Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition

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Celebrity Edition I

The first celebrity edition of Pinoy Big Brother, entitled Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition is a special edition of the original show. Its first edition officially began on February 5, 2006 and ran for 56 days (up to April 1, 2006), this new edition auditions Filipino celebrities from different fields such as those from movie and television, sports figures, notable personalities, and professional models. The prizes at stake cost three million Philippine pesos, which includes a million pesos for the winning housemate, another million for the winner's chosen charity, and another million for the charity of Big Brother's choice. Aside from the cash prizes, a condominium unit in Valenzuela City is also at stake.

The Big Brother house that is used on this edition is the same as the house used on the first season, although there were some changes in the house's interior.

The show began with a welcome party along Manila Bay. They were transported by yacht before the chosen housemates was formally introduced and were taken to the Big Brother House. It was supposed to be held on February 4, 2006, but because of the stampede that occurred on another ABS-CBN show earlier that day, it was rescheduled to the following night (February 5) by the network. To commemorate this, a prayer which is lead by Jesuit priest Fr. Tito Caluag, S.J., a minute of silence and a performance of "You Raise Me Up" were done before the show started. Furthermore, Myx VJ Luis Manzano played pinch hitter for Willie Revillame, who was at the time still devastated by the said stampede (he was also the host of the said program).

Furthermore, host Toni Gonzaga becomes the main host for the nomination and eviction nights, a job that she played in the first season as a substitute for Revillame.

Talk show host Boy Abunda hosted the Big Debate, a debate show which celebrity supporters of the four housemates. The debate was held two nights before the Big Night.

The edition uses a different theme song, entitled Sikat Ang Pinoy (Filipinos Are Famous) by Sam Milby and Toni Gonzaga, although the original theme song Pinoy Ako is occasionally used.

The program is produced and can be seen through ABS-CBN, Studio 23, the show's 24/7 cable channel, and the internet (ABS-CBN Now).

This is a version of the Celebrity Big Brother format seen in other countries.

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[edit] House interior theme

Initially, the concept of the Big Brother House for the celebrity edition is going back to basics. On the first day the Big Brother House initially has no furniture or appliances (save for the plasma TV and refrigerators). This was also seen in Big Brother Bulgaria Season 2. Another concept in this edition is getting away of one's comfort zone, forcing the housemates to use a stick for brushing their teeth, clay jars and an outdoor kitchen for cooking, bare hands for eating, and a water pump for potable water. All pieces of furniture provided to them were even made of bamboo.

After two weeks, Big Brother lifted the "Back to Basics" concept after seeing the housemates adapting to the said lifestyle, despite difficulties. The so-called "Forbidden Room," a pink-walled room with beds and mattresses reserved only for eviction nominees, became the ladies' bedroom, while the bamboo beds in the eventual men's bedroom were suddenly covered with mattresses. Earlier, they were provided with a microwave oven, an electric stove, utensils, and some toothbrushes and were allowed to use the swimming pool at any time, as well as wearing footwear indoors. Later, sofas (and a center table) replaced the bamboo benches in the living room.

[edit] The housemates

Below are the housemates who are introduced in the Grand Welcome Party. Rather than twelve in the original edition, fourteen were chosen for this edition and are listed below in order of introduction. Days before the Grand Welcome Party, only their feet were shown. However, in the morning of the Grand Welcome Party's new date, the Philippine Star prematurely published a full-page advertisement showing the new housemates in full view.

Although not all of the following are popular, they are all celebrities in their own fields and in their own right.

[edit] Chronology

  • February 21: Gretchen left the house on after Big Brother allowed Gretchen to report to her superiors in the Philippine Air Force (where she serves as a second-class airwoman) to face a summary investigation about her being AWOL, as reported by the Philippine Daily Inquirer.[1] He did this in the proviso that she cannot talk to anyone except those who were investigating her and she must return to the house 24 hours after she left. She returned 14 hours later after the Philippine Air Force officially authorized her to continue her stint in the show.
  • February 23: Rico and Aleck had their heads shaved in exchanged for P100,000 for each of their beneficiaries: Aleck's father and Mich's caretaker. Rico took what is supposed to be Mich's sacrifice because the latter was advised not to do so due to her emotional anxiety. Their hair was donated to make wigs for young cancer patients.
  • February 28: Rustom came out of the closet on national TV by revealing to fellow housemate Keanna Reeves that he is a homosexual. Although parts of it were aired later in the day (technically) as it is traditionally (an episode usually consists of events of the previous day until the wee hours of the next), it was aired the next day in its entirety.
  • March 6 - 7: Jasmine Trias visited the housemates and stayed in the house overnight.
  • March 10: Gretchen, Rustom, and Rico temporarily "exited" the house as sacrifice for their nominated friends Aleck, Keanna, and Roxanne respectively. It turns out that it was actually a task to test their trust to their friends. Gretchen and Rico returned in the wee hours of the next day while Rustom returned in morning. Voting was not affected regardless.
  • March 22: After Rustom's exit, it was announced that Toni handed over her main hosting chores to Mariel, starting the next day. Season 1 contestants Say Alonzo and Uma Khouny would take over as hosts of UpLate. Luis would host the last eviction night. Toni is currently having her official engagements in the United States.
  • March 26: Season 1 contestant Jason Gainza and ABS-CBN actress Sandara Park entered the house disguised as hooded secret agents to steal the housemates' golden eggs under the directions of Big Brother. Although the two did manage to steal John and Zanjoe's eggs, the housemates found the agents, and as a result the two stayed overnight. Earlier in the day, with the blindfolded housemates as virtual nannies, child stars (from ABS-CBN's Goin' Bulilit and Little Big Star) entered the house and created chaos, also as instructed by Big Brother.
  • March 27-28: Season 1 winner Nene Tamayo and veteran actor Tirso Cruz III also entered the house as hooded secret agents, trying to steal John and Zanjoe's eggs. Unlike Jason and Sandara before them, they were successful in stealing John's 25 eggs and Zanjoe's 22. Another season 1 contestant, Franzen Fajardo, would later join the two to steal various supplies to test the housemates.

[edit] Elimination notes

  • Angela - although she was not among those nominated on Day 7 (nominees were Rudy, Keanna, and Rico), she decided to voluntarily exit the house on Day 12 (February 16, 2006) to ensure the safety of her daughter. Her decision came after she found out from Big Brother on Day 11 that her house in Cebu had been broken in by robbers, although there has been no independent confirmation by this. In effect, the three nominees were saved from eviction.
  • Mich - on Day 20 (February 24, 2006), she was brought to the Philippine Heart Center for a medical check-up after suffering from an anxiety attack. She failed to beat her 24-hour deadline after her doctor told her that she must stay in the hospital longer.
  • Rudy - on Day 21 (February 25, 2006), Mang Rudy Fernandez became the first housemate to be officially evicted from the Big Brother house after garnering only 23% of the votes. His eviction was marked by emotion as everyone in the house was sad at the news.
  • Christian - on Day 28 (March 4, 2006), Christian was told to come out and see his sons. He only garnered 13.5% of the vote to be the second ever celebrity evicted from the house. Like the previous week's eviction, everyone cried when hearing the announcement, and Christian was not apparently able to say his goodbyes to everyone.
  • Aleck - on Day 35 (March 11, 2006), Aleck was evicted from the house (and was very excited about it). She received 13.6% of the vote to become the first female celebrity to be evicted.
  • Gretchen - on Day 39 (March 15, 2006), Gretchen exited the second time, but this time she was evicted from the house after she received 14.5% of the vote. However, voting for her co-nominees (Zanjoe, Rico, and John) continued after her eviction.
  • Roxanne - on Day 39 (March 15, 2006), Roxanne was told by Big Brother about her graduation rites that Saturday, March 18, 2006. Although Big Brother would let her attend the rites anyway, her school did not want her to be isolated, making the proviso of her being blindfolded, not talking to anyone, and returning within 24 hours useless. He asked her to decide whether to continue her stay or voluntarily exit the house to freely attend the rites. The next day, Day 40, she decided take the voluntary exit. The day after that (Day 41), she reaffirmed her decision, made her goodbyes, and exited soon afterward.
  • Rico - on Day 42 (March 18, 2006), Rico was evicted from the house to follow already evicted co-nominee Gretchen. He received 28.3% of the votes among the remaining three nominees. That same night, there was a graduation party for Roxanne beside the house, with the ex-housemates attending. Rico and Roxanne met each other in the studio later.
  • Rustom - on Day 45 (March 21, 2006), Rustom opted to voluntarily leave the house, which ensued after Big Brother told him that his friend Keanna should avoid him in accomplishing her special task, which is to convince Budoy to reveal his dreadlocks, because she was focused on talking to Rustom and John rather than on the task. Also, Rustom felt that he had accomplished his main goal in the house—to gain friends—and does not want this goal tainted by the concept of competition. He left the Big Brother House the next day and was met with overwhelming sadness from the other housemates, especially Keanna and John.[2]
  • Budoy - on Day 49 (March 25, 2006), Budoy was evicted after earning 27.4% of the vote (the lowest percentage) to be shut out of Final Four.

[edit] Big Brother Final

Keanna Reeves, the "Big Winner"
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Keanna Reeves, the "Big Winner"

The four remaining housemates (Keanna, John, Bianca, Zanjoe), were wearing blindfolds and headphones, were taken to Manila Post Office from the Big Brother house in Quezon City by a limousine. They were then sequestered in a secret location before the actual live final.

The finale, so called Big Night was held on April 1, 2006 at the Philippine Post Office Building on Lawton, Manila. In the final tally, Keanna Reeves was declared the Big Winner, garnering 44.2% of the vote (571,607 votes). John Prats came in second with 28.8% (372,198 votes), Bianca Gonzalez in third with 19% (245,594 votes), while Zanjoe Marudo exited first (and therefore came in last) with 8% (103,422 votes).

[edit] Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Challenge

Since the stampede that happened on February 4, 2006, the show Wowowee was off the air. To take over the time slot it left behind, Pinoy Big Brother aired a special noontime edition called Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Challenge, in which the celebrity housemates play mini-games for charities of their choice (inclusive only to the housemates' charities). It started on Saturday, February 11, 2006, five days after the program Alay sa Kapamilya aired on that time slot. It aired its last episode on March 4, 2006, having raised a total of P1,440,000 (about US$28,235) for the various charities.

[edit] External links

Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition
Roxanne Barcelo | Aleck Bovick | Angela Calina | Mich Dulce | Rudy Fernandez | Bianca Gonzalez | Keanna Reeves
Gretchen Malalad | Budoy Marabiles | Zanjoe Marudo | Rustom Padilla | John Prats | Rico Robles | Christian Vasquez
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