Secret Story (French TV series) season 8 explained

Module1:
Num Days:71
Num Housemates:15
Winner:Leila
Runner Up:Jessica
Network:TF1

Secret Story 8 is the eighth season of the French reality television series Secret Story, a show which is based loosely on the international Big Brother format. TF1 has formalized an eighth season on January 27, 2014.[1]

Whereas several rumors explain that Benjamin Castaldi would not host the eighth season of Secret Story, he stated that he will. It was said Benjamin Castaldi will only host the live shows and not the daily recaps anymore, unlike previous seasons [2] and that La Voix (Big Brother) will voice off the daily recaps,[3] but it was revealed at the press release that Benjamin Castaldi would still host daily recaps and that nothing changes compared to previous seasons. Adrien Lemaitre returns to host the spin-off show: After Secret.

Due to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, this season is shortened and lasted 10 weeks. It started on Friday 18 July 2014 on TF1. It was confirmed the finale is on Friday 26 September 2014 at 10:45 p.m.

Leila Ben Khalifa, ex contestant of Grande Fratello 6, is the winner of Secret Story 8.

House of Secrets

For the first time, this season's house is located on the rooftop of the studios of AB Productions which was used in the 1990s where many popular sitcoms were filmed, as Hélène et les Garçons and Premiers baisers. Perched on a building, the House of Secrets offers to the contestants a wide view of Paris.

The house has three different levels. The first and second floor, and a mysterious secret basement. The garden has a floating pool and for the first time in Secret Story's history a jacuzzi, a small terrace with a large table for breakfasts and dinners. Bedrooms are in the second floor and have windows with charming shutters.

The house has 64 cameras with most of them hidden behind countless mirrors and 40 microphones.

Housemates

Abdel

Aymeric

Elodie

Geoffrey

Iliesse

Jessica

Joanna

Julie

Leila

Nathalie

Sacha

Sara

Stéfan

Stéphane « Steph »

Vivian

Houseguests

Anaïs

Benoît

Amélie

Zelko

Zarko

Secrets

Name Age Country Secret Discovered by Status
Leila Ben Khalifa 32 "We are imposters" (with Aymeric, Sara and Stéfan) Housemates (Day 7) Winner
Jessica Silva 20 "We married at Las Vegas to enter on Secret Story" (with Stéphane) Geoffrey (Day 11) Runner-Up
Nathalie Andreani 43 "My boyfriend is half my age" Jessica (Day 52) 3rd Place
Vivian Grimigni 22 "My girlfriend is twice my age" Jessica (Day 52) 4th Place
Julie Couillard 31 "I am hyperthymesic" Undiscovered Evicted (Day 64)
Aymeric Bonnery 22 "We are imposters" (with Leila, Sara and Stéfan) Housemates (Day 7) Ejected (Day 56)
Sara Rose-Ange 20 "We are imposters" (with Leila, Aymeric and Stéfan) Housemates (Day 7) Ejected (Day 56)
Stéphane Rodrigues 31 "We married at Las Vegas to enter on Secret Story" (with Jessica) Geoffrey (Day 11) Evicted (Day 50)
Sacha Buyse 23 "I've been missing for more than a year" Julie (Day 40) Evicted (Day 43)
Stéfan Bentahar 25 "We are imposters" (with Leila, Sara and Aymeric) Housemates (Day 7) Evicted (Day 36)
Geoffrey Bouin 25 "I am the accomplice of the audience" Undiscovered Evicted (Day 29)
Élodie Ortisset 22 "I was born under anonymous childbirth" La Voix/Herself (Day 18) Evicted (Day 22)
Joanna Thomae 31 "I lived a romance with Michael Jackson" Undiscovered Walked (Day 17)
Iliesse Ardalane 21 "I am ailurophobic" Undiscovered Evicted (Day 15)
Abdel Yamine Sellou 43 "The story of my life generated 20 millions of entries in the box office" Undiscovered Ejected (Day 5)

Weekly summary

Weekly summary
Week 1
Secrets
  • "The story of my life generated 20 millions of entries in box office" (Abdel)
  • "We are imposters of the House of Secrets (Aymeric, Leila, Sara and Stéfan)"
  • "I was born under anonymous childbirth" (Élodie)
  • "I've been missing for more than a year" (Sacha)
  • "I am the mole of Internet users" (Geoffrey)
  • "We married at Las Vegas to enter on Secret Story (Steph and Jessica)
  • "I lived a romance with Michael Jackson" (Joanna)
  • "I am hyperthymesic" (Julie)
  • "My boyfriend is half my age" (Nathalie)
  • "My girlfriend is twice my age" (Vivian)
  • "I am ailurophobic" (Iliesse)
Tasks
  • On Day 0, Jessica and Steph had 24 hours to create a common secret at Vegas. If they not pass the task on Day 1, they will not enter in the house.
  • On Day 1, Aymeric had to change for a few minutes his identity to "Vince", a fictitious character, and must convince the housemates to select him as an official contestant on Day 8.
  • On Day 1, Nathalie and Vivian, the couple, received a secret mission. They must act like if they were mother and son to avoid possible suspicions about their secret.
  • On Day 3, Sara had to change for a few minutes her identity to "Lois", a fictitious character, and must convince the housemates to select her as an official contestant on Day 8.
  • On Day 4, Leila had to go in the Secret Zone with her real identity and convince the housemates to select her as an official contestant on Day 8.
  • On Day 5, Stéfan had to change for a few minutes his identity to "Matt", a fictitious character, and must convince the housemates to select him as an official contestant on Day 8.
  • On Day 6, Aymeric and Sara went at a different time of the day, to the Secret Zone for the second time as themselves and had to convince the housemates to select them as an official contestant on Day 8.
  • On Day 7, Leila had to change for a few minutes her identity to "Virginie", a fictitious character, and must convince the housemates to select her as an official contestant on Day 8.
  • On Day 7, Julie was elected "investigator of the week" by the viewers and was able to try to expose someone's secret. She chose Jessica and Stéph but did not find their secret.
  • On Day 8, Geoffrey must create a choir in the house of secrets, the lyrics must be intended for Jessica. If he passes the secret mission, Geoffrey will win €2,000.
Twists
  • On Day 1, after entering the house, La Voix moved Sara, Stéfan, Leila and Aymeric to the House of Imposters. They must change of identity and convince the main house's contestants to accept their entry in the house at the end of the week. La Voix announced to the Imposters that out of four, only two of them will enter the house on Day 8.
  • Due to Abdel's ejection, this week's nominations were canceled.
  • On Day 7, as all the contestants never believed in identities of Sara, Aymeric, Leila and Stéfan, the Imposters had to reveal the name of their secret : "We are the Imposters of the House of Secrets".
  • On Night 7, La Voix decided to show to the main house contestants, the week of the impostors in the House of Imposters.
  • On Day 8, female housemates chose Aymeric to enter the house, male housemates chose Leila.
  • On Day 8, Leila and Aymeric must choose between Stéfan and Sara to enter the house, they selected Stéfan that later received a dilemma to choose to take Sara's place to face the public vote, then all the imposters would be immune for nominations or let Sara face the public vote. He chose to face the public vote instead of Sara.
  • On Day 8, Stéfan faces the public vote and received 84% of votes to save.
Entrances
  • On Day 1, Abdel, Aymeric, Elodie, Geoffrey, Iliesse, Jessica, Joanna, Julie, Leila, Nathalie, Sacha, Sara, Stéfan, Steph and Vivian entered the house.
Exit
  • On Day 5, Abdel was ejected for violence towards Vivian.[4]
Week 2
Tasks
  • On Day 11, female housemates were competing for the title of "Miss Secret Story 2014", the winner was selected by male housemates and Nathalie was the winner and won €1000.
  • On Day 12, housemates had to do imitations of each other. Nathalie and Vivian did the most convincing imitation according to La Voix (Big Brother) and shared €2000.
  • On Day 12, housemates competed in a dance "slow" contest. The duo finalists were Steph and Nathalie, Leila and Geoffrey and Vivian and Jessica. Housemates had to vote for the winner, Nathalie and Steph received the most votes to win and share €1000.
  • On Day 13, La Voix organized a rap battle involving the two nominees competing against each other. Housemates had to choose which nominee to join. The team of Geoffrey's team won.
  • On Day 14, Leila has been elected the most glamorous girl of the House of Secrets and must be the subject of the photoshoot of the House. In the evening, all the girls were to be Leila's servants and serve her and the men dinner and drinks.
  • On Day 14, La Voix gave €1500 to Leila that she had to split between three housemates of her choice. She decided to give €500 to Julie, Geoffrey and Sacha.
  • On Day 14, Geoffrey was given an earpiece for a secret mission and had to do everything La Voix told him to do.
Twists
  • On Day 11, Geoffrey discovered Steph and Jessica's secret and therefore won €18 000 from Steph's and Jessica's pot.
  • On Day 12, Geoffrey and Iliesse face the public vote.
Exit
  • On Day 15, Iliesse was evicted with 30% of votes to save.
Week 3
Tasks
  • On Day 16, La Voix gave a one-week secret mission to Geoffrey. Geoffrey became the swindler of the House of Secrets. He must provide services and be useful to housemates and taking money away from their pots.
  • On Day 18, Elodie is punished by La Voix for revealing her secret and is nominated.
Twists
  • On Day 15, Leila and Sara's nomination immunity was revoked by Julie and Geoffrey which protected clues on their secrets.
  • On Day 18, La Voix punished Élodie who revealed her secret to Joanna. Therefore, Élodie is nominated.
  • On Day 19, Élodie, Leila and Sara face the public vote.
Exit
  • On Day 17, Joanna decided to leave.

Nominations

Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10
Day 5Day 8Day 33Day 36
LeilaHouse of
Imposters
bgcolor=#b0e0e6 text-align:center" Stéfan Geoffrey
Iliesse
Not
Eligible
Geoffrey
Stéfan
Jessica
Stéfan
Steph Nominated Steph
Sara
Nominated No
Nominations
Winner
(Day 71)
JessicaNo
nominations
Aymeric Sacha
Steph
Not
Eligible
Nominated Leila
Sacha
bgcolor=#b0e0e6 text-align:center" Saved Not
Eligible
Steph
Sara
Exempt Exempt Runner-Up
(Day 71)
VivianNo
nominations
Sara Not
Eligible
Leila
Sara
Not
Eligible
Leila
Sacha
Steph Not
Eligible
Not
Eligible
Nominated No
Nominations
Third Place
(Day 71)
NathalieNo
nominations
Stéfan Geoffrey
Iliesse
Not
Eligible
Not
Eligible
Jessica
Stéfan
Steph Sacha
Julie
Not
Eligible
Exempt No
Nominations
Fourth Place
(Day 71)
JulieNo
nominations
Aymeric Steph
Iliesse
Not
Eligible
Not
Eligible
Leila
Sacha
Stéfan Nominated Not
Eligible
Nominated No
Nominations
Evicted
(Day 64)
AymericHouse of
Imposters
bgcolor=#b0e0e6 text-align:center" Leila
Stéfan
Exempt Sara
Julie
Not
Eligible
Jessica
Stéfan
Steph Nominated Not
Eligible
Nominated Ejected
(Day 56)
SaraHouse of
Imposters
bgcolor=#b0e0e6 text-align:center" Saved Geoffrey
Iliesse
Not
Eligible
Geoffrey
Stéfan
Jessica
Stéfan
bgcolor=#b0e0e6 text-align:center" Saved Not
Eligible
Nominated Nominated Ejected
(Day 56)
StephNo
nominations
Leila Not
Eligible
Sara
Julie
Not
Eligible
Jessica
Stéfan
Nominated Not
Eligible
Nominated Evicted
(Day 50)
SachaNo
nominations
Leila Not
Eligible
Sara
Jessica
Not
Eligible
Jessica
Stéfan
Steph Aymeric
Leila
Evicted
(Day 43)
StéfanHouse of
Imposters
Nominated Exempt Sara
Leila
Nominated Leila
Sacha
Nominated Evicted
(Day 36)
GeoffreyNo
nominations
Leila Not
Eligible
Sara
Leila
Nominated Evicted
(Day 29)
ÉlodieNo
nominations
Aymeric Geoffrey
Iliesse
Nominated Evicted
(Day 22)
JoannaNo
nominations
Aymeric Steph
Iliesse
Walked
(Day 17)
IliesseNo
nominations
Leila Not
Eligible
Evicted
(Day 15)
AbdelEjected
(Day 5)
Up for
eviction
None Stéfan Geoffrey
Iliesse
Élodie
Leila
Sara
Geoffrey
Jessica
Stéfan
Jessica
Sara
Stéfan
Steph
Stéfan
Steph
Aymeric
Julie
Leila
Sacha
Sara
Steph
Aymeric
Julie
Leila
Sara
Vivian
Julie
Leila
Nathalie
Vivian
Jessica
Leila
Nathalie
Vivian
Nominations
Notes
1, 2 3 3, 4 5, 6 7, 8, 910, 11 12 13 14, 15 16, 17, 18 19, 20 none
Walkednone Joanna none
EjectedAbdel none Aymeric, Sara none
EvictedNo
Eviction
NoneIliesse
30%
to save
Élodie
28.5%
to save
Geoffrey
28%
to save
NoneStéfan
1 of 6 votes
to save
Sacha
17%
to save
Steph
36.63%
to save
Eviction
Cancelled
Julie

to save
Nathalie
10.4%
to win
Vivian
19.1%
to win
Jessica
19.2%
to win
Leila
51.3%
to win

Notes

In round one of nominations only female housemates could nominate and only male housemates could be nominated.

As Abdel was ejected on Day 5 by La Voix for inappropriate behavior, nominations were canceled.

Housemates had to choose two imposters to enter the house, male housemates must choose between Sara and Leila and female housemates must choose between Aymeric and Stéfan. Later, as they were chosen by the housemates, Aymeric and Leila had a dilemma to choose between Stéfan and Sara to enter the house, they chose Stéfan. Later, Stéfan received a dilemma, if he accepts to pick Sara's place to face the public vote, all the imposters (Aymeric, Leila, Sara and Stéfan) are immune. He accepted.

In round two of nominations only female housemates could nominate and only male housemates could be nominated.

In order to destroy clues on their secrets, Julie and Geoffrey accepted to remove the immunity of Sara and Leila for nominations of week 3.

Élodie revealed her secret and therefore is nominated.

In round four of nominations, only male housemates could be nominated.

As a revenge for manipulating male housemates to nominate Leila, this latter had opportunity to nominate Jessica. She accepted the offer of La Voix.

Leila and Sara have power to nominate two male housemates as they nominated them in Week 3.

In the room of shields, Stéfan had to give a fake immunity to one of his fellow housemate while it is a nomination. He must remain secret until La Voix reveals it on Day 32. He decided to nominate Sara by giving her a fake immunity.

In round five of nominations, all the housemates were eligible to nominate and to nominate whoever they want, in duos. Aymeric and Nathalie, Leila and Sacha, Jessica and Stéfan, Sara and Steph, Vivian and Julie.

Stéfan and Steph received the fewest votes to save and therefore are in danger for eviction. All the housemates have to save one of them. Sara and Jessica were not eligible to save one of them as they were nominated.

Housemates are divided into two houses. Jessica, Steph, Julie, Sacha and Vivian in the main house and Sara, Nathalie, Aymeric and Leila in the little house. Each house had to elect a "leader" of their house. Main house chose Sacha, little house chose Nathalie. As chiefs of their houses, Sacha and Nathalie will nominate on Day 40 two housemates of the opposite house.

After being up for eviction along Sacha, Julie and Aymeric, Leila was evicted for fake and therefore joined the Secret Room. On Day 45, La Voix revealed to Aymeric that only Sacha was evicted and Leila was in secret room, Aymeric joined Leila in Secret Room but still lives in the main house.

Jessica becomes another Leila's complice and is aware Leila is still in the house. La Voix gave them both the power to nominate one male and one female housemate to face the public's vote.

During the live show, the red phone his apparition, all the housemates had to pass the phone to another and the last one who received it was nominated. As Sara was the last one to have it, she was nominated. To protect their secret, Nathalie and Vivian had the possibility to take Sara's nomination for one of them. They chose Vivian. Then, Leila received a dilemma: she could give Aymeric the possibility to see his brother but she would take Vivian's nomination. She accepted. Then, Sara and Steph could nominate Jessica but all the housemates money would be divided by two. They accepted, Jessica therefore became nominated next to Leila. But, Aymeric and Julie could replace Jessica and Leila with Nathalie and Vivian. They accepted, Nathalie and Vivian therefore became the nominees. Finally, Nathalie and Vivian had the possibility to save one of them, but clues of their secret would be revealed to the house. They accepted and saved Nathalie. Vivian therefore remained the only nominee.

Vivian, as a nominee, had then to choose 2 housemates to win immunity. He chose Nathalie and Jessica. The other housemates faced eviction with him.

In week 8, nominations were cancelled as Aymeric and Sara were ejected. The housemates have to choose if they merit to stay. Only Leila and Julie vote for the return of the two housemates.

Jessica won a free pass to the final.

In week 9, due to the last nominations before the final, there were no nominations, and all the housemates except to Jessica were up for eviction.

Nominations totals received

Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10
Day 5Day 8Day 33Day 36
Jessica1 Finalist
Leila5 3Finalist
Nathalie0 Finalist
Vivian00 Finalist
Julie2 Evicted
Aymeric4 0 Ejected
Sara16 Ejected
Steph3 0 Evicted
Sacha1 0 Evicted
Stéfan3 2 Evicted
Geoffrey4 2 Evicted6
ÉlodieEvicted0
JoannaWalked 0
Iliesse6 Evicted6
AbdelEjected N/A

Nominations : Results

WeeksNominatedEvicted
Week 1Stéfan (84% - saved)Abdel
Week 2Geoffrey (70%), Iliesse (30%)Iliesse
Week 3Élodie (28.5%), Leila (34%), Sara (37.5%)Joanna Élodie
Week 4Geoffrey (28%), Stéfan (31%), Jessica (41%)Geoffrey
Week 5Jessica (27%), Sara (29%), Stéfan (18%), Steph (26%)Stéfan
Week 6Aymeric (28%), Julie (26%), Leila (29%), Sacha (17%)Sacha
Week 7Sara (63.37%), Steph (36.63%)Steph
Week 8Aymeric, Julie, Leila, Sara, VivianSara, Aymeric
Week 9Leila (40%), Nathalie (20%), Vivian (21%), Julie (19%) Julie
Week 10 - FinalLeila (51.3%) , Jessica (19.2%), Nathalie (10.4%), Vivian (19.1%)Nathalie, Vivian, Jessica

Ratings

Prime Time

Show N°Day Viewers Ratings Share
1 - Launch Friday 18 July 3,066,000 17.8%
2 Friday 25 July 2,078,000 20.9%
3 Friday 1 August 1,900,000 20.4%
4 Friday 8 August 1,700,000 19.6%
5 Friday 15 August 1,719,000 18.8%
6 Friday 22 August 1,736,000 20.8%
7 Friday 29 August 1,728,000 23.8%
8 Friday 5 September 1,532,000 22.8%
9 Friday 12 September 1,902,000 22%
10 Friday 19 September 1,833,000 22.8%
11 - Final Friday 26 September 2,143,000 21.2%

After Secret

Show N°Day Viewers Ratings Share
1 - Live Friday 18 July 473,000 16.7%
2 Friday 25 July 1,120,000 23.2%
3 Friday 1 August 1,000,000 23%
4 Friday 8 August 1,100,000 23%
5 Friday 15 August 1,200,000 23%
6 Friday 22 August 1,100,000 25.6%
7 Friday 29 August 1,000,000 28.4%
8 Friday 5 September 1,000,000 28%
9 Friday 12 September 1,000,000 25%
10 Friday 19 September 1,000,000 25%
11 - Final Friday 26 September 1,000,000 21.7%

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TF1 officialise une saison 8 . ozap.com . 27 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Benjamin Castaldi reste sur TF1 et présentera "Secret Story 8". ozap.com . 4 April 2014.
  3. Web site: Secret Story 8 : Les premières indiscrétions... . programme-tv.net . 4 March 2014.
  4. Web site: Abdel a été exclu du jeu pour avoir eu des propos et un geste agressif vis-à-vis de Vivian. . twitter.com . 23 July 2014.