

• Ulysse Leconte is 18. He's from Levallois-Perret, France. He entered the House on Day 1 with the secret "The viewers discovered me on the first season of Secret Story"

Zoé

• Zoé Brunet is 24. She's from Namur, Belgium. She entered the House on Day 1 with the secret "I participated to Miss Universe".

Secrets

Name	Age	Residence	Secret	Discovered by	Status
Alexis André Jr.	27	London	"I was abandoned in a train station at the age of 4"	Zoé (Day 31)	Winner
Lou Videau	21	Marseille	"We are not twins" (with Léo)	Charlène (Day 21)	Runner-up
Léo Nadler	22	Toulouse	"We are not twins" (with Lou)	Charlène (Day 21)	3rd Place
Maxence Mellerowicz	30	Madrid, Spain	"We are the house thieves" (with Perrine)	Léo (Day 50)	4th Place
Perrine Nicolas	22	Madrid, Spain	"We are the house thieves" (with Maxence)	Léo (Day 50)	Evicted
Kelyan Blanc	36	Gagny	"I am the French voice of the world's most famous wizard (Harry Potter)"	Maxence half secret (Day 49)	Evicted
Zoé Brunet	24	Namur, Belgium	"I participated in Miss Universe"	Maxime (Day 9) and Alexis (Day 45)	Evicted
Justine Aucello	26	Besançon	"I entered the House on Day 2"	Perrine (Day 45)	Evicted
Francesca Piemontese	28	Verona, Italy	"We are a couple" (with Charlène)	Lou (Day 6)	Evicted
Charlène di Maria	26	Cannes	"We are a couple" (with Francesca)	Lou (Day 6)	Evicted
Cameron Djassougue	23	Paris	"I am the creator of the 'Quoicoubeh' trend"	Léo (Day 55)	Evicted
Cassandra Lias	19	Marseille	"I am a Latin dance champion"	Maxence (Day 55)	Evicted
Ulysse Leconte	18	Levallois-Perret	"The viewers discovered me on the first season of Secret Story"	Lou (Day 55)	Evicted
Maxime Croisé	23	Waterloo, Belgium	"I am an international magic champion"	Undiscovered	Evicted
Bruno Naprix	36	Le Plessis-Bouchard	"I am an athlete in the upcoming Olympics"	Undiscovered	Evicted

Nominations

After the other Housemates nominated two other Housemates, the Master of House would nominate directly one Housemate to join the other two nominees.

	Day 4	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5		Week 6	Week 7	Week 8			Week 9
					Day 28	Day 30			Day 48	Day 49	Day 53	Final
Master of the House	None	Cassandra	Perrine	Cameron	Lou	None
Alexis	In Danger	Maxence Lou	Lou Léo	Charlène	In Danger	Perrine Kelyan	Charlène Francesca	Zoé to immune	Perrine	Finalist	Léo	Winner (Day 57)
Lou	Bruno	Charlène Ulysse	Ulysse Justine	Charlène	Cassandra	Secret Room	Kelyan Alexis	Maxence to immune	Zoé	Kelyan	Léo	Runner-Up (Day 57)
Léo	Bruno	Charlène Ulysse	Ulysse Justine	Charlène	In Danger	Zoé Alexis	Charlène Francesca	Maxence to immune	Zoé	Kelyan	Lou	Third Place (Day 57)
Maxence	Bruno	Ulysse Charlène	Ulysse(x2) Justine	Charlène	In Danger	Zoé Cameron	Charlène Francesca	Kelyan to immune	Zoé	Kelyan	Léo	Fourth Place (Day 57)
Perrine	In Danger	Charlène Ulysse	Ulysse	Charlène(x2)	In Danger	Alexis Zoé	Charlène Francesca	Maxence to immune	Zoé	Kelyan	Lou	Evicted (Day 53)
Kelyan	In Danger	Lou Maxence	Ulysse Justine	Charlène	In Danger	Zoé Alexis	Francesca Alexis	Maxence to immune	Zoé	Kelyan	Evicted by housemates (Day 49)
Zoé	Bruno	Lou Maxence	Lou Léo	Charlène	In Danger	Kelyan Perrine	Kelyan Perrine	Alexis to immune	Perrine (x2)	Evicted by housemates (Day 48)			Guest
Justine	In Danger	Lou Maxence	Lou Léo	Nominated	In Danger	Cameron Alexis	Kelyan Perrine	Alexis to immune	Evicted (Day 46)				Guest
Francesca	In Danger	Lou Maxence	Lou Léo	Alexis	In Danger	Cameron Alexis	Kelyan Perrine	Evicted (Day 39)
Charlène	In Danger	Lou Maxence	Léo Lou	Alexis	In Danger	Cameron Alexis	Perrine Lou	Evicted (Day 39)
Cameron	In Danger	Maxence Lou	Léo Lou	Justine	In Danger	Perrine Kelyan	Evicted (Day 32)
Cassandra	In Danger	Maxime	Lou Léo	Charlène	In Danger	Evicted by housemates (Day 29)
Ulysse	In Danger	Lou Maxence	Lou Léo	Evicted (Day 18)
Maxime	In Danger	Charlène Ulysse	Evicted (Day 11)
Bruno	In Danger	Evicted by housemates (Day 4)
Nominations Notes	1 , 2 , 3	4	5 , 6
Up for Eviction	Alexis Bruno Cameron Cassandra Charlène Francesca Justine Kelyan Maxime Perrine Ulysse	Lou Maxence Maxime	Léo Lou Ulysse	Charlène Justine Lou Zoé	Alexis Cameron Cassandra Charlène Francesca Justine Kelyan Maxence Léo Perrine Zoé	Alexis Cameron Zoé	Charlène Francesca Kelyan Perrine	Alexis Kelyan Justine Zoé	Alexis Kelyan Lou Léo Maxence Perrine Zoé	Kelyan Lou Léo Maxence Perrine	Léo Perrine	Alexis Léo Lou Maxence
Evicted	Bruno Zoé,Maxence, Léo and Lou's choice to evict (out of 11)	Maxime Fewest votes to save	Ulysse Fewest votes to save	Lou Most votes to fake evict	Cassandra Lou's choice to evict	Cameron Fewest votes to save	Charlène, Francesca Fewest votes to save	Justine Fewest votes to save	Zoé 5 of 8 votes to evict	Kelyan 5 of 5 votes to evict	Perrine Fewest votes to save	Maxence 3% to win	Léo 7% to win
												Lou 41% to win	Alexis 49% to win

Nominations : Results

Weeks	Nominated	Evicted
Week 1	Alexis, Bruno, Cameron, Cassandra, Charlène, Francesca, Justine, Kelyan, Maxime, Perrine, Ulysse	Bruno
Week 2	Lou, Maxence, Maxime	Maxime
Week 3	Léo, Lou, Ulysse	Ulysse
Week 4	Who should join the secret room? Charlène, Justine, Lou, Zoé	Lou
Week 5	Alexis, Cameron, Cassandra, Charlène, Francesca, Justine, Kelyan, Léo, Maxence, Perrine, Zoé	Cassandra
	Alexis, Cameron, Zoé	Cameron
Week 6	Charlène, Perrine / Francesca, Kelyan	Charlène et Francesca
Week 7	Alexis, Justine, Kelyan, Zoé	Justine
Week 8	Who do you want to eliminate from the House of Secrets? Alexis, Kelyan, Léo, Lou, Maxence, Perrine, Zoé	Zoé
	Who do you want to sacrifice? Kelyan, Léo, Lou, Maxence, Perrine	Kelyan
	Léo, Perrine	Perrine
Week 9 - Finale	Who need has to win Secret Story? Alexis (49%), Lou (41%), Léo (7%), Maxence (3%)	Maxence, Léo, Lou

Notes

^Note 1 : In the very first day, Zoé and Maxence discovered that the new Voix is a fake one, and that they were living in a fake house and that is a secret the Housemates had in common.
^Note 2 : The Housemates were informed they had a secret in common they had to find. If somebody found the secret in common to all the Housemates, they would be safe from Eviction that was set for Day 4.
^Note 3 : On Day 3, Lou and Léo found the secret in common and were safe from eviction along with Zoé and Maxence. On Day 4, the four of them had to decide who to vote out of the House permanently. They decided to evict Bruno.
^Note 4 : In Week 2, Cassandra won the weekly Master of the House challenge, therefore, she was immune and won the power to nominate one Housemate directly.
^Note 5 : Maxence won the Nominees' Revenge challenge. He won a double vote for the nominations and decided to nominate Ulysse with it.
^Note 6 : In Week 3, Perrine won the weekly Master of the House challenge, therefore, she was immune and won the power to nominate one Housemate directly.

References

1. Boucher, Kevin (October 27, 2023). "TF1 officialise le retour de « Secret Story »". leparisien.fr (in French).
2. ""Secret Story" : Surprise, TF1 relance l'émission culte le mardi 23 avril à 23h30". ozap.com. April 2, 2024.

External links

• (in French) Official website for Secret Story