List of Pinoy Big Brother housemates

Pinoy Big Brother is a Philippine reality game show based on the Dutch reality game show, Big Brother. The show revolves around a group of housemates (contestants) who volunteer to reside in the Pinoy Big Brother house for a set number of days as they compete against each other to be the Big Winner.[1]

Contestants are selected through live site and online auditions, with individuals of foreign origin being eligible to compete in the show.[2] Age requirements were implemented in all seasons.[3] For Connect and Kumunity Season 10, which were held amid the COVID-19 pandemic, all auditions were conducted online, with the age requirement being raised to 16 in compliance with quarantine protocols.[4]

While most housemates leave the house via public vote, some had exited the house by their own will in an action known as a "Voluntary Exit".[5] In addition, a housemate can be removed from the game via a "Forced Eviction" as a result of rule violations or medical emergencies.[6][7] In several occasions, evicted housemates are given a chance to return to the house via public voting or wildcard competitions.[8]

Since its inaugural season in 2005, the show has featured 412 housemates (separately counting two housemates who played as one) in three different editions; 196 regulars, 60 celebrities and 156 teens. Teen Edition Plus saw 14 guardians competing in a separate competition alongside the main teen edition. Otso had Star Dreamers compete for a chance to enter the house as a housemate to replace the weekly evictee wherein a total of 13 star dreamers failed to do so.

A total of 18 winners have been crowned with one season crowning two. Fyang Smith of Pinoy Big Brother: Gen 11 is the most recent winner.[9] 68 housemates became finalists and there have been 259 evictions, 23 voluntary exits and 26 forced evictions.

  1. ^ Domini M. Torrevillas (October 29, 2005). "Pinoy Big Brother". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  2. ^ Torrevillas, Domini M. (October 29, 2005). "Pinoy Big Brother". Philippine Star. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "'Pinoy Big Brother' opens online auditions". ABS-CBN News. December 4, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  4. ^ TEAM, PUSH. "'Pinoy Big Brother Connect' opens auditions online for new housemates". Push. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  5. ^ PBB OTSO Day 51: Missy voluntarily exits from Big Brother's house, December 30, 2018, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved July 24, 2021
  6. ^ Kuya, pinatawan ng force eviction si Emjay | Day 40 | PBB OTSO, May 12, 2019, retrieved July 24, 2021
  7. ^ Kuya, pinatawan ng force eviction si Banjo | Day 10 | PBB OTSO, June 4, 2019, retrieved July 24, 2021
  8. ^ "Comeback housemates get second chance to be part of PBB's Biga10 housemates". Manila Bulletin. May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  9. ^ "Fyang Smith is 'PBB Gen 11' Big Winner". RAPPLER. October 26, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2022.