Big Brother VIP 4, is the fourth season of Big Brother VIP, hosted by Ledion Liço.[1] The season began airing on 21 December 2024 on Top Channel.[2] The whole season, live from the house, can be viewed in two live pay-per-view channels, with the name Big Brother VIP 1 and Big Brother VIP 2, which are available on Albanian television platformDigitAlb. Arbër Hajdari returned as opinionist in the live evictions shows and was joined by Neda Balluku, replacing Ori Nebijaj.[3]
For the first time in Big Brother Albania history, there would be civilian who live in the house alongside celebrities housemates.[4]
On 16 June 2024, Top Channel renewed the show for a fourth season.[8]
In June 2024, the host of the show, Ledion Liço was asked in his interview for the show Top Arena on Top Channel, when will Big Brother VIP 4 start and Liço answered "We will wait a little longer".[9] In August 2024, the executive producer, Sara Hoxha has shared her morning coffee on social networks, where it is written Big Brother VIP 4 is coming.[10] In October 2024, on Instagram were posted the designs from the new house.[11] On 22 October 2024, it was announced that the fourth season will begin airing in December 2024.[12] On 13 November 2024, Big Brother VIP producer Sara Hoxha, released footage for the first time, showing what the Big Brother VIP 4 house will look like.[13] On 17 November 2024, was announced that Ledion Liço would return for the fourth season, as host.
On 6 December 2024, Top Channel announced that Arbër Hajdari will be returning for his fourth season as a opinionist and it was also announced that the new opinionist will be Neda Balluku, who was a housemate on the fourth season of Big Brother Albania.[14]
Celebrities & Civilians
On 26 November 2024, Top Channel announced that in addition to the celebrities who participated in the three previous seasons, ordinary people will also take part this season. Οn the same day, applications for the show were open.[15] On 24 December 2024, six additional housemates entered the civilians house where the public voted for two of them to move into the main House.[16]
Housemates
On Day 1, sixteen celebrity housemates entered the house during the launch show.[17] On Day 4, six civilians housemates entered the civilians house, where the public voted for two of them to move into the Big Brother VIP house. Besart "Gjesti" Kelmendi previously participated on the third season of Big Brother VIP Kosova, he entered the Big Brother VIP Albania house a day after his eviction.[18]
On 20 December 2024, Ledion Liço announced on the show on Top Channel Shqipëria live, that for the first time on the Albanian version would be a housemate exchange with another country. It was revealed the exchange will be with the Italian version Grande Fratello, which current broadcast the eighteen season.[19]
Round Trip Ticket
Like in the last seasons, the housemates would have the Round Trip Ticket, which would allow the Housemates who picked it to re-enter the house immediately following eviction. Envelopes could only be opened by a Housemate following their eviction. If a Housemate opened their envelope prior to their eviction, their card would be voided. Unlike last season not all housemates would have the Round Trip Ticket. On Day 8, Big Brother has organized a game during prime show, in which Aldo, Egli and Zebërvoki have raced to secure the Round Trip Ticket that will serve the housemates. The three housemates had to find as many tickets as possible within one minute, but taking care to get the packages that had tickets inside and not coffee. At the end of the challenge, only 9 Lori Caffe bags had tickets inside them and it was Egli who had to choose who to share them with. Egli gave tickets to Aldo, Amber, Laert, Livia, Loredana, Ols, Rozana and Zebërvoki and kept the last one for herself.[20] On Day 12, after the eviction of Jozi, Valbona broke the Emergency glass, with the name "One Way Ticket/Round Trip Ticket", and Jozi returned on the house, but the 9 housemates that have the tickets would lost them and no one could return on the house, after their elimination.[21]
Emergency Kit Glass
New this season was the Emergency Kit Glass, where there are six boxes of advantages in the house, which housemates can take advantage of. During the first prime show of this season, host Ledion Liço warned that opening the box could lead to a punishment.[22]
Emergency Kit
Name
Glass Broke by
Day
Advantage
Punishment
1
"One Way Ticket/Round Trip Ticket"
Valbona
12
On Day 12, Jozi was evicted by the public votes, but then Valbona broke the Emergency glass and Jozi could return on the game.
All housemates, who had the Round Trip Ticket, lost their tickets and no one could return on the house, after their elimination.
2
"€ 5.000"
G-Bani
9
G-Bani won € 5.000.
G-Bani loses the right to win the € 100.000 grand prize, if he is the winner of Big Brother VIP 4.
3
"Ring"
TBA
TBA
4
"Outside Information"
TBA
TBA
5
"Immunity"
TBA
TBA
6
"Invitation"
Aldo
21
Aldo will meet his daughter.
Aldo had the power to nominate one housemate and that whoever he chose would automatically face every eviction of the season until they were evicted. Aldo chose to nominate Gerta.
^Note 1 : Arsida, Bernard, Briseida & Jori, Eda, Ejona and Gramos, entered the Civilians House on Day 4, where the public voted to choose two of them to become part of the cast. Arsida and Gramos received the most votes and moved into the main house on Day 8 with the remaining housemates. Rozana had the power to take one civilian on the Big Brother VIP house. She chose Bernard.
^Note 2 : Arsida, Bernard and Gramos, as the new housemates had immunity.
^Note 3 : Jozi was evicted by the public votes, but Valbona broke the Emergency Kit Glass, which was the "One Way Ticket/Round Trip Ticket" for Jozi and he returned on the game.
^Note 4 : The housemates were divided into two groups. Both groups had a leader, Ols and Rozana were the leaders. Ols choose for his team: Aldo, Arsida, Bernard, Jozi, Klajdi, Laert, Xum and Zebervoki. Rozana choose for her team: Amber, Egli, G-Bani, Gerta, Gramos, Livia, Loredana and Valbona. The viewers voted for the two teams. The team with Ols, as the leader, had the fewest votes and then his team were against the public vote and the housemate with the fewest votes was eliminated from the game.
^Note 5 : Danja and Petro, as the new housemates had immunity.
^Note 6 : Gert, Gjesti and Igli, as the new housemates had immunity.
^Note 7 : The viewers voted for their favorite housemate. The two housemates with the fewest votes, were eliminated and the housemates with the most votes had immunity. Gramos and Petro had the fewest votes and Amber and Rozana had the most votes.
^Note 8 : After Aldo has broken the Emergency Kit Glass, and will meet his daughter, he had the power to nominate one housemate and that whoever he chose would automatically face every eviction of the season until they were evicted. Aldo chose to nominate Gerta, meaning she also could not be nominated by her fellow housemates in following weeks.
^Note 9 : On Day 22, as punishment for breaking the rules, G-Bani was banned from nominating.
^Note 10 : On Day 25, Amber, G-Bani and Jozi were automatically nominated due to breaking the rules, but the eviction was cancelled, because Amber left the game. Then Big Brother decided to send all the housemates against the public votes and on day 29 one housemate will be evicted from the house.
^Note 11 : On Day 29, Egli was being tempted by the Pandora's Box, and she choose to open the box. The good consequence was: won two free trip tickets by Globus travel to Turkey, while the bad consequence was: Egli had the power to send 2 housemates against the public votes. She could also choose herself. Egli choose Xum and herself.
^Note 12 : Indrit, Krisa and Tiri, as the new housemates had immunity.
^Note 13 : On Day 36, the viewers voted for their favorite housemate. The three housemates with the most votes were G-Bani, Gerta and Gjesti, who all three received immunity and had the power to give to three other housemates also immunity. G-Bani choose Danja, Gerta choose Klajdi and Gjesti choose Egli. All other housemates were nominated for eviction.
