# Celebrity Big Brother

Celebrity Big Brother or Big Brother VIP is an adaptation of the Big Brother reality television series. It is the celebrity version of its parent franchise Big Brother, the celebrity version airs in several countries, however, the housemates or houseguests are local celebrities. The format of the celebrity version usually keeps the same as the original version. In some countries, the prize money normally awarded to the winning housemate is donated to a charity, and all celebrities are paid to appear in the show as long as they do not voluntarily leave before their eviction or the end of the series. The rest of the rules are nearly the same as those of the original version.

## History

The first-ever celebrity version of Big Brother aired in Netherlands on 22 May 2000 with the name of Big Brother VIPs. It's a spin-off of the original Big Brother. The show was pre-recorded with four different groups of well-known Dutch celebrities (knowns as VIPs) entered the house. On 9 March 2001, British broadcaster Channel 4 introduced their first celebrity series Celebrity Big Brother, making it the second country to adopt the celebrity version.

## Popularity

The celebrity version has become particularly popular in the UK, causing British broadcaster Channel 5 to extend its deal with Endemol enabling them to air two celebrity series in addition to the civilian version every year from 2012. In total, the UK aired 22 celebrity series with their twenty-second and final series ending on 10 September 2018, Four days later on 14 September 2018, Channel 5 confirmed that they had axed both Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother. In 2024, a revived version of Celebrity Big Brother began airing in the UK once again, this time broadcast by ITV.
In Bulgaria, VIP Brother has replaced the original format of the show and more seasons of the celebrity edition have been produced than the regular one. Due to the show's popularity there, it lasts for two months unlike most countries where it only airs for a month.

## Versions

    Currently airing
    An upcoming season
    Status unknown
    No longer airing
    Original version
| Country/Region | Official name | Network | Series Overview | Presenter(s) |
| Albania | Big Brother VIP | Top Channel DigitAlb (live) | 1, 2, 3, 4 | Arbana Osmani (1-2) Ledion Liço (3-present) |
| Argentina | Gran Hermano Famosos | Telefe | 1 | Jorge Rial |
| Australia | Celebrity Big Brother | Network 10 | 1 | Gretel Killeen |
| Australia | Big Brother VIP | Channel 7 | 1 | Sonia Kruger |
| Balkans | Veliki Brat VIP | B92 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | Ana Grubin (1-2) Irina Vukotić (1) Milan Kalinić (2-3) Marijana Mićić (3-5) |
| Belgium | Big Brother VIPs | VTM 2 | 1, 2 | Walter Grootaers |
| Bulgaria | VIP Brother | Nova | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | Niki Kanchev (1-10) Aleksandra Sarchadjieva (4-10) Azis (10) Miglena Angelova (9) Dimitar Rachkov (3) Maria Ignatov (3) Evelina Pavlova (1) |
| Canada (French) | Big Brother Célébrités | Noovo | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | Marie-Mai |
| Colombia | La casa de los famosos Colombia | Canal RCN Vix (live) | 1, 2 | Carla Giraldo Cristina Hurtado (1) Marcelo Cezán (2-present) |
| Croatia | Celebrity Big Brother | RTL | 1 | Antonija Blaće |
| Denmark | Big Brother V.I.P. | Kanal 4 | 1 | Lisbeth Janniche |
| Finland | Julkkis Big Brother | Sub | 1 | Mari Sainio |
| Finland | Big Brother VIP | Nelonen | 1 | Anni Hautala Tinni Wikström Kimmo Vehviläinen |
| Germany | Promi Big Brother | Sat.1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 | Oliver Pocher (1) Cindy aus Marzahn (1) Jochen Schropp (2-present) Jochen Bendel (5) Marlene Lufen (6-present) |
| Hungary | Big Brother VIP | TV2 | 1, 2, 3 | Claudia Liptai Attila Till |
| India (Hindi-language) | Bigg Boss | SET (1) Colors TV (2-present) | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 | Arshad Warsi (1) Shilpa Shetty (2) Amitabh Bachchan (3) Salman Khan (4-present) Sanjay Dutt (5) |
| India (Hindi-language) | Bigg Boss Halla Bol (Spin-off) | SET (1) Colors TV (2-present) | 1 | Farah Khan |
| India (Kannada-language) | Bigg Boss Kannada | ETV Kannada (1) Suvarna TV (2) Colors Kannada (3–4; 7) Colors Super (4–6) | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 | Sudeep |
| India (Bengali-language) | Bigg Boss Bangla | ETV Bangla (1) Colors Bangla (2) | 1, 2 | Mithun Chakraborty (1) Jeet (2) |
| India (Tamil-language) | Bigg Boss Tamil | Star Vijay | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Kamal Haasan(1-7) Vijay Sethupathi(8-present) |
| India (Telugu-language) | Bigg Boss Telugu | Star Maa | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Jr NRT (1) Nani (2) Nagarjuna (3-present) |
| India (Marathi-language) | Bigg Boss Marathi | Colors Marathi | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | Mahesh Manjrekar (1-4) Riteish Deshmukh (5-) |
| India (Malayalam-language) | Bigg Boss Malayalam | Asianet | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | Mohanlal |
| Israel | HaAh HaGadol VIP | Channel 2 (1-2) Channel 13 (3-present) | 1, 2, 3, 4 | Erez Tal (1-2) Assi Azar (1-2) Liron Weizman (3-present) Guy Zu-Aretz (3-present) |
| Italy | Grande Fratello VIP | Canale 5 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 | Ilary Blasi (1-3) Alfonso Signorini (4-present) |
| Kosovo | Big Brother VIP Kosova | Klan Kosova | 1, 2, 3 | Alaudin Hamiti Jonida Vokshi |
| Mexico | Big Brother VIP | Televisa Sky México (live) | 1, 2, 3.1, 3.2, 4 | Víctor Trujillo (1) Verónica Castro (2-4) |
| Mexico | La casa de los famosos México | Las Estrellas Canal 5 Vix (live) | 1, 2, 3 | Galilea Montijo Diego de Erice Odalys Ramírez |
| Netherlands | Big Brother VIPs (Original Edition) | Veronica | 1, 2 | Unknown |
| Netherlands | Hotel Big Brother | Talpa | 1, 2 | Caroline Tensen |
| Pakistan | Tamasha | ARY Digital ARY ZAP | 1, 2, 3 | Adnan Siddiqui |
| Philippines | Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition | ABS-CBN (1-2) GMA Network (3) | 1, 2, 3 | Toni Gonzaga (1-2) Luis Manzano (1) Mariel Rodriguez (1-2) Bianca Gonzales (2-3) Beatriz Saw (2) Melai Cantiveros (3) Robi Domingo (3) Kim Chiu (3) Enchong Dee (3) Alexa Ilacad (3) Gabbi Garcia (3) Mavy Legaspi (3) |
| Poland | Big Brother VIP | TV4 | 1 | Kuba Klawiter Małgorzata Kosik |
| Portugal | Big Brother Famosos | TVI | 1, 2, 4, 5 | Teresa Guilherme |
| Portugal | Big Brother VIP | TVI | 3 | Teresa Guilherme |
| Slovenia | Big Brother Slavnih | Pop | 1 | Nina Osenar |
| South Africa | Celebrity Big Brother | M-Net | 1 | Mark Pilgrim |
| Spain | Gran Hermano VIP | Telecinco | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Jorge Javier Vázquez (6-present) Jordi González (3-5; 7) Jesús Vázquez (1-2) |
| Spain | Secret Story | Telecinco | 1, 2 | Jorge Javier Vázquez Carlos Sobera |
| United Kingdom | Celebrity Big Brother | BBC 1 (1) Channel 4 (1–7) Channel 5 (8–22) ITV1 (23–present) | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 | Davina McCall (1-7) Brian Dowling (8-12) Emma Willis (13-22) AJ Odudu (23–present) Will Best (23–present) |
| United States (English) | Celebrity Big Brother | CBS | 1, 2, 3 | Julie Chen Moonves |
| United States (Spanish) | La Casa de los Famosos | Telemundo | 1, 2, 3, 4 | Jimena Gallego Héctor Sandarti (1-3) Nacho Lozano (4) Javier Poza (5–present) |
| United States (Spanish) | La casa de los famosos: All-Stars | Telemundo | 5 | Jimena Gallego Héctor Sandarti (1-3) Nacho Lozano (4) Javier Poza (5–present) |