Big Brother 2010 is the tenth season of German reality series Big Brother. The show began on 11 January 2010 and ended on 9 August 2010, having lasted 211 days. The season was originally set to end on 6 June 2010.
The winner received the €250,000 grand prize, the second place won a car, and the third place received a holiday. Alexandra Bechtel returned as the hostess, after hosting seasons 2 to 4.
The logo for this anniversary season resembled the flag of Germany itself. In advertisements it was announced that there would be 12 housemates entering on Launch Night, the highest number of housemates entering on Day 1 since season 3.
The season was won by Timo with 75.2% of the votes against Marc.
Housemates Name Age on entry Hometown Occupation Day entered Day exited Result Timo Grätsch 27 Moers Apprentice 114 211 Marc Maurer 24 Völklingen Student & model 155 211 Anne Waldvogel 65 Lindlar Painter 148 211 Natascha Yoon 25 Dorsten Medical-technical assistant 155 211 Manuela Bernauer 36 Alicante, Spain Cruise ship animator 142 211 Klaus Aichholzer 32 Reutlingen Porn actor 8 204 Jenny Renz 26 Hamburg Hairdresser 29 197 Robert Wessel 26 Berlin Bank clerk 50 193 Kristina Source 23 Troisdorf Unemployed 1 190 Katrin Tschapke 24 Frankfurt am Main Student 106 183 Daniel Greiner 20 Essen Salesman 1 169 René Schmidt 28 Rostock Model 142 163 Salina Alonso 25 Neu Isenburg Freelance journalist 6 155 Pietro "Pico" Bonaccio 20 Wuppertal Unemployed 85 142 Ramona "Lilly" Raguse 25 Koblenz Erotic model 71 141 Aleksandra Dimanovska 25 Lüdenscheid Legal clerk 60 127 Meike Muttersbach 28 Weyhe Promoter 106 121 Uwe Schüder 22 Hamburg Model 1 113 Wissam Nasreddine 27 Göttingen Bodyguard 85 105 Anne Sprungala 27 Falkensee Call center agent 57 100 Eva Gerlach 24 Bielefeld Student 1 99 Jürgen Mathieu 39 Hofgeismar Bouncer 57 85 Jessica Schmidt 29 Kassel Student 18 71 Tobias Heim 29 Aschaffenburg Engineer 3 68 Carolin "Cora" Wosnitza 20HamburgPorn actress 1 13 15 58 Carlos Fassanelli 45 Berlin Singer 1 57 Iris Klein 42 Ludwigshafen Gastronomer 1 45 Dirk "Pluto" Tretschok 30 Cologne Homeless street artist 1 43 Harald Fassanelli 42 Berlin Invalidity pensioner 1 29 Micaela Schäfer 26 Berlin Model 1 16 Pisei Li 18 Dresden Model 1 16 Horst Trippel 41 Otzberg Tattoo artist 1 2
Housemate bios
Aleksandra Aleksandra Dimanovska is a 26-year-old lawyer and notary clerk from Lüdenscheid. She was born in Germany. She entered the house on Day 60. In the house, she started a strong friendship with Maike. She gained the sympathy of the audience. She was evicted on her third exit-voting on Day 127 with 50.4% of the votes versus Lilly
Anne Anne Sprungala is a 22-year-old Callcenter operative from Falkensee. She entered the house on Day 57 with Jürgen. On Day 100, she left the house shortly after the live-show, because of the eviction of Eva and the tactical behavior of Klaus and Aleksandra.
Carlos Carlos Fassanelli is a 45-year-old singer from Berlin. He was born in Argentina, he is gay and married to housemate Harald. In 2008, he auditioned for the Germany's Got Talent series: Das Supertalent. He made it to the finals and placed ninth. He and Harald were the first gay couple to enter the German Big Brother house. They were also the first to enter the Rich House on Day 1. Both have been diagnosed HIV positive. He reacted very aggressively when his Harald was voted out. He was evicted on Day 57 with 80.4% of the votes against Klaus.
Cora
Carolin "Cora" Wosnitza was a 20-year-old erotic model from Hamburg. She entered the Secret House on Day 1. She had a relationship with housemate Tobias. She left the house on Day 12, because of problems with her work. On Day 15 she was voted back to the house, but after disputes with Klaus and Uwe and the eviction of her best friend Carlos, she left the house for the second time on Day 58. On 20 January 2011, Cora died in Hamburg after lying comatose for nine days caused by a failed plastic surgery to enlarge her breasts. During the operation she suffered two cardiac arrests. At first media reported she was going to have a permanent brain damage but the damage proved to be so extensive that Cora eventually died. Police investigated the clinic afterward for possible treatment errors.
Daniel Daniel Greiner is a 20-year-old sale person in the beverage trade from Essen. He entered the Rich House on Day 1. He was responsible for a lot of jokes played on other housemates. Whilst living in the House, his girlfriend broke up with him. He then started a relationship with Kristina in the House. On Day 142, Daniel received the news that his grandmother died. After the death of his two aunts, it is the third death in Daniel's family within four months. Big Brother allowed him to go to the funeral. On Day 167, Kristina ended their relationship and he was evicted on Day 169 with 72.5% of the votes against Klaus.
Eva Eva Gerlach is a 24-year-old student from Bielefeld. She entered the Secret House on Day 1. At 1.87 meters, she is officially the tallest female housemate who has entered the German Big Brother House. She was very popular at the audience, but finally was evicted on her second exit-voting on Day 99 with 52.6% of the votes against Klaus.
Harald Harald Fassanelli is a 42-year-old early retirementer from Berlin. He is married to the housemate Carlos and has been diagnosed as HIV positive. He had many arguments with Iris and her best friend Klaus. In conversations with her, he responded with bitchy comments and insults causing him to lose sympathy with much of the audience. Harald was the first housemate to be evicted on Day 29 with 66.1% of the votes versus Sabrina. On 21 June 2010, whilst at Christopher Street Day in Berlin he bit 8 people.
Horst Horst Trippel is a 41-year-old tattooist from Otzberg. He entered the Rich House on Day 1. On Day 2 he left the house, because he felt he could not talk to the housemates Harald and Carlos without thinking of their HIV status.
Iris Iris Klein is a 42-year-old restaurateur from Ludwigshafen. She entered the Secret House on Day 1. She was very popular with the viewers. She did not get on with fellow housemates Harald. During an interview with a Harald and a psychologist the situation escalated and Harald insulted her. She gained the sympathy of the audience and was saved from eviction with 44,4% of the votes. On Day 44, Iris was placed in Big Brother jail as punishment for breaking a microphone, talking without the microphone on, and sleeping outside the designated sleeping times. That night, she left the jail area without Big Brother's permission. The next morning, Big Brother gave her the choice to return to jail, or to leave the house. She decided to leave the House on Day 45.
Jenny Jennifer "Jenny" Renz is a 26-year-old master barber from Hamburg. She entered the House on Day 29. She always tries to settle the disputes in the house. Jenny broke her close friendship with Klaus after he attacked her and mentioned her tough childhood in front of everybody. She has also a feud with Anne who thinks that Jenny is a frustrated time bomb. She was evicted on Day 197 with 58.6% of the votes versus Oma Anne.
Jessica Jessica Schmidt also called "the Jessinator" is a 29-year-old student from Kassel. She entered the House on Day 18. She often had arguments with Klaus. She always called him: "King of the idiots". She was evicted on Day 71 with 90.8% of the votes versus Sabrina.
Jürgen Jürgen Mathieu is a 39-year-old bouncer from Hofgeismar. He entered the house on Day 57 with Anne. He was noted for his dispute with Aleksandra and Klaus. He was evicted on Day 85 with 71.5% of the votes versus Aleksandra.
Katrin Katrin Sherin Tschapke is a 23-year-old student from Frankfurt am Main. She entered the house on Day 106 with Meike. She is half Iranian. Katrin is pretty unpopular with most of the housemates. She often behaved bossy and had a feud with Manuela and Anne. She is close friends with Timo. Katrin was evicted on Day 183 with 53.1% of the votes versus OmaAnne.
Klaus Klaus Aichholzer is a 32-year-old Callboy and Porn star from Reutlingen. He entered the Secret House on Day 8. Before Big Brother, he took part in Deutschland sucht den Superstar (the German version of the Idol series) and the German version of Got Talent: Das Supertalent. He was immediately eliminated from both. There are many disputes between him and his housemates because of his tactical and embarrassing behavior but he is very popular with the audience. In the house, he started friendships with Aleksandra and Robert. He often had discussions with the South Park puppet Eric Cartman. He called him Hans. On Day 124, he wiped his bottom on Lilly's pillow, for which he had many arguments with his housemates and had to go to the jail area for one week. On Day 176, he won the Big Brother Song Contest with 69.5% of the votes with the Falco song "Egoist". He was surprisely evicted the seventh time he was up for eviction on Day 204 with 51.3% of the votes versus Manuela.
Kristina Kristina Source is a 23-year-old former Soldier from Troisdorf who is seeking employment. She was born in Kazakhstan. She entered the Secret House on Day 1. She is the cry-baby in the house, but is still popular with the housemates. She started a relationship with Daniel in the house. But on Day 167 after weeks of arguments, she ended her relationship with him. Kristina is becoming unpopular because of her bossy behaviour and way she broke up with Daniel which shocked most of the housemates. On Day 190, Kristina was evicted on the save voting with 26.5% of the votes.
Lilly Ramona Raguse alias: Lilly-Love is a 25-year-old erotic model from Koblenz. She entered the House on Day 72. She stripped for Robert in for two bottles of champagne. In the house, she did not get on with Aleksandra and Klaus. After Kaus wiped his bottom on her pillow, she took a dislike to him. She was evicted the second time she was up for eviction on Day 141 with 79.2% of the votes versus Klaus.
Manuela Manuela Bernauer is a 36-year-old promoter from Alicante, Spain. She entered the House on Day 142 with René. In the house, she started a friendship with Klaus. She felt constantly attacked by Katrin. Manuela placed fifth with 3.6% of the votes against Timo, Marc, Natascha and Oma Anne.
Marc Marc Maurer is a 24-year-old aspiring student and model from Völklingen. He entered the House on Day 155 with Natascha. They were the last housemates to enter the house in season 10. He feels annoyed by Timo. Marc placed second place in the final with 24.8% of the votes against Timo. He won a Mini Clubman worth 15000 €.
Meike Meike Muttersbach is a 28-year-old promoter from Weyhe. She entered the House on Day 106 with Katrin. She has appearances in Mallorca, under the name "Die Brust aus Mallorca" (The chest of Mallorca) as a singer. On Day 121, Meike was ejected from Big Brother, because of her agreement with her boyfriend that she would walk from the house on Day 123.
Micaela
Micaela Schäfer is a 24-year-old model from Berlin. In 2006, she took part at Germany's Next Topmodel, where she placed eighth. She entered the Rich House on Day 1. On Day 16, she and Pisei left the house, because of the harder rules of Big Brother.
Natascha Natascha Yoon is a 25-year-old medical technical assistant from Dorsten. She entered the house on Day 155 with Marc. They were the last housemates to enter the house in season 10. She is of mixed German and South Korean ethnicity. Natascha placed fourth with 6.9% of the votes against Timo, Marc, Manuela and Oma Anne.
Oma Anne