Big Brother 2001 also known as Big Brother: The Battle, was the third season of the Dutch version of Big Brother. It was broadcast by the new station Yorin. It lasted from 6 September to 30 December 2001 for a total of 114 days. The presenter was Patty Brard, the member of girl group Luv'.
Format The format underwent some changes. Contrary to the former seasons, the viewers were only able to vote for their favorite nominee, and not for the one they wanted to leave. This system was introduced to prevent the most controversial housemates from being evicted first.
The housemates were divided into two permanent groups. One group lived in a luxurious part of the house, the other group lived in poverty. At unexpected times a battle was announced, in which the two groups could fight for the right to live on the rich half. Each group had a Captain with special duties and privileges. At any moment each participant was free to challenge his leader in a Captains-battle.
Housemates Name Age on entry Hometown Occupation Day entered Day exited Result Sandy Boots 23 Hoogwoud Unemployed 27 114 Daniëlle van der Kuij 27 Amsterdam Nurse 13 114 Gert-Jan de Boer 33 Amsterdam Communication Consultant 1 114 Andries de Jong 24 Drachten Communications Teacher 1 114 Leo van Veenendaal 36 Utrecht Social Worker 34 111 Diane Hendriks 32 Haarlem Receptionist 1 104 Kelly van der Veer 21 Hilversum Telephone operator 1 97 Ed Veter 22 Amsterdam - 34 90 Pascal van Lingen 23 Rijswijk Cook 13 83 Coos van Haaften 34 Bergschenhoek Account Manager 20 76 Frank Kloppert 35 Rotterdam Network system manager 1 69 Priscella Ahlers 22 Roswinkel Student 41 62 Tania de Maer 38 Vught / Hasselt Event organizer 41 48 Audrey 28 Almere Writer 27 34 Richard Oosterhuis 27 Deventer Sales Manager 20 27 Nancy van der Beek 25 Zoetermeer Sales Manager 13 20 Aldrico Amando 38 Curaçao / Amsterdam Choreographer 1 5 Ellen Disqualified from the Spanish villa before entered the Big Brother house
Summary The season started with only six housemates. The others were secluded in a villa in Spain and were only gradually introduced. Each new twosome started with a battle to determine which group they became part of. In Spain, where there were no cameras, a relationship developed between Nancy and Richard. But when Richard finally arrived in Almere, Nancy was voted out at the same time. Another contestant never made it to the real house at all. Ellen was removed from the Spanish villa because she had made disallowed telephonic contact with the outside world. Rumor said she had gained possession of the telephone by having sex with a security guard.
The first week the occupants were only visible on streaming video. The producers thought that it would be prudent to start the television broadcast in the second week, so they could save up interesting material for a jump start. But they were wrong. During that first week 9/11 happened in the United States. Because of the magnitude of the event, the housemates were informed. Antillian Aldrico, who had many friends in New York City, took the news badly and had to be removed after he started to behave confused. On the other hand, some housemates for a while had the feeling the event was not real. Even after they received newspapers and saw images, they thought they were the victim of a very cruel joke.
The outspoken personalities of this season yielded much viewing-pleasure but also many complaints about the high content of swearing, boozing and sex. Young teacher Andries ended up in bed with the transsexual Kelly, snogged with Audrey and had a sexual relationship with Diane. Before that, a very drunken Diane had forced sex with Frank. Streamwatchers who were witnesses to the event filed a complaint. However, neither the Ministry of Justice nor Big Brother took action. Housemate Gert-Jan gathered a big fanbase after he had been much maligned by the manipulative Coos and Pascal and had proposed to his girlfriend in the outside world.
The final battles, in which the last contestants had to collect the prize money, were copied from Fear Factor (another Endemol production). The lesbian beauty Sandy won the last popularity vote. Inspired by Kelly, she later used the money to pay for breast implants for her girlfriend and herself. Kelly gained a photoshoot in Playboy in which she could show off her newly gained femininity.
Nominations table
Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 7Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12Week 13Week 14Week 15Week 16Week 17FinalNominationsreceived SandyNot inHouse NoNominations NoNominations Coos Coos Coos Pascal Gert-Jan Gert-Jan Andries Andries Winner(Day 114) 3 DaniëlleNoNominations NoNominations NoNominations NoNominations Priscella Frank Leo Leo Ed Andries Gert-Jan Leo Runner-up(Day 114) 4 Gert-JanNoNominations NoNominations NoNominations NoNominations Coos Coos Pascal Pascal Kelly Kelly Diane Andries Third place(Day 114) 7 AndriesNoNominations NoNominations NoNominations NoNominations Priscella Frank Leo Leo Ed Daniëlle Sandy Sandy Fourth place(Day 114) 5 LeoNot inHouse NoNominations Priscella Frank Daniëlle Diane Kelly Kelly Diane Andries Evicted(Day 111) 11 DianeNoNominations NoNominations NoNominations NoNominations Priscella Leo Leo Ed Ed Daniëlle Sandy Evicted(Day 104) 5 KellyNoNominations NoNominations NoNominations NoNominations Pascal Pascal Coos Pascal Gert-Jan Leo Evicted(Day 97) 9 EdNot inHouse NoNominations Coos Kelly Daniëlle Diane Diane Evicted(Day 90) 4 PascalNoNominations NoNominations NoNominations NoNominations Kelly Kelly Gert-Jan Gert-Jan Evicted(Day 83) 6 CoosNot inHouse NoNominations NoNominations NoNominations Kelly Kelly Gert-Jan Evicted(Day 76) 7 FrankNoNominations NoNominations NoNominations NoNominations Leo Leo Evicted(Day 69) 3 PriscellaNot inHouse Nonominations Leo Evicted(Day 62) 4 TaniaNot inHouse Nonominations Evicted(Day 48) N/A AudreyNot inHouse Nonominations Evicted(Day 34) N/A RichardNot inHouse Nonominations Evicted(Day 27) N/A NancyNonominations Evicted(Day 20) N/A AldricoWalked(Day 5) N/A Nomination notes1 2 2, 3 2, 4 2, 5 2 none 6 NominatedFor Eviction Andries,Daniëlle,Diane,Frank,Gert-Jan,Kelly,Nancy,Pascal Andries,Coos,Daniëlle,Diane,Frank,Gert-Jan,Kelly,Pascal,Richard Andries,Audrey,Coos,Daniëlle,Diane,Frank,Gert-Jan,Kelly,Pascal,Sandy Andries,Coos,Daniëlle,Diane,Ed,Frank,Gert-Jan,Kelly,Leo,Pascal,Priscella,Sandy,Tania Priscella,Coos Frank,Kelly Coos,Leo Diane,Pascal Ed,Gert-Jan Daniëlle,Kelly Diane,Sandy Andries,Leo,Sandy Andries,Daniëlle,Gert-Jan,Sandy WalkedAldrico noneEvictedNancy3.0%to saveRichard3.1%to saveAudrey3.4%to saveTania1.3%to savePriscella47.7%to saveFrank43.2%to saveCoos19.6%to savePascal37.5%to saveEd14.1%to saveKelly19.9%to saveDiane18.4%to saveLeo14.1%to saveAndries4.3%to winDaniëlle38.9%to win16.0%to winSandy40.8%to win
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