VIP Brother season 4

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VIP Brother
Season 4
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Presented by Niki Kanchev
Aleksandra Sarchadjieva
No. of days63
No. of housemates16
Winner Orlin Pavlov
Runner-upDimitar
Release
Original network Nova television
Original release16 September (2012-09-16) 
17 November 2012 (2012-11-17)
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VIP Brother 4, also referred to as VIP Brother 2012 [1] 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 (evictions and nominations, respectively), with Aleksandra Sarchadjieva being the presenter for the daily episodes.

Contents

VIP Brother 4 finished on Day 63, making it the longest celebrity edition of the format in Bulgaria so far. It was also the first and so far the only season with no voluntary exits by any Housemates. Orlin Pavlov won with Dimitar Kovachev "Funky" as the runner-up.

Production

Pre-season

On March 27, 2012 Endemol announced that a deal with Nova TV had been finalized for another two seasons to be aired. [2]

On June 10, 2012 Nova TV confirmed that VIP Brother 4 would commence in September and that an all-stars edition of Big Brother would be aired after the finale at the end of 2012. [3]

The official logo was the same as the one for Big Brother 13 UK . This logo was also used in the first season of Big Brother All Stars in Bulgaria.

Housemates

11 Housemates entered the House on Day 1, and another 5 on Day 2, including Pamela Anderson who was a houseguest for two. Ivan (also houseguest) and Ludmilla entered on Day 9, and Kamelia (as Sofia) on Day 11.

Iren and Vladimir were competing as one contestant.

Each Housemate had a necklace worth 10,000 leva. If evicted, the Housemate had to choose another Housemate to have their necklace.

Aksinia

Aksinia Chenkova is a pop singer and a former Star Academy participant. She entered the House on Day 2 and was the second evicted on Day 16.

Blagoy

Blagoy Ivanov "Bagata" is a sportsman and former boyfriend of Zlatka. He entered the House on Day 1 and finished fifth in the finale on Day 63.

Bonka

Bonka Ilieva "Boni" is a pop-folk singer. She was the first Housemate to enter the House on Day 1. Big Brother gave her a secret mission to make strange comments to the other Housemates, otherwise they would not be given their suitcases. She was the fourth evicted on Day 30.

Dimitar

Dimitar Kovachev "Funky" is a musician. His father is Bulgarian and his mother is Armenian. He entered the House on Day 2 and finished second in the finale on Day 63.

Julian

Julian Konstantinov is an operah singer. He entered the House on Day 1 and was the seventh evicted on Day 44.

Iren & Vladimir

Iren Krivoshieva and Vladimir Danailov are mother and son. Iren is an actress. Vladimir's father of the actor Stefan Danailov. They entered the House on Day 1 and were competing as a single contestant and was the third evicted on Day 23.

Kamelia

Kamelia Veselinova is Ludmilla's girlfriend. She entered the House on Day 11 with a secret mission to convince the other Housemates that she is Sofia, a girl who had a controversial break-up with a German prince. If she completes her mission successfully, she will be allowed to stay in the House. Kamelia was the tenth evicted on Day 60.

Katsi

Katsi Vaptsarov is an ex-TV host. He entered the House on Day 1 and finished third in the finale on Day 63.

Kristina

Kristina Patrashkova is a journalist. She entered the House on Day 1 and was the fifth evicted on Day 37.

Ludmilla

Ludmilla Diakovska "Lucy" is a pop singer from the girl band No Angels . She entered the House on Day 9 and was the ninth evicted on Day 58.

Mariana

Mariana Popova is a pop singer. Her fiancé Veselin Plachkov entered six years later in VIP Brother 10 in 2018. She entered the House on Day 1 and was the eighth evicted on Day 51.

Nikol

Nikol Stankulova is Nova TV's weather girl. She entered the House on Day 1 and finished fourth in the finale on Day 63.

Nikolay

Nikolay Martinov is the winner of third season of Survivor . He entered the House on Day 1 and was the sixth evicted on Day 37.

Orlin

Orlin Pavlov is a pop singer and an actor. His former girlfriend Yana Akimova entered six years later in VIP Brother 10 in 2018 with her husband Petko Dimitrov. He entered the House on Day 2 and became a winner on Day 63.

Sonya

Sonya Koltuklieva is a journalist. She entered the House on Day 2 and was the first evicted on Day 9.

Zlatka

Zlatka Dimitrova is a model, actress, former Miss Playmate and former girlfriend of Blagoy. She entered the House on Day 1 and was the eleventh evicted on Day 60.

Houseguests

Ivan

Ivan Laskin is an actor and Aleksandra Sarchadjieva's husband. He entered the House on Day 9 and left on Day 30.

Lyuben

Lyuben Dilov-son is a journalist and writer. He entered the House on Day 44 and left on Day 51.

Pamela

On September 9 it was officially announced that Pamela Anderson entered the House on the show's launch night. [4] She entered the House on Day 2 as a special Houseguest and left on Day 4.

Vyara, Nadezhda & Lyubov

Vyara, Nadezhda and Lyubov Stanchevi are identical triplets. Lyubov was the winner of Big Brother 3 . She and her sisters, who were also participants in the third season of Big Brother in 2006, entered the House on Day 37. They were the first Housemates confirmed to participate in Big Brother All-Stars , which commenced after the VIP Brother 4 finale.

Nominations table

Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8FinalNominations
received
Necklace
count
OrlinZlatka,
Nikolay
Iren & Vladimir,
Dimitar
Iren & Vladimir,
Dimitar
Dimitar,
Kristina
Kamelia,
Nikol
Zlatka,
Julian
MarianaBlagoy,
Katsi
Winner
(Day 63)
102
DimitarSonyaIren & Vladimir,
Katsi
Ludmilla,
Iren & Vladimir
Kristina,
Orlin
Kristina,
Kamelia
Blagoy,
Zlatka
Mariana,
Zlatka
Orlin,
Katsi
Runner-up
(Day 63)
221
KatsiZlatka,
Nikolay
Zlatka,
Aksinia
Kristina,
Nikol
Blagoy,
Julian
Kristina,
Kamelia
Julian,
Zlatka
Zlatka,
Kamelia
Zlatka,
Blagoy
Third place
(Day 63)
301
NikolBlagoy,
Aksinia
Iren & Vladimir,
Katsi
Iren & Vladimir,
Ludmilla
BonkaKatsi,
Kristina
Zlatka,
Julian
Zlatka,
Blagoy
Katsi,
Zlatka
Fourth place
(Day 63)
41
BlagoyKatsi,
Nikolay
Dimitar,
Orlin
Not
eligible
Dimitar,
Katsi
Dimitar,
Kamelia
Zlatka,
Kamelia
Mariana,
Kamelia
Katsi,
Orlin
Fifth place
(Day 63)
163
ZlatkaKatsi,
Aksinia
Katsi,
Aksinia
Iren & Vladimir,
Ludmilla
Katsi,
Orlin
Katsi,
Kamelia
Julian,
Blagoy
Mariana,
Kamelia
Katsi,
Orlin
Evicted
(Day 60)
251
KameliaNot in
house
ExemptBlagoy,
Dimitar
Dimitar,
Kristina
Blagoy,
Zlatka
Mariana,
Zlatka
OrlinEvicted
(Day 60)
102
LudmillaNot in
house
ExemptKristina,
Iren & Vladimir
Dimitar,
Katsi
Kristina,
Dimitar
Zlatka,
Blagoy
Mariana,
Zlatka
Katsi,
Dimitar
Evicted
(Day 58)
63
MarianaBlagoy,
Katsi
Dimitar,
Iren & Vladimir
Iren & Vladimir,
Ludmilla
Dimitar,
Katsi
Dimitar,
Kristina
JulianZlatka,
Kamelia
Evicted
(Day 51)
62
JulianAksinia,
Katsi
Katsi,
Aksinia
BonkaKatsi,
Orlin
BlagoyBlagoy,
Zlatka
Evicted
(Day 44)
72
NikolayZlatka,
Katsi
Zlatka,
Aksinia
Dimitar,
Ludmilla
Katsi,
Blagoy
Katsi,
Dimitar
Evicted
(Day 37)
72
KristinaAksinia,
Katsi
AksiniaNikol,
Iren & Vladimir
Katsi,
Orlin
Dimitar,
Katsi
Evicted
(Day 37)
121
BonkaNikolay,
Blagoy
Iren & Vladimir,
Katsi
Dimitar,
Kristina
Julian,
Dimitar
Evicted
(Day 30)
51
Iren & VladimirZlatka,
Nikolay
Dimitar,
Zlatka
Dimitar,
Kristina
Evicted
(Day 23)
131
AksiniaKatsi,
Zlatka
Iren & Vladimir,
Dimitar
Evicted
(Day 16)
91
SonyaBlagoy,
Nikolay
Evicted
(Day 9)
21
Nomination notesnone 1 2 3 none
Necklace
given to
BlagoyMarianaNikolayLudmillaBlagoy
Julian
LudmillaOrlinKamelianone
Head of
House
DimitarKristinaJulianNikolJulianMarianaOrlinKamelianone
Against
public vote
Katsi,
Orlin,
Sonya
Aksiniya,
Bonka,
Iren & Vladimir
Bonka,
Iren & Vladimir,
Nikolay
Bonka,
Katsi,
Zlatka
Blagoy,
Dimitar,
Kristina,
Nikolay
Julian,
Nikol,
Zlatka
Katsi,
Mariana,
Zlatka
Ludmilla,
Katsi,
Orlin
All
Housemates
EvictedSonya
Fewest votes
(out of 2)
to save
Aksinia
38%
(out of 2)
to save
Iren & Vladimir
22.1%
to save

[5]
Bonka
16%
to save
Kristina
12.3%
(out of 4)
to save
Julian
61.7%
to evict
Mariana
Fewest votes
to save
Ludmilla
27.3%
to save
Kamelia
Fewest votes
(out of 7)
Zlatka
Fewest votes
(out of 6)
Blagoy
Fewest votes
(out of 5)
Nikol
Fewest votes
(out of 4)
Nikolay
30%
(out of 3)
to save
Katsi
Fewest votes
(out of 3)
Dimitar
44.2%
(out of 2)
Orlin
55.8%
to win

Notes

  • ^Note 1 : Mariana had to save two people from her team from nominations. She chose Orlin and Katsi to be immuned.
  • ^Note 2 : Orlin had to save two people from his team from nominations. He chose Ludmilla and Dimitar to be immuned.
  • ^Note 3 : Kamelia had to save one person from her team from nominations. She chose Nikol to be immuned.

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