# VIP Brother season 4

VIP Brother 4, also referred to as VIP Brother 2012 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.
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.
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.

### Logo

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. 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 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Final | Final | Nominations received | Necklace count |
| Orlin | Zlatka, Nikolay | Iren & Vladimir, Dimitar | Iren & Vladimir, Dimitar | Dimitar, Kristina | Kamelia, Nikol | Zlatka, Julian | Mariana | Blagoy, Katsi | Winner (Day 63) | Winner (Day 63) | 10 | 2 |
| Dimitar | Sonya | Iren & Vladimir, Katsi | Ludmilla, Iren & Vladimir | Kristina, Orlin | Kristina, Kamelia | Blagoy, Zlatka | Mariana, Zlatka | Orlin, Katsi | Runner-up (Day 63) | Runner-up (Day 63) | 22 | 1 |
| Katsi | Zlatka, Nikolay | Zlatka, Aksinia | Kristina, Nikol | Blagoy, Julian | Kristina, Kamelia | Julian, Zlatka | Zlatka, Kamelia | Zlatka, Blagoy | Third place (Day 63) | Third place (Day 63) | 30 | 1 |
| Nikol | Blagoy, Aksinia | Iren & Vladimir, Katsi | Iren & Vladimir, Ludmilla | Bonka | Katsi, Kristina | Zlatka, Julian | Zlatka, Blagoy | Katsi, Zlatka | Fourth place (Day 63) | Fourth place (Day 63) | 4 | 1 |
| Blagoy | Katsi, Nikolay | Dimitar, Orlin | Not eligible | Dimitar, Katsi | Dimitar, Kamelia | Zlatka, Kamelia | Mariana, Kamelia | Katsi, Orlin | Fifth place (Day 63) | Fifth place (Day 63) | 16 | 3 |
| Zlatka | Katsi, Aksinia | Katsi, Aksinia | Iren & Vladimir, Ludmilla | Katsi, Orlin | Katsi, Kamelia | Julian, Blagoy | Mariana, Kamelia | Katsi, Orlin | Evicted (Day 60) | Evicted (Day 60) | 25 | 1 |
| Kamelia | Not in house | Not in house | Exempt | Blagoy, Dimitar | Dimitar, Kristina | Blagoy, Zlatka | Mariana, Zlatka | Orlin | Evicted (Day 60) | Evicted (Day 60) | 10 | 2 |
| Ludmilla | Not in house | Exempt | Kristina, Iren & Vladimir | Dimitar, Katsi | Kristina, Dimitar | Zlatka, Blagoy | Mariana, Zlatka | Katsi, Dimitar | Evicted (Day 58) | Evicted (Day 58) | 6 | 3 |
| Mariana | Blagoy, Katsi | Dimitar, Iren & Vladimir | Iren & Vladimir, Ludmilla | Dimitar, Katsi | Dimitar, Kristina | Julian | Zlatka, Kamelia | Evicted (Day 51) | Evicted (Day 51) | Evicted (Day 51) | 6 | 2 |
| Julian | Aksinia, Katsi | Katsi, Aksinia | Bonka | Katsi, Orlin | Blagoy | Blagoy, Zlatka | Evicted (Day 44) | Evicted (Day 44) | Evicted (Day 44) | Evicted (Day 44) | 7 | 2 |
| Nikolay | Zlatka, Katsi | Zlatka, Aksinia | Dimitar, Ludmilla | Katsi, Blagoy | Katsi, Dimitar | Evicted (Day 37) | Evicted (Day 37) | Evicted (Day 37) | Evicted (Day 37) | Evicted (Day 37) | 7 | 2 |
| Kristina | Aksinia, Katsi | Aksinia | Nikol, Iren & Vladimir | Katsi, Orlin | Dimitar, Katsi | Evicted (Day 37) | Evicted (Day 37) | Evicted (Day 37) | Evicted (Day 37) | Evicted (Day 37) | 12 | 1 |
| Bonka | Nikolay, Blagoy | Iren & Vladimir, Katsi | Dimitar, Kristina | Julian, Dimitar | Evicted (Day 30) | Evicted (Day 30) | Evicted (Day 30) | Evicted (Day 30) | Evicted (Day 30) | Evicted (Day 30) | 5 | 1 |
| Iren & Vladimir | Zlatka, Nikolay | Dimitar, Zlatka | Dimitar, Kristina | Evicted (Day 23) | Evicted (Day 23) | Evicted (Day 23) | Evicted (Day 23) | Evicted (Day 23) | Evicted (Day 23) | Evicted (Day 23) | 13 | 1 |
| Aksinia | Katsi, Zlatka | Iren & Vladimir, Dimitar | Evicted (Day 16) | Evicted (Day 16) | Evicted (Day 16) | Evicted (Day 16) | Evicted (Day 16) | Evicted (Day 16) | Evicted (Day 16) | Evicted (Day 16) | 9 | 1 |
| Sonya | Blagoy, Nikolay | Evicted (Day 9) | Evicted (Day 9) | Evicted (Day 9) | Evicted (Day 9) | Evicted (Day 9) | Evicted (Day 9) | Evicted (Day 9) | Evicted (Day 9) | Evicted (Day 9) | 2 | 1 |
| Nomination notes | none | none | none | none | none | 1 | 2 | 3 | none | none | | |
| Necklace given to | Blagoy | Mariana | Nikolay | Ludmilla | Blagoy Julian | Ludmilla | Orlin | Kamelia | none | none | | |
| Head of House | Dimitar | Kristina | Julian | Nikol | Julian | Mariana | Orlin | Kamelia | none | none | | |
| 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 | All Housemates | | |
| Evicted | Sonya Fewest votes (out of 2) to save | Aksinia 38% (out of 2) to save | Iren & Vladimir 22.1% to save | 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) | | |
| Evicted | Sonya Fewest votes (out of 2) to save | Aksinia 38% (out of 2) to save | Iren & Vladimir 22.1% to save | 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 | Blagoy Fewest votes (out of 5) | Nikol Fewest votes (out of 4) | | |
| Evicted | Sonya Fewest votes (out of 2) to save | Aksinia 38% (out of 2) to save | Iren & Vladimir 22.1% to save | Bonka 16% to save | Nikolay 30% (out of 3) to save | Julian 61.7% to evict | Mariana Fewest votes to save | Ludmilla 27.3% to save | Katsi Fewest votes (out of 3) | Dimitar 44.2% (out of 2) | | |