Contestant updates:
The 14 Celebrities
As early as last weekend, ABS-CBN shows such as Enterntainment Konek ang PBB Buzz have started revealing clues pertaining to the identities of the 14 celebrity housemates.
Aside from well-known TV personalities, two athletes and a radio personality are among the lucky 14 individuals who will have the rare opportunity to live inside Kuya's house for eight weeks.
The staff of the show started the audition process in December 2005. "Dumaan pa rin tayo sa proceso para sa mga gustong mag-audition at meron din tayo na inimbitahan para na mag-audition," PBB's business unit head Laurenti Dyogi explained in an interview with PBB Buzz.
Aside from nerve-wracking panel interviews, the new housemates also had to go through physical, medical and psychological exams.
Ed Sharples, South East Asia Managing Director of Endemol, even flew to Manila to be part of the panel that picked the final celebrity housemates.
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Meet the celebrity housemates this Saturday in Manila!
All roads lead to Manila this Saturday as the much-awaited Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition premieres through a grand launch in Baywalk, Roxas. Blvd, where the 14 celebrity housemates will be presented to the public for the very first time!
The premiere telecast of PBB Celebrity edition is expected to be another momentous event in Philippine TV! It will be aired live on ABS-CBN on February 4 starting at 9PM. During the show, Bituin Escalante, Grace Nono, Geneva Cruz, KC Montero, Search for a Star in a Million, Season 2 Grand Champion Chris Lorenz and other stars will be joining PBB fans to cheer for the 14 Celebrity Housemates as they face a new exciting life in Pinoy Big Brother.
After their presentatoin in Baywalk, the housemates will be brought to Big Brother's house through a motorcade.
As early as 3PM, a kick-off activity will also be held in Roxas Blvd., where the former 13 housemates together with Mayor Lito Atienza will be giving away 500 pairs of shoes to less fortunate kids in Manila.
Regular updates will be aired on ABS-CBN on Saturday before the show unfolds at 9PM.
“Aba! Ba’t nandiyan si KC Montero???? Akala ko ba hindi siya nanonood ng Pinoy Big Brother???!!”
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Celebrity housemates to chat online on Saturday!
Great news for the online fans of Pinoy Big Brother! This Saturday, you will have the rare chance to chat with the celebrity housemates even before their identities are revealed during the premiere of Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition.
The celebrity housemates will be online to chat with PBB fans through the ABS-CBN Forums chat page on Saturday afternoon, From 1 to 4PM (Philippine Time). They will be chatting from their rooms in Grand Boulevard Hotel, where they will be staying until they are presented to the public during the grand launch of Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition.
The premiere of PBB Celebrity Edition, which is set to take place in Baywalk, Roxas Blvd in Manila, will be aired live on Saturday,9PM on ABS-CBN.
Aside from the celebrity housemates, the former 13 housemates of Pinoy Big Brother will also be chatting online on Friday night, from 8 to 10PM (Philippine Time)!
In order to participate in the chat, you must be a member of ABS-CBN Forums website. Those who are not yet members must sign up first through this link.
from pinoybigbrother.com
