It seemed telegraphed and hyper predictable as the first week of the Big Brother Celebrities. The eight champions, the first to place their sports bag on a distressing mini-bed, would certainly gang up against the eight recruits of 2025, who entered the Noovo house-studio last, without the possibility of forming alliances.
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It would have been a very unfair start, because the eight alumni, including winners Jean-Thomas Jobin, Stéphanie Harvey and Danick Martineau, were (theoretically) able to talk to each other and develop strategies before the reality TV began filming. But not the recruits, whose identities were never publicly revealed until Sunday evening.
I had nevertheless exposed several (thank you, faithful spies!) and I note that Simon Boulerice lies like a tooth puller – and like Patsy Gallant –, which will surely serve him in his quest to win the final jackpot of 100,000 $. In mid-December, he confirmed to me that he would not participate in this fifth edition of Big Brother Celebrities. Oops.
It’s also a very bad start for the favorite author of Petwho missed her first doggie claw challenge with Stéphanie Harvey, who gave up without even collecting a single point. Personally, I would have cried (with shame) in my mascot costume.
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Comedian Danick Martineau
Back on the main program, the separation of the first boss of the season between a recruit (the actress Fabiola Nyrva Aladin, whom I adore) and a champion (Danick Martineau, winner in 2024) made it possible to postpone the split of a few days by the home between experienced players and beginners. This truce also ensures that the two factions get to know each other better before they begin to atomize each other.
Entrepreneur François Lambert, finalist of the first season of Big Brother Celebrities in 2021, was the victim of his reputation as a “naughty guy” and was quickly targeted by the two co-bosses.
Stung, François Lambert did not try to hide his disappointment, which will not help him make new friends in the game. No one wants to associate with such a bitter competitor, so early in the game. adventure. At the same time, François Lambert was right to denounce the ease of his endangerment. It was the least risky move that Danick and Fabiola could have made, perched in their master bedroom on the second floor.
Among the new faces, the very intense Tammy Verge seems the most ready to jump into the competition. Host Valérie Roberts, who works with Danick Martineau at the CKOI radio station, has initiated a logical rapprochement with the champions, to whom she seems closer. And the three youngest agreed to stand and protect each other, which laid the foundations for a first clear alliance. They are comedian and actress Sinem Kara, content creator Emy Lalune and actor and singer Tom-Éliot Girard.
Among the recruits, I fell in love with this Emy Lalune, super friendly, funny and endearing. More than 1.5 million subscribers follow this primary education graduate on the TikTok platform.
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-Comedian Jean-Thomas Jobin is the champion of the first season.
Among the elders, obviously Jean-Thomas Jobin, the master of this strategic and physical contest, flashes in the line of sight of his 15 roommates. He knows the workings of Big Brotherwhich places him in a state of constant threat to others.
Professional video game player Stephanie Harvey, who was very lucky to survive her season in 2022, does not present herself as a potential winner. Same thing for Paralympic athlete Frédérique Turgeon, known as Fredski, who woke up too late last year.
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Paralympic skier Frédérique Turgeon
Friends from the third season won by drag queen Mona from Grenoble, comedians Coco Belliveau and Liliane Blanco-Binette form a devilishly effective tandem. They could go far. Comedian Martin Vachon plays very well too.
This fifth chapter of Big Brother Celebrities looks very interesting and interesting. Host Marie-Mai, who wore her most conservative outfit in the history of Noovo reality TV on Sunday, trumpeted that she would no longer reveal the eviction vote count. This is a major change that will allow candidates to lie to each other even more without their colleagues knowing their true allegiances.
Also, ban on altering the texture of the slop for players undergoing food punishment. So there will be no more smoothies or slop pancakes. You will have to consume this sticky and grayish substance as is.
From year to year, the house of Big Brother Celebrities is enhanced with hidden rooms, narrow tunnels that lead to shops and puzzles to solve in the middle of the night. According to Marie-Mai, the house of 2025 promises to reveal its secrets to the most curious players.
Already, the roulette installed in the center of the living room piques curiosity. Is this a rebus to decode?
Ah yes, the daily life of Big Brother Celebrities no longer plays Monday to Thursday at 6:30 p.m., but at 7:30 p.m. A rather late hour to uncork a Trema coffee.
