Big Brother Family Explained

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Num Days:81
Num Housemates:15 families
(30 housemates)
Winner:Kuzmovi family
(Eli Plamenova Vladkova & Veselin Ivanov Kuzmov)
Runner Up:Kolevi family
(Sofia Dimitrova Koleva & Tsoncho Stoyanov Kolev)
Network:Nova television

Big Brother Family was the first family edition of the reality show Big Brother in Bulgaria, it was initially referred to as Big Brother 5. It was also the first family season all over the world. The show launched on Nova Television on 22 March 2010 and continued for 3 months (12 weeks), ended on 10 June. This was the shortest regular Big Brother season in Bulgaria so far, lasted for 81 Days.

Big Brother Family was produced by Niko Tuparev (Old School Productions). For the very first time the Housemates consisted of families - married couples or ones with a child. The winning family was Kouzmovi, who won 200,000 leva, an apartment and a car.[1] [2] Also, for the first time the Housemates had salary. This was the first regular season to be held in the spring, instead of a VIP-season.

Pre-series

A new season of Big Brother was confirmed by Niki Kanchev on the "Man of the year 2009" awards.[3] The first promo for Big Brother Family was aired on Nova Television on 24 December 2009. It featured the actor Nikolay Urumov.

Broadcast

The show was aired on Nova Television. Live shows (nominations and evictions) aired on Mondays and Thursdays at 8:00 PM. Daily shows were aired on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9:00 PM. Diema Family was broadcasting live every day at 9:30 AM.

Housemates

From 16 January until 7 February auditions were held in the four biggest cities in Bulgaria - Bourgas, Plovdiv, Varna and Sofia. Bulgarian families who live abroad also auditioned after completing a survey on the official website of Big Brother Family. Ani Vladimirova is again the show's psychologist.

10 families entered the House on Day 1. Another 5 new families entered the show on Day 32, which made Big Brother Family the season with the most contestants so far in Bulgaria - 30.

FamilyNameAge on entryOccupationHometownRelatives
(in the house)
Day enteredDay exitedStatus
KuzmoviVeselin Ivanov Kuzmov32Funeral agentPlovdivChristian - son (6 years old)
Elia - daughter (2.5 years old)
181rowspan="2"
Eli Plamenova Vladkova34Unemployed
KoleviSofia Dimitrova Koleva59Store managerStara Zagora3281rowspan="2"
Tsoncho Stoyanov Kolev59CoachStraldzha
ChipeviSashka Stamenova Chipeva30WaitressEtropole181rowspan="2"
Pavlin Ivanov Chipev32UnemployedSofia
StefanoviDiana Dimitrova Stefanova28Stewardess and yoga instructorBurgasKarina - daughter (1 years old)3281rowspan="2"
Dobrin Stefanov Stefanov30LawyerVarna
TrifonoviHristo Dimitrov Trifonov38BusinessmanPomorie178rowspan="2"
Kornelia Hristova Bairaktarova34BusinesswomanStara Zagora
GencheviAntoni Mitkov Genchev40Construction businessmanVarna3271rowspan="2"
Tsanka Slavova Stoyanova39Housewife
KachanoviDavid Tsankov Kachanov26CookVelingrad164rowspan="2"
Eleonora Teodorova Palaveyska19WaiterPlovdiv
IvanoviPlamen Ivanov Petrov34MusicianMontana3257rowspan="2"
Borislava Svetlozarova Petrova32UnemployedSofia
GospodinoviMagdalena Yankova Mihailova - Gospodinova24Hairdressing salon ownerTargovishte3250rowspan="2"
Dinko Marchev Gospodinov26BusinessmanBurgas
PetroviAngelika Petrova29ModelBelarus143rowspan="2"
Radoslav Petrov29ManagerSofia
KamenaroviRadka Bozhkova Kamenarova62PhysicianPlovdiv132rowspan="2"
Chavdar Nikolov Kamenarov63Engineer
TsvetanoviTsvetelin Hristov Tsvetanov31SalesmanSofia125rowspan="2"
Vanessa Tihomirova Saykova17StudentBotevgrad
ShopoviMaria Petrova Shopova26UnemployedRuse125rowspan="2"
Stoyan Emilov Shopov24DJRuse
MileviBoryana Ilcheva Mileva37UnemployedSofiaMartin - son (7 years old)
Kalina - daughter (4 years old)
118rowspan="2"
Boyan Milev Milev37Restaurateur and businessmanPrimorsko
LeomaniMassimo Leomanni39BusinessmanLecce, ItalyVivien - daughter (4 years old)15rowspan="2"
Kristiana Raicheva Andreeva - Leomanni32Former modelVarna

Chipevi

Sashka is from Etropole and Pavlin is from Sofia. They entered the House and Day 1 and were supposed to help the two fake families with their secret task. They finished third in the finale on Day 81.

Genchevi

Tsanka and Antony are from Varna. They entered the House on Day 32 and were the ninth evicted on Day 71. Antony is a brother of Ivayla and Bozhidara from VIP Brother 3.

Gospodinovi

Dinko is from Burgas and Magdalena is from Turgovishte. They entered the House on Day 32 and were the sixth evicted on Day 50.

Ivanovi

Borislava is from Sofia and Plamen is from Montana. They entered the House on Day 32 with a secret mission. Plamen has to seduce Kornelia and Borislava has to seduce Radoslav. They were the seventh evicted on Day 57. Plamen is a keyboard player in the famous orchestra Kristali.

Kachanovi

Eleonora is from Plovdiv and David is from Velingrad. They entered the House on Day 1 and were the eighth evicted on Day 64.

Kamenarovi

Radka and Chavdar are from Plovdiv. They are the oldest couple in the House (62 years old respectively), and also the oldest Housemates in the history of Big Brother Bulgaria. They entered the House on Day 1 and were the fourth evicted on Day 32.

Kolevi

Tsoncho is from Straldja and Sofia is from Stara Zagora. They entered the House on Day 32 and finished second in the finale on Day 81. They lived in the United States for 18 years before entering the House. Sofia worked with a close partner of Donald Trump.

Kuzmovi

Eli is from Plovdiv and Veselin is from Dimitrovgrad. They entered the House on Day 1 with their two children and two dogs and became a winners on Day 81.

Leomani

Massimo is from Lecce, Italy and Kristiana is from Varna. They entered the House with their daughter on Day 1 and walked on Day 5. Together with Danail and Daniel from Big Brother 4, they are holding the record for the shortest stay in the House in Big Brother Bulgaria - 4 Days.

Milevi

Boryana is from Sofia and Boyan is from Primorsko. They entered the House on Day 1 with their two children and were the first evicted on Day 18.

Petrovi

Andzhelika was born in Belarus and Radoslav is from Sofia. They entered the House on Day 1 and were the fifth evicted on Day 43.

Shopovi

Maria and Stoyan are both from Ruse. They entered the House on Day 1 and were the second evicted on Day 25.

Stefanovi

Dobrin is from Varna and Diyana is from Burgas. They entered the House on Day 32 with their one-year daughter Karina and finished fourth in the finale on Day 81. Dobrin was a candidate for Big Brother 2 and Big Brother 3.

Trifonovi

Kornelia is from Stara Zagora and Hristo is from Pomorie. They entered the House on Day 1 and were the tenth evicted on Day 78.

Tsvetanovi

Vanesa is from Botevgrad and Tsvetelin is from Sofia. Vanessa is 17 years old, making her the youngest Housemate in the history of Big Brother Bulgaria. They entered the House on Day 1 with a secret task. Tsvetelin entered with Iva, the mother of his first child, pretending that they were married. Vanessa entered with her ex-boyfriend Svetlin. They were also pretending to be a family and entered the House via the secret room, where they stayed for one week. On Day 8 they entered the main House. The four Housemates had to keep their secret task for 10 Days. However, it was unsuccessful.

Iva and Svetlin left the House on Day 15. Tsvetanovi were the third evicted on Day 25.

House

Big Brother Family was shot in the House in Novi khan, where the Housemates from Big Brother 4 and VIP Brother 3 lived. It was redecorated for the new season.

For the new family format there was a supermarket, restaurant, beauty salon and ATM. As there were families with children, private teachers were teaching them during their stay in the House.

Nominations table

Each Monday every family nominates two Housemate with two and one points. The first name listed is the one nominated with two points, and the second - with one. The three families with the most negative votes are nominated for eviction on Thursday.

Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11FinalNominations
received
KuzmoviBoryana,
Vanesa
Radka,
Vanesa
Radka,
Eleonora
Borislava,
Antony
Diyana,
Dobrin
Ivanovi,
Trifonovi (Eli only)
Dorbin,
Diyana
NominatedKolevi,
Stefanovi
Winner
(Day 81)
8
KoleviNot in
House
David,
Andzhelika
David,
Eleonora
Kachanovi,
Chipevi (Sofia only)
Eleonora,
Veselin
No
Nominations
Stefanovi,
Chipevi
Runner-up
(Day 81)
14
CipeviTsvetelin,
Radka
Chavdar,
Radka
David,
Eleonora
Sofia,
Tsoncho
Antony,
Tsanka
Ivanovi,
Genchevi (Sashka only)
Tsoncho,
Tsanka
No
Nominations
Trifonovi,
Stefanovi
Third place
(Day 81)
5
StefanoviNot in
House
Andzhelika,
Radoslav
Veselin,
David
Kachanovi,
Kuzmovi (Diyana only)
Tsanka,
David
No
Nominations
Trifonovi,
Chipevi
Fourth place
(Day 81)
5
TrifonoviTsvetelin,
Radka
Radka,
Tsvetelin
Radka,
Chavdar
Borislava,
Plamen
Antony,
Tsanka
Ivanovi,
Kachanovi (Kornelia only)
Tsanka,
Tsoncho
NominatedChipevi,
Stefanovi
Evicted
(Day 78)
17
GencheviNot in
House
Veselin,
Hristo
David,
Veselin
Kachanovi,
Trifonovi (Tsanka only)
Hristo,
Eleonora
NominatedEvicted
(Day 71)
16
KachanoviTsvetelin,
Maria
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Suite
Andzhelika,
Radoslav
Tsoncho,
Tsanka
Dinko,
Magdalena
Kolevi,
Genchevi (Eleonora only)
Tsoncho,
Sofia
Evicted
(Day 64)
33
IvanoviNot in
House
Andzhelika,
Radoslav
Eleonora,
Hristo
Kachanovi,
Trifonovi (Borislava only)
Evicted
(Day 57)
11
Gospodinovi Not in
House
Hristo,
Kornelia
David,
Eleonora
Evicted
(Day 50)
3
PetroviBoryana,
Tsvetelin
Tsvetelin,
Radka
David,
Eleonora
Hristo,
Kornelia
Evicted
(Day 43)
12
Kamenarovi Tsvetelin,
Boyan
Tsvetelin,
Stoyan
Andzhelika,
Veselin
Evicted
(Day 32)
16
Tsvetanovi Pavlin,
Sashka
Maria,
Stoyan
Evicted
(Day 25)
20
Shopovi Tsvetelin,
David
Tsvetelin,
Radka
Evicted
(Day 25)
5
Milevi Hristo,
Kornelia
Evicted
(Day 18)
5
Leomani Walked
(Day 5)
0
Nomination
notes
1 2 3 4, 5 6 7 8, 9 10 11, 12 none
Against
public vote
Chipevi,
Tsvetanovi,
Milevi,
Trifonovi
Tsvetanovi,
Kamenarovi,
Shopovi
Kachanovi,
Kamenarovi,
Petrovi
Ivanovi,
Petrovi,
Trifonovi
Genchevi,
Gospodinovi,
Kachanovi,
Kuzomvi,
Stefanovi
Ivanovi,
Kachanovi,
Trifonovi
Genchevi,
Kolevi,
Kachanovi
Genchevi,
Kuzomvi,
Trifonovi
Chipevi,
Kolevi,
Kuzomvi,
Trifonovi
All
Families
WalkedLeomaninone
EvictedMilevi
67.2%
to evict
Shopovi
69.1%
to evict
Kamenarovi
40.4%
to save
Petrovi
48.7%
to save
Gospodinovi
57.4%
to evict
Ivanovi
55.5%
to evict
Kachanovi
58.3%
to evict
Genchevi
51.4%
to evict
Trifonovi
64.3%
to evict
Stefanovi
11.5%
(out of 4)
Chipevi
21.9%
(out of 3)
Tsvetanovi
22.8%
to evict
Kolevi
32%
(out of 2)
Kuzmovi
68%
to win

Notes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Кузмови - победители !!!. Bulgarian. Kuzmovi - winners!!!. 11 June 2010. Nova TV. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100614105143/http://www.novatv.bg/bg/news/view/8122/2010/06/11/%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8--%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8-. 14 June 2010. dmy. 29 August 2017.
  2. Web site: Кузмови са победителите в Big Brother Family. Bulgarian. Kuzmovi are the winners at Big Brother Family. 10 June 2010. Big Brother. Nova TV. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100612084252/http://www.bigbrother.bg/news_details.pcgi?news_id=1331. 12 June 2010. dmy. 29 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Ники Кънчев: Догодина Big Brother се завръща. Bulgarian. Niki Kanchev: Next year Big Brother is back. Блясък. 4 December 2009. dmy. 29 August 2017.