Big Brother 6, also known as Big Brother: Zero Privacy, was the sixth season of the Belgian version of Big Brother aired in the Flemish Region of Belgium on KanaalTwee.
The show started on 7 March 2007 and finished on 4 June 2007 with a total duration of 92 days. The season started with duos. The concept of "Zero privacy" of last season was extended. A lie detector was installed and the lies of housemates were detected. The season was poorly received. Because of dropping ratings, the producers made changes. Halfway through the season, half of the housemates were evicted in a massive eviction and replaced with new housemates. The duo concept was abandoned after the massive eviction. Two actors were added as housemates to spice things up. The date of the live shows was reverted from Thursday to Monday, like the previous season. The accuracy of the lie detector was also criticized. 22 housemates lived in the house this season, including eight duos and two actors.
Diana Ferrante won €81,000. The original prize was €500,000, but every lie that was told in diary room was the prize cut for €1,000.
285,000 viewers watched the final. There was no call for future housemates and no announcement of a new season. A few weeks later, the producers stated that Big Brother wouldn't be coming back and admitted they made mistakes in creating the concept and casting the housemates of last season.
Concept This season expanded the concept of "Zero privacy". By having a glasshouse where there were no privacy possible. With the slogan "Zelfs gedachten zijn niet meer vrij" ("Even thinking isn't private anymore"), introduced the lie detector. Unknown by the housemates, a lie detector detected all lies the housemates told. Beginning with a final prize of €500,000, for the winner, every lie that was told in the house, €1,000 from the prize was reduced. A plasma screen in the living area showed reducing money all the time, without the housemates realizing what the screen showed.
The house featured three new rooms. Instead of the baby room from the previous season, there was a shop. There was also a darkroom. The third room was a hidden room for the actors in the house.
Housemates This season started with duos. Every duo had a connection before Big Brother, except for one duo that was put together by Big Brother. Once the massive exit took place and 6 new housemates entered the Big Brother house, the concept of duos was abandoned.
Duo 1 - Husband and wife Duo 2 - Sisters Duo 3 - Friends and co-owners pub Duo 4 - Nieces Duo 5 - Adoptive father and son Duo 6 - Ex partners Duo 7 - Duo 1 formed by Big Brother Duo 8 - Duo 2 formed by Big Brother
Name Age on entry Hometown Occupation Day entered Day exited Result Diana Ferrante 24 Zutendaal, Limburg Clerk 1 92 Martin Broer 29 Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen Pub owner 1 92 Hanne Frederickx 22 Westerlo, Antwerp Elderly caregiver 2 92 - Dennis Verbeemen40 Lummen, Limburg Metal worker 29 92 Evelien Frederickx 20 Westerlo, Antwerp Social worker 1 85 - Veronique Houben 21 Lanaken, Limburg Student communication management 29 78 - Nathalie Stuer 23 Sint-Niklaas, Oost-Vlaanderen Actress 29 71 - Johan Albert 28 Antwerp, Antwerpen Actor 29 65 - Hendrik 35 Antwerp Unemployed 29 64 Nicolas Vandenabeele 25 Hoegaarden, Vlaams-Brabant Marketing consultant 3 57 - Teresa Sansa 27 Maasmechelen, Limburg Student carer 29 50 Virginie Delamarre 26 Deurne, Antwerp Stylist 1 43 Astrid Verpooten 19 Ekeren, Antwerp Student hotel 3 29 Benjamin Bundervoet 31 Oostakker, Oost-Vlaanderen Pub owner 2 29 Dimitri De Witte 20 Zelzate, Oost-Vlaanderen Metal worker 2 29 Mario De Witte 33 Zelzate, Oost-Vlaanderen Metal worker 1 29 Naiomi Herdewel 20 Antwerp Unemployed 11 29 Roberto Diaz 25 Beringen, Limburg Unemployed 11 25 Kevin "Mutz" Mutz 25 Dilsen-Stokkem, Limburg Student trade 1 22 Kevin Van Gansen 27 Deurne, Antwerp Insurance broker 2 18 Nathalie Loyen 22 Zutendaal, Limburg Sales representative 2 10 Virginie "Ginie" Loyen 21 Zutendaal, Limburg Sales representative 1 10
Weekly summary Week 1 Entrances On Day 1, Virginie, Mario, Evelien, Martin and Ginie entered the house. All their personal belongings were destroyed by masked men. Two of these masked men were Diana and Mutz, secret housemates. Diana and Mutz stayed hidden in the loft. On Day 2, the housemates had to abduct their partners. Kevin, Dimitri, Hanne, Benjamin, Hanne and Nathalie were kidnapped and brought into the house. On Day 4, Astrid and Nicolas entered the house. Diana recognized from the loft her ex Nicolas. Task On Day 5, housemates were given their first task, it's the week of terror, involving a mousetrap where they had to save Nicolas, baths with cockroaches, crabs, earthworms, millipedes and scorpions where a duo has to sit in, a black box where a housemate had to sit in, standing on a rack that was electrically charged when a siren sounded,... Punishments On Day 7, Nathalie and Ginie were punished because they peeked during the blinded task. They were locked up in a darkroom on water and bread. Virginie started hyperventilating and kicked the door open. On Day 7, Ginie received a new punishment, being locked up in a small iron cage. Ginie accepted. On Day 9, Nathalie and Ginie stole food from Big Brother's shop. Big Brother announced the worth of the food was stripped from the group budget. On Day 11, Naiomi and Roberto entered the house. Highlights On Day 8, Astrid was introduced in the Diary Room to her partner, the former secret housemate Mutz. Nicolas was introduced to his partner, his ex-girlfriend Diana. Exits On Day 14, the pair Ginie and Nathalie left the house voluntarily. Nominations On Day 11, the pairs nominated. Astrid and Kevin received the most nominations and faced the public vote. Week 2 Tasks On Day 12, the housemates were given their second weekly task. Two containers were placed. In group 1 were Virginie, Diana, Dimitri and Benjamin who had to do exercises to give power to the luxury installation in the other container where group 2 -their partners- were. Group 2 had to keep this hidden for group 1. On Day 13, an electric maze was made in the garden. On Day 14, the housemates had to a contest in balancing. Nicolas won and earned a massage. On Day 15, the housemates received a climbing wall. Climbing the wall could earn some telephone time for the future. On Day 16, the housemates were divided into two teams and had to break five windows. Martin won and earned 30 sec to phone. Exits On Day 18, Kevin was evicted from the house. Week 3 Tasks On Day 19, housemates had to keep a carousel turning as a task, possibly earning them 50% budget. On Day 22, housemates had to blow 5000 balloons and afterward pricking them in less than ten minutes. The hidden codes in the balloons could earn prices. On Day 23, housemates could earn phone credit by letting pigeons eat from them. On Day 23, Dimitri earned a Guinness Record by wearing 167 T-shirts. If not doing it, the group would have lost 50% of its budget. Punishments On Day 21, Hanne was punished because she told the housemates about the secret task last week. She was locked in the darkroom. Evelien freed her. To punish Evelien, Big Brother took Eveliens Big Boss-title. Exits On Day 22, all of the female housemates had to vote one of the male housemates out. Mutz was chosen and left the house. On Day 25, female housemates had to choose three male housemates they definitely wanted to stay with. They choose Dimitri, Martin and Benjamin. The three male housemates had to evict one of the other males. Roberto was chosen and left the house. Week 4 Tasks On Day 26, housemates had to keep the water in a ton, they failed and lost 100% of the budget. On Day 27, housemates had to play darts in teams. On Day 27, housemates had to stick feathers onto themselves. In a cage, a ventilator was directed to them. If more than 80 feathers would be on them by the end of the task, they earned 20% budget. On Day 28, housemates had to strip clothespins for a 20% budget and a sticker task for 25%. On Day 29, housemates had to melt a tablet of soap for a 15% budget. Exits On Day 29, the Big Exit took place. Group 1 had lost. Mario, Dimitri, Astrid, Benjamin and Naiomi left the house. Entrances On Day 29, Dennis, Hendrik, Johan, Teresa and Veronique entered the house. Week 5 Tasks On Day 30, housemates had to play cat and mouse at trampolines. On Day 30, housemates had to play dog and boss: dog Johan & boss Virginie, dog Teresa and boss Nicolas and dog Diana and boss Dennis. On Day 31, housemates had to play frisbee. On Day 32, Nicolas had to replay the crucifixion of Jesus. On Day 32, housemates could win letters from home by holding an aquarium. They succeeded. On Day 33, housemates had to throw vegetables and catch those on a sauté. On Day 35, housemates had to search for Easter eggs with paintball bullets, dressed as Easter bunnies. Punishments On Day 34, Teresa and Veronique told the other female housemates about the perception of the outside world on them. They are punished by Big Brother and have to deliver 25 pieces of their clothes. On Day 35, Big Brother turned off the hot water because Teresa destroyed (accidentally) a camera. Secrets On Day 35, Nathalie got the secret mission to fake sickness to be able to leave the house. On Day 35, Johan got the secret mission to find a key in the house, it was the key for a secret room - only for Nathalie and him to use. It was a room where there's a computer to chat with Big Brother. Nominations On Day 36, An, the old housemates had to name one of the new housemates put up for eviction. They named Hendrik. The new housemates had to nominate one of the old housemates and named Virginie. Hendrik and Virginie faced the public vote. Week 6 Tasks On Day 37, housemates had to make a kano from a tree in less than five days, to earn 75% of the budget. They passed. Secrets On Day 38, Johan got the task to do something wrong to get a punishment from Big Brother. Thanks to the punishment he was able to see his girlfriend in the darkroom. On Day 41, Nathalie had to tell the lie Martin had sex with Veronique in the loft. She told Teresa but she didn't believe it. On Day 41, Johan got the task to write a new Big Brother song. He had the task to reject all the other ideas of the other housemates. On Day 43, Johan had to cut one of the strings of his guitar and get mad about it. Exits On Day 43, Virginie was evicted from the house. Week 7 Tasks On Day 44, housemates had to cover the house completely in post-its, they passed and earned 15% of the budget. On Day 47, Diana and Nathalie had to create a dance to be done on treadmills. Secrets On Day 48, Johan got the task to get very angry at Big Brother. It seemed he was punished to be two days in the darkroom while Johan went outside to train with his music band. On Day 50, Nathalie had to act like she was bisexual. Nominations On Day 46, Teresa, Dennis, Hanne, Nicolas, Nathalie, Johan and Véronique received the most nominations. Since Johan and Nathalie were actors they couldn't be evicted. Teresa, Dennis, Hanne, Nicolas and Véronique faced the public vote. Exits On Day 50, Teresa was evicted from the house. Week 8 Tasks On Day 51, housemates had to make a 10 x 5m hammock. During the last night, all housemates had to lie in the hammock together for 8,5 hours. They succeeded. On Day 52, housemates had to make 500-liter soup for the homeless people. Secrets On Day 52, Nathalie had a scripted dialogue in the Diary Room in which she insulted other housemates. Evelien, Diana and Véronique heard the dialogue in the darkroom. On Day 54, Nathalie had to gain the trust of Hendrik. Nominations On Day 53, Johan and Nathalie received the most nominations. Since they were actors, they couldn't be nominated. Diana and Nicolas also received one vote. Diana and Nicolas faced the public vote. Highlights