Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1

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Pinoy Big Brother
Hosts
Toni Gonzaga
Willie Revillame
Boy Abunda
Mariel Rodriguez
Asia Agcaoili	Studio 23
Season 1 (2005) (with day of exit)
Nene Tamayo	Day 112 (Winner)
Jason Gainza	Day 112 (1st runner-up)
Cass Ponti	Day 112 (2nd runner up)
Uma Khouny	Day 112 (3rd runner-up)
Say Alonzo	Day 105
Franzen Fajardo	Day 91 (Ejected)
Jenny Suico	Day 84
Sam Milby	Day 77
Chx Alcala	Day 63
Bob dela Cruz	Day 50 (Ejected)
Racquel Reyes	Day 49
JB Magsaysay	Day 35
Jenny Suico (re-entered on Day 56)	Day 28 ''(Walked)
Rico Barrera	Day 21

Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1 officially started August 21, 2005 with an extravagant presentation by ABS-CBN. The first season ended December 10, 2005, with Nene Tamayo of Romblon emerging as the first-ever winner. Pinoy Big Brother is the Philippine franchise of Big Brother.

The housemates

The twelve original housemates were briefly introduced in Ang Bahay ni Kuya (English language: Eldest Brother's House), being asked by Toni and Mariel to accept the key to the house and pack up. Their faces were pixelized and they were only known by their first names. They were formally introduced with their faces and real names, as well as their pasts, revealed at the Grand Entrance Party called Ang Party ni Kuya ("Eldest Brother's Party"), held on August 21, 2005.

According to ABS-CBN, all of the housemates were chosen from 25,000 people who auditioned in Metro Manila, Cebu, and Davao, although there were allegations that some of the housemates did not audition at all and were chosen by the ABS-CBN management.

Bob dela Cruz

Bob (born Jun Bob Dela Cruz on August 10, 1977) in Marilao, Bulacan) was one of the 13 housemates of ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1. He is the first forcedly evicted housemate on his 50th day in Pinoy Big Brother's house.

Prior to PBB, he ran for the position of municipal councilor in his hometown in the 2004 Philippine General Elections but lost. He is currently linked with Nene Tamayo.

On Day 50, Bob was brought to the hospital for observation due to stress-related symptoms and his momentary loss of consciousness the day before, all caused by a heart ailment. The next day, he was instructed never to return to the house because his 24-hour deadline to re-enter had elapsed. He did return to the house the day after his automatic eviction on (Day 51)October 9, 2005 to formally bid farewell to his fellow housemates.

After his eviction, Bob appeared to some ABS-CBN's show which include Ok Fine 'To Ang Gusto Nyo!, the now defunct Yes Yes Show Lakas!, The Buzz, among others. He is currently a special co-host of Pinoy Big Brother and an actor in the making.

Cass Ponti

Cassandra Ponti (born Lejanie Palma Anigan on March 1, 1980 in Davao City) was one of the 13 housemates of ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1. Finally after spending 112 days inside the house, Cass landed in the third spot dubbed as the Third Big Placer garnering 214,188 votes or 18.9% of total votes in the Big Night held at Clark Expo Amphitheater, Angeles City, Pampanga on December 10, 2005.

Cass was an FHM model with the screen name Honey V. She's well known for her passion in cooking, Visayan accent, and being caring for others especially inside the Pinoy Big Brother's house. She is as well popularly known for mispronouncing her ex-boyfriends name Jonathan.

Chx Alcala

Chx Alcala (born Chiqui Llamaso Alcala on June 29, 1981 in Caloocan City) was one of the 13 housemates of ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1. She's previously linked with the evicted housemates Rico and Sam. She is indeed the most controversial of all the housemates because of her liberated attitude towards her both male and female housemates.

On a Luau Party for Sam Milby, Chx had torrid kissing with Sam, then later with Cass.

Chx never let Sam out of her sight during his first week in Pinoy Big Brother. [link]

During the week when both Sam and Chx were nominated, they both took a bath together a day before Chx got evicted. [link]

During her stay in the Big Brother house, several photos of her in unflattering poses were released.

Franzen Fajardo

Franzen (born Franzen Macaraig Fajardo on April 18, 1982 in Sampaloc, Manila) was one of the 13 housemates of ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1. Franzen was forcedly evicted on Day 91, November 19, 2005.

Franzen, whose wife is Joy Fajardo and has one child, was one of the comedian housemates in Pinoy Big Brother's house and an emotional one that's why most Filipino audiences, specifically the lower class population, supported him so much. He was also the under-dog housemate especially during his first month inside the house. He is also known of making a habit of picking his nose at all times and playing strip games with Jason inside the Big Brother House.

Franzen has violated [numerous house rules], but despite automatic nominations, popular vote had kept him inside. His mouthing of words (of lip-synching) became the last straw. After much deliberation, Endemol decided on Day 86 (November 15, 2005) that Franzen should be evicted.^[link] However, in lieu of this, Cass (who somehow understood Franzen's "words") made up her mind to voluntarily exit from the house in exchange of his retention. Since Big Brother values this, he let the public decide on whether Franzen's should stay or leave. Voting was stopped the next day after it was discovered that Franzen shared with Jason about what happened in the confession room when he was told not to (yet another rule violation). Big Brother made Franzen's automatic eviction final because of it.

Jason Gainza

Jason Gainza (born Jayson Gainza on April 27, 1980 in Batangas City) was one of the 13 housemates of ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1. Finally after spending 112 days inside the house, Jason landed in the first runner-up dubbed as the Second Big Placer garnering 312,258 votes or 27.5% of total votes in the Big Night held at Clark Expo Amphitheater, Angeles City, Pampanga on December 10, 2005.

Jason, a husband to Denden Gainza; a devoted father of 2 children; and a former Overseas Filipino Worker in Saudi Arabia, is known for his clown attitude, Batangueño accent, and playing tricks towards his housemates.

Jason can now be seen in the Philippines' top rating teleserye "Sa Piling Mo" (literal translation: Together With You) on ABS-CBN 2, and on the comedy show Aalog-Alog.

Jenny Suico

Jenny Suico (born Jennifer Suico on February 3, 1976 in Olongapo City) a half-Filipino, half-American housemate of ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1. She was evicted on Day 84 (November 12, 2005).

An Amerasian and a mother of one kid, Jenny used to work as an entertainer in Japan, when she got home from Japan and due to her boredome she tried to audition at Pinoy Big Brother and luckily she was chosen. She was replaced by Sam after she voluntarily exited on Day 28 (September 17, 2005) because of the condition of her ailing foster father, who died five days after due to multiple organ failure. Jenny returned on Day 56 (October 15, 2005) to become Bob's replacement by the popular vote called "The Big Switch."

Her eviction is not the first time that Jenny left the house. She chose to voluntarily leave Big Brother’s house on September 17 to be with her ailing father, who was fighting for his life at the time because of a serious ailment.

The series of events that unfolded before her voluntary exit were extraordinary. Before Jenny left the house, she claimed a miracle happened to her. Unknown to her housemates, Jenny asked a sign from God to help end her dilemma of deciding whether to stay or leave the house. Jenny sought divine intervention and asked God to give her a sign that should a guy housemate carry her, she would opt to stay in the house but should a female housemate carry her in her arms, she would leave the house.

A night before she made her crucial decision, on their way to the kitchen for dinner, Nene, for no apparent reason, carried her, prompting Jenny to finally end her mission in Pinoy Big Brother. Jenny didn’t know that she would eventually return to the house after a month.

When Bob was forcedly evicted on October 10, Jenny became his replacement when she was overwhelmingly voted by the people to return and continue her mission in Big Brother’s house. Among the four contenders of Big Brother’s big switch, Jenny ranked first in the final tally of votes garnering almost half of the total votes cast. She got 42%.

The housemates were so surprised to see Jenny back in the house. They warmly welcomed her when she returned on October 15. Jenny went back living the Big Brother lifestyle by actively participating in the tasks and caring so much for her housemates. But knowing that she already had a big advantage over them because of her “short vacation” in the outside world, the housemates decided to nominate her. She broke into tears after learning of her nomination. It was very hard for Jenny to accept her fate since she knew that her family’s future was clinging on her survival in the house. Unfortunately, the people no longer supported her in the 6th Eviction Night. Her first-ever nomination eventually led to her eviction, ending her extraordinary stint in Pinoy Big Brother.

During her stay in the house, Jenny was linked with Jason which made both her husband and Jason's wife, Denden, jealous from Jenny and Jason's closeness to one another. Although this were clarified by both parties that they were just "close friends".

JB Magsaysay

JB Magsaysay (born Joseph Benedict Aquino Magsaysay on July 6, 1980 in La Union) was one of the 13 housemates of ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1. He was the second evicted housemate on his 35th day in Pinoy Big Brother's house.

JB is from the powerful and politically inclined Magsaysay clan in Zambales. He is the grand nephew of former Philippine president Ramon Magsaysay. He graduated with a college degree at the Philippine School of Business Administration in Quezon City. His family once suffered financial problems when his father suffered from aneurysm, and they have to sell their house just to finance the medical treatment for his father. They've transferred from different high class subdivisions in Metro Manila until they stayed in La Union. He was also known for his "bad boy" past when he was a student. He was once a bully and a stubbon person during his grade school days in the Ateneo De Manila University which was the reason why he was kicked out. He continued his high school in Kostka School in Quezon City across the Ateneo. During his college days he was once engaged in drugs, and drunk driving (he was once arrested in Saipan) which was the reason why his parents brought him in La Union to manage their family business.

JB was Say's boyfriend, another ex-housemate in Pinoy Big Brother. He "re-entered" the house, upon Big Brother's request, six days after eviction to reunite with Say. The encounter was a private affair and it lasted only about 2 minutes (supposedly 100 seconds). JB "re-exited" afterwards. He had another hundred seconds with Say a couple of weeks before the Big Night. JB was hounded by rumors regarding having a love affair with young actress Angelica Panganiban which end up with his break-up with Say.

Nene Tamayo

Nene Tamayo (born Jennivev Santillan Tamayo on September 27, 1981 in Romblon, Philippines) was one of the 13 housemates of ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1. Finally after spending 112 days inside the house, Nene landed as the grand winner dubbed as The Big Winner garnering 554,906 votes or 48.9% of total votes in the Big Night held at Clark Expo Amphitheater, Angeles City, Pampanga on December 10, 2005.

Racquel Reyes

Racquel Reyes (born Racquel Acosta Reyes on January 20, 1974 in Tanauan City, Batangas) was one of the 13 housemates of ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1. She is the third evicted housemate on her 49th day in Pinoy Big Brother's house.

Racquel guested to several shows of ABS-CBN along with her fellow ex-housemates. She was seen in the primetime soap 'Mga Anghel Na Walang Langit' (Angels Without Heaven) as a grade school teacher, which is akin to her real life job prior to PBB.

Rico Barrera

Rico Barrera (born Frederick Barrera on December 29, 1981 in Olongapo City Philippines) was one of the 13 housemates of ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1. A former hosto (entertainer) in Japan, he is the first evicted housemate on his 21st day in Pinoy Big Brother's house.

After his eviction, he became a guest of several ABS-CBN shows such as ASAP Mania and Nginiig. His life story was aired on Maalaala Mo Kaya. He later joined ASAP Fanatic where he had his own segment Ricorrespondents. He was later cast on an ABS-CBN soap opera Gulong ng Palad (Wheel of Life).

Sam Milby

Sam Milby was born Samuel Lloyd Lacia Milby on May 23, 1984 in Troy, Ohio. Having a Visayan and American lineage, he was (and still is) a commercial model for Close-Up (a tooth paste brand of Unilever) and a print ad model for Maalox before he became one of the 13 housemates in ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1. He is Jenny Suico's replacement after she decided to leave the house to be with her dying father.

Sam grew up with an American father and a Filipina mother who is a native of Tago, Surigao del Sur. He became an instant celebrity and heartthrob after leaving the house of Pinoy Big Brother. Before his eviction, Sam composed a song entitled 'Magmahal Muli' (To Love Again) with fellow housemate Say doing a duet on his piece. He was previously linked with Chx Alcala.

Sam entered the house an hour after Jenny Suico's departure to serve as her replacement. His arrival was aired the next day. Before that episode was shown on television, the official website identified him as "Housemate 'S'."

He is currently being seen in a Sunday musical variety show ASAP Mania through his own segment dubbed as 'Sam Sessions'. He also rendered his version of Only You to ABS-CBN's Tagalog-dubbed Korean soap of the same title. A movie, Close to You, under ABS-CBN subsidiary Star Cinema was offered to Sam together with John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo. This will be Sam's first major film debut. He is now a print ad model for Bench, a major clothing company, and product endorser for Smart 258 and Centrum.

Sam also has released a self-titled debut album in early 2006. A solo version of "Magmahal Muli" is included in the album, as well as "Only You" and another song also in the Pinoy Big Brother soundtrack, "I've Fallen In Love".

Say Alonzo

Say Alonzo (born Sheryll Anne Alonzo Yutadco on August 6, 1979 in San Juan, Metro Manila) was one of the 13 housemates and the last evictee of ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1. She is of Chinese and Mestiza descent.

Say spent most of her childhood in the United States before she settled in the Philippines. A former cheerleader, she graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde in Manila. After she graduated she was one of ABS-CBN's student courtside reporters for NCAA in which De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde is part of, and once worked in a call center. She also had a brief stint as a host in Studio 23's auto show; Stoplight.

She was the girlfriend of evicted housemate JB Magsaysay. Say broke up with JB for the reason that she cannot last in a relationship without trusting each other since JB is linked with ABS-CBN talent Angelica Panganiban. For now, rumor has it that Say is being courted by actor John Prats, the first runner up of the .

Uma Khouny

Uma (born Uma Barum Khouny on November 4, 1981 in Israel) was one of the 13 housemates of ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1. Finally, after spending 112 days inside the house, Uma landed in the fourth spot and was dubbed as the Fourth Big Placer garnering only 52,833 votes or 4.7% of total votes in the Big Night held at Clark Expo Amphitheater, Angeles City, Pampanga on December 10, 2005.

Uma is the only housemate who never got nominated for eviction by his fellow housemates. He was known for his frank and straight-forward attitude during the series. Because of this attitude and his fear of cockroaches (blattophobia), the issue of homosexuality surfaced. But when he was asked by his favorite Filipina actress Kris Aquino - who had visited them on their last week in the Pinoy Big Brother house - if he is gay, he commented that many of his colleagues thought so but he really isn't. He's just a bit soft which is why he is often misinterpreted as gay.

During his first media conference, Uma clarified that the controversy about him not being a true blue Pinoy is completely false. He reiterated that his mom is Filipino while his dad is Jewish. However, he, along with Sam Milby, had been summoned by the Philippine Bureau of Immigration to apply for a work permit and file a petition proving his Filipino lineage.

He also vehemently denies the issue that he’s gay. In fact, Uma discloses that he’s serious about his plans to court Cass. Uma has several times admitted that he has feelings for the sexy cover girl from Davao.

Big Brother Final

After spending 112 days* inside the house, Nene Tamayo, the first Pinoy Big Brother winner, was proclaimed in a grand finale aired December 10, 2005. The show, dubbed "The Big Night", was held at Clark Expo Amphitheater, Angeles City, Pampanga, and was broadcast live.

The four remaining housemates (Cass, Nene, Jason, and Uma), wearing blindfolds and headphones, were taken to Clark Expo Amphitheater from the Big Brother house in Quezon City by a private plane. They were then sequestered in a secret location before the actual live final.

Despite the rains that plagued the day of the final, 30,000 people watched "The Big Night," hosted by Willie Revillame, Toni Gonzaga and Mariel Rodriguez.

The three-hour finale show lasted almost three hours and ended with fireworks as the Pinoy Big Brother house replica disintegrated to reveal Nene Tamayo as the "Big Winner."

That night, according to TV ratings agency AGB Philippines, the show averaged a 39% rating, with a peak rating of 46%.

* The hosts always stressed on air that the show lasted only 111 days. That is because their day count started on the day of the first episode's airing and not on the day the housemates entered the Big Brother House and an episode aired every night shows what happened the day before, even if there is a live broadcast. In the first two volumes of its DVD set, the day number is correctly tagged with its corresponding calendar date, but the beginning of the third volume pegs Day 92 on November 21, 2005, skipping November 20 from the day count probably to put the Big Night on "Day 111." September 25, 2005, the only day the program was not aired in the entire duration of the season, is also counted.

Post-Season Specials

After the first season's run ended, a series of specials were aired relating to the program.

Pinoy Big Brother Revealed

Pinoy Big Brother Revealed was a special documentary series hosted by Boy Abunda. Rather than just a behind-the-scenes look at the show, the series explores the concept, its popularity, the housemates themselves, the program's initially criticized morality, and its impact on Filipino pop culture, especially the rampant use of the show's logo, footage, and music by pirates. The first episode was shown live to accommodate the "Big Four," who were obviously inside the house during the taped interviews for the documentary.

Pinoy Big Brother: Pamasko ni Kuya

Pamasko ni Kuya (English: Eldest Brother's Christmas Gift) was a series where the housemates' Christmas wishes are granted by the producers of the show, especially ones that involve charity work.

Pinoy Big Brother Drama Specials

Pinoy Big Brother Drama Specials was a mini-series composed of two episodes, which showcased the acting skills of the housemates. This is a deviation from the unscripted nature of the parent show.

The two specials were aired from December 26, 2005 to January 6, 2006.

Franzen actually appears in both specials, though he has a brief cameo at the end of the first one.

The first drama special, entitled The Final Task, sees the first seven evicted housemates in a trip to a deserted resort in Subic, where lots of surprises are waiting for them. Bob finds out from CB radio that the person who invited them, a woman known only as "Mother" (Gloria Diaz), has been abducted by pirates. They have to both escape from the resort and rescue her before the pirates show up.

The second one, entitled Kay Tagal Kang Hinanap, has the last five housemates being called once again by Big Brother to look for fellow housemate Franzen in Baguio. Although there is a reward waiting for them upon their return to Manila, the six are not satisfied at this offer and demand Big Brother to reveal himself. It also features a cameo appearance by infamous fortune-teller Madame Auring.

External links

• [Official Pinoy Big Brother website]

Official websites and IMDB profiles of contestants

• [Sam Milby's Website]

 

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