The second season of the reality game show Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition aired on ABS-CBN ran for 84 days from October 14, 2007 to January 5, 2008.
This was the last, separate celebrity edition to air after all three editions of the show were combined into one season starting on All In.
After 84 days, Ruben Gonzaga was named the winner. Riza Santos was the runner-up, while Gaby Dela Merced and Will Devaughn were the finalists.
Overview
House theme For this Celebrity Edition, the House is the refurbished one used in the second regular season. But unlike the previous Celebrity Edition wherein the housemates entered into an almost empty House, this edition's housemates entered into a royalty-themed house, now containing murals, chandeliers, posh furniture, and lighting fixtures. The gym equipment is now found in the garden. The room previously used by the men in the second regular season is now used by the women, and vice versa. The original bathroom is now the special shower room to be used exclusively by the Head of Household and his/her chosen companion. One of the two original "his-her" restrooms is now the general shower/bath room while the other has become the general restroom.
Also added is a jail cell-like Punishment Room found along the way towards the confession and storage rooms. This is where the housemates who committed violations would stay and perform an assigned punishment until Big Brother's further instructions.
Later, to accommodate Baron and Donald while making their decision on which brother should return to the House area after the fake eviction, the secret room used in the second regular season was again used. It now appears larger and has been repainted white with pink streaks.
Hosts Toni Gonzaga reprised her role as the primetime host, while ex-Update host Bianca Gonzalez helmed a brand new show, Pinoy Big Brother Über. UpLate host Mariel Rodriguez also hosted Über for seven days with Bianca; but for rest of the program's duration, she was also the House's first and longest-staying houseguest. This new season also marked the hosting debut of second season winner, Beatriz Saw as she hosted the Updates.
Companion shows Unlike past editions, Studio 23 did not air a companion program for the show. But it still continued to present delayed feed from inside the House during noontime.
Theme song changes The theme song for the Celebrity Edition, Sikat ang Pinoy, originally sung by host Toni Gonzaga and season 1 alum Sam Milby, was rehashed and was performed by Pinoy Dream Academy winner Yeng Constantino and finalist Eman Abatayo.
Twists Two-in-One Housemates: Two celebrity housemates who were related in some way were treated as one. Nominations, text votes, and eviction of one housemate affected the other as well. However, Big Brother has the final decision on splitting the group, and if that happens, the two will have to play separately. Houseguests: Like the previous season, there are also houseguests who stayed in the House for no more than a specific amount of time without undergoing the nomination and eviction process. Head of Household: The Head of Household was formally introduced this season, and the housemate who wins that week's Head of Household challenge receives immunity from eviction, among other benefits. However, the next seasons only gave immunity to the winner. Season-Long Task: Big Brother assigned a task that lasted the entire season; see Weekly Tasks below. Number Assignment: Each celebrity housemate was assigned a number based on when they entered the season. This was used for voting via SMS. After Donald's eviction, this system was abandoned and it returned to the by-name system used in previous and subsequent seasons. See the Housemates section for more information.
Housemates
Thirteen (including the two-in-one housemate) is the official count of housemates who entered the House. The first eight housemates (including the 2-in-1 housemates of both genders) entered the House on Day 1, October 14. The first seven were introduced each, in silhouette before revelation. The eighth housemate was introduced through in a Deal or No Deal-esque style, since one of the 26K ladies was about to enter. The surprise housemates were also introduced with one hiding inside a giant travel bag while the other being acknowledged to the live audience before proceeding into the House's activity area. The last five housemates entered on Days 2 to 4. They are listed here in order of entrance.
Each housemate is assigned a housemate number depending on their entry to the House; the Geisler brothers and the 26K models are assigned the numbers 7 and 8 respectively. These numbers are used in voting for a particular housemate by SMS. This is a deviation from past editions wherein voting is done by name. After the Geisler brothers' split as a 2-in-1 housemate on Day 39, Baron retained the old number 7 while Donald was given the number 14. But after Donald's exit, the voting was reverted to the by-name format.
Name Age on entry Notability Entered Exited Result 25 Comedian Day 1 Day 84 21 Beauty queen Day 1 Day 84 25 F3 driver Day 44 Day 84 Day 2 Day 28 25 Commercial model Day 1 Day 84 22 Commercial model Day 1 Day 81 25 Actor Day 1 Day 75 40 Actress Day 70 Day 71 Day 1 Day 66 30 Comedian and impersonator Day 46 Day 58 28 Former Olympic taekwondo-jin Day 1 Day 56 22 Actor, host and model Day 1 Day 49 23 Celebrity Houseguest Day 4 Day 49 Exited 30 Comedian Day 4 Day 40 30 Orange and Lemons former frontman Day 3 Day 40 17 Actress Day 1 Day 35 18 Beauty queen Day 3 Day 21 21 26K model Day 1 Day 14 rowspan="2" 17
Houseguests
Like the second regular season, there are also houseguests who stayed in the House for no more than a specific amount of time without undergoing the nomination and eviction process.
Host Mariel Rodriguez is the first houseguest. She was "trapped" in the House by Big Brother on Day 4 after she brought Jon into the confession room and then the main House area. Contrary to what was presented when she came in, Mariel was in the House with a special mission and she did so with the consents of herself and her manager Boy Abunda. That mission was to be Big Brother's extra eyes and ears and to report which of the celebrity housemates were being true to themselves, as well as learning things about them. She was supposed to leave on Day 42, but because of recent events, Big Brother decided to further extend her stay until "the appointed time." That appointed time was Day 49. A week later, having missed the housemates, she accepted Big Brother's invitation to stay until the finale. Of course, she would have a series of tasks upon her return, her first one happened to be taking over Big Brother's place on Day 57 as the latter would be gone on an "official business." She left the House for the second time on the Day 77.
Host Toni Gonzaga was the second houseguest, after Mariel. She was called by Big Brother on Day 15 to go to the confession room and later he said that she was the newest houseguest because she was the only host of Pinoy Big Brother that he hadn't bond with, unlike Bianca Gonzalez, a housemate during the first Celebrity Edition, and Mariel, who was currently playing out her houseguest role. She was also told to perform certain tasks in order for her to leave, among them hosting a slumber party for the housemates and accompanying Riza to her rite of closure on the murder of Riza's nephew. She left the House on Day 19, having performed the said tasks. During Toni's time in the House, Bianca took over hosting duties for the primetime edition of the show.
TV show host Kris Aquino was the third houseguest. She entered the House on Day 23 to help the housemates cook spaghetti carbonara and brought them gifts and letters from their loved ones. Her stay lasted until the afternoon, after saying "No Deal" to Big Brother. The meaning of that response as well as those of Big Brother's prior question "Deal or No Deal" and an already-prepared luggage bag in the confession room is open to interpretation.
Actress Angel Locsin was the fourth houseguest. She entered the House on Day 43 disguised as a sniper. She also had a task of becoming an "Angel of Love" to Ruben and help him on his marriage proposal to his wife to be aired on national television. She left the next night.
Ethel returned to House on Day 59 as a houseguest (see above). Like all houseguests, she was given tasks that, when accomplished, would benefit three children from the Payatas Dump Site in Quezon City and their families. One of her first tasks as houseguest was to become the House's chambermaid, with two assistants Jan and Vier (named after her ex-boyfriend Janvier Daily), in tow. The two aides would come to her aid when needed. Like Mariel, Ethel stayed until Day 77.
On Day 82, Big Brother turned host Bianca Gonzalez into the House's last houseguest for the second Celebrity Edition. He wanted her to accompany the "Big Four" on the final nights in the House. Bianca was also one of the previous Celebrity Edition's "Big Four." She left the next day.
Chronology of notable events Below is a chronology of events, not including nomination and eviction nights. This section also lists voluntary and temporary exits, entrances of houseguests, visitors, new housemates, HOH competitions, and other events that affected the housemates' lives inside the House. This case, October 14, 2007, is considered Day 1.
Week 1 Day 1: The first eight housemates entered the House. Jen was revealed hidden in a giant travel bag, while the men discovered Donnie hidden in a large barrel. Day 2: Gaby entered the house riding a "twister bike" (basically a child's trike) along a ramp that led to the pool. Day 3: Mcoy and Zara entered the House in two different instances. Mcoy sang Pinoy Ako directly inside the confession room and later entered the House. Later, Zara was escorted into the House by Baron. Will accidentally fell into the pool while still wearing his lapel microphone. As a result, Big Brother gave Will a handheld microphone in place of his then-wet lapel microphone. Day 4: Mariel brought Jon into the House, but Big Brother trapped her inside the House. She was later made into a "celebrity houseguest." Ethel was welcomed with a small party organized by Big Brother. Ruben, being in the same profession as Ethel, was tasked to host the party. Day 6: Marylaine, Will, and Mariel became the first three housemates to use the punishment room for various offenses. Will and Mariel peeled a bowl of lanzones using their mouths, and Marylaine shedded coats of squash seeds. Day 7: Will finally had his lapel microphone returned to him, but he had to get past cockroaches and other insects to get it. Marylaine and Jen were put in the punishment room for a violation Jen committed. Their bickering continued while installing train tracks used in the weekly task. The entire task took overnight, but the two eventually reconciled.
Week 2 Day 8: The first HOH competition was held wherein the housemates wore giant "hands" and played a game similar the Japanese game of karuta using colors. Ethel won the game. Day 10: Donnie and Marylaine finally had several of their clothes after Gaby and Victor packed some of their things just to make it happen.
Week 3 Day 15: Gaby momentarily left the House to compete in a Formula Three race in the Subic International Speedway. She finished first in the second heat of the competition. Main primetime host Toni became the new houseguest. Day 16: The second HOH competition was held, involving children's trikes. Riza, Ruben, and Will won in each of the three preliminary heats, with Riza winning the final round and the title of Head of Household.