''Grande Fratello VIP 2'' (as known by the acronym ''GFVIP2'') is the second
celebrity season of the Italian
reality television
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franchise ''
Grande Fratello
''Grande Fratello'' is the Italian version of the reality television franchise '' Big Brother''. Begun in September 2000, it has gone on to become a cultural phenomenon in Italy. There have been twenty-one completed seasons as of 2021, sixteen ...
''.
It was launched on Monday 11 September 2017 on
Canale 5, with
Ilary Blasi
Ilary Blasi (; born 28 April 1981) is an Italian showgirl, model, television personality, and former child actress.
Early life
Ilary was born in Rome, daughter of Roberto and Daniela. Her mother named her after one of her favourite Western movi ...
as presentator of the grand gala show on air every week, and
Alfonso Signorini as opinionist, and
Gialappa's Band
Gialappa's Band is the name used by Marco Santin (born 11 February 1962 in Milan), Carlo Taranto (born 16 December 1961 in Milan), and Giorgio Gherarducci (born 1 November 1963 in Milan), the Italian trio of TV and radio commentators.
Overvi ...
. It was ended on Monday 4 December 2017 and the winner was
Daniele Bossari. The 24h live is broadcast on
Mediaset Extra
Mediaset Extra is an Italian entertainment television channel, operated by the media company Mediaset and owned by MFE - MediaForEurope, launched on 26 November 2010.
It is broadcast in Italy on DTT channel 34 on mux ''Mediaset 2''.
The chan ...
, daily pillows are broadcast on
Canale 5,
Italia 1
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Italia 1 was launched on 3 January 1982 and, originally, was o ...
and
La 5. The show was scheduled to air for 12 weeks.
Housemates
The age of the housemates refers to the time of entry into the house.
Future Appearances
* In 2020,
Cristiano Malgioglio
Giuseppe Cristiano Malgioglio (; born 23 April 1945) is an Italian composer, singer-songwriter, showman and television personality.
Biography
Born in Ramacca, Catania, Malgioglio obtained his first contract with a record label, Durium, thanks to ...
returned for the
fifth season of ''Grande Fratello VIP'', where he placed 17th.
* In 2021,
Carmen Russo
''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the Opér ...
returned for the
sixth season of ''Grande Fratello VIP'', where she placed 22nd.
* In 2021, Luca Onestini appeared as a contestant on the
first season of the Spanish version of ''Secret Story'', where he placed 1st. In 2022, he returned for the
seventh season of ''Grande Fratello VIP'', he's currently competing.
Nominations table
: Blue team (Week 1 - 3)
: Red team (Week 1 - 3)
: Immune
Note
*: Housemates are divided into two teams. They are only able to nominate one housemate from their team.
*:
Aida
''Aida'' (or ''Aïda'', ) is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. Set in the Old Kingdom of Egypt, it was commissioned by Cairo's Khedivial Opera House and had its première there on 24 Decemb ...
won the week's challenge. Her vote worths double.
*: In Week 2 the red team could only nominate males and Cecilia & Jeremias; the blue team could only nominate females. Housemate with most nominations from each team facing public vote.
*: In Week 3 the red team could only nominate females; the blue team could only nominate males. Housemate with most nominations from each team facing public vote.
*: Marco won the week's challenge. He can't vote but he can use immunity for the following week (to save himself or another player).
*: Marco was ejected due to his blaspheme behaviour.
*: Cecilia & Jeremias (who entered in the house as a single contestant because they are the respectively the sister and the brother of
Belen Rodriguez) were divided since Week 4.
*: Ignazio won the week's challenge. He can't vote but he can use immunity (to save himself or another player).
*: Gianluca was ejected due to his blaspheme behaviour.
*: Lorenzo re-entered in the house because he had the jolly card.
TV Ratings
References
External links
Official site
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2017 Italian television seasons
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