Secret Story (Spanish TV series)

Secret Story (occasionally referred to as Secret Story: La casa de los secretos) is a Spanish reality competition television show based on the French series Secret Story and part of the franchise of the same name.

Like the original French version, the show is not a direct adaptation of the Big Brother franchise's format, created by producer John de Mol Jr. in 1997, but has a similar concept while including its own game mechanics, and is also produced and owned by Big Brothers production company Banijay Entertainment. The housemates are cut off from the outside world for ten to fifteen weeks in a house called "house of secrets", where every room is fitted with cameras. They have to keep a secret while trying to discover the other housemates' one.

Format A group of contestants, selected from a previous casting for the competition, live together in a house designed for that purpose (which includes hidden rooms, secret doors, passages, the white room - from which they can watch their fellow contestants - or the clues room, while retaining other rooms characteristic of the original format, such as the confession room and common areas), where they are filmed by cameras and microphones 24 hours a day. The housemates are completely forbidden from any contact with the outside world, also cancelling television, radio, internet, music, books, or pencils, among other things of lesser importance. They can only receive psychological help if they wish to do so. The duration of the program is approximately 3 months.

The participants have a secret to keep safe while trying to uncover their competitors' secrets through clues. Additionally, at the beginning of the season, a draw is held with 16 spheres, one of which contains 50,000 euros that will be awarded to one of the contestants - the one who proves to be the best investigator - without knowing it until the end of the competition. Thus, in relation to these two aspects, the contestant who believes they have guessed another's secret can activate the button of the cube (confession room) and present their allegations in the presence of "the voice," betting their sphere against the person whose secret they believe they know. At another time, both must face each other in private, where the accused has to justify themselves without revealing their secret. If, at the end of the ceremony, the accuser dares to confirm their hypothesis, they press the button again, but if they regret it because they think they have made a mistake, they do not press it, and there are no consequences. Then, if they are correct, they win the accused's sphere; otherwise, they lose theirs in favor of the latter. When a contestant is expelled without their secret being revealed, their sphere is put at stake through a test or left as an inheritance to the person of their choice.

"The voice" is an invisible character who can speak to the contestants at any time through the speakers and give them instructions. At the beginning of the game, this character imposes rules that the contestants must obey throughout the season if they do not want to be penalized. In addition, throughout the program, a phone appears from which "the voice" or the presenters themselves can offer privileges or counter-rewards to contestants who answer (immunity, direct nomination, etc.). "The voice" also has the ability to propose secret missions to one or more contestants, allowing them to obtain clues about their competitors' secrets.

Additionally, as an obligation, the contestants have different tasks to keep the house clean and must overcome weekly challenges proposed by the organization to earn money to buy food for the week. Each contestant receives a weekly budget to purchase food and other products, which will vary depending on their performance. The challenges are designed to test their teamwork skills.

Finally, each week, in a voting process, the contestants give the names of the housemates they want to see leave the house. Finally, those who obtain the highest score are nominated. After a week of waiting, the audience's decision is communicated, who have been voting to decide who should be expelled. At that moment, the chosen contestant must leave the house. An exclusive interview for the program then begins. The last person to remain in the house will be the winner of the 150,000 euros at stake.

Season 1 (2021) The first series premiered on 9 September 2021 and finished on 23 December 2021, running for 106 days. For the first time in the format's history, all housemates are celebrities. Throughout the game, all housemates have to keep a secret while trying to discover the other housemates' one.

Housemates and secrets {| class=wikitable style="margin:auto; text-align:center; width=100%; font-size:95%" ! width=15%|Contestants ! width=25%|Occupation/Known for being… ! width=40%|Secret |- | Adara Molinero|| GH VIP 7 winner || "I made love in a mortuary" (undiscovered) |- | Bigote Arrocet || Comedian || "I'm my father's brother" (undisc.) |- | Canales Rivera|| Bullfighter || "I lost my virginity to a trans person" (undisc.) |- | Cristina Porta || Sports journalist || "I wanted to be a nun & I've been offered to be escort" (disc. by Lucía) |- | Chimo Bayo|| DJ & music producer || "I made a miracle" (undisc.) |- | Cynthia Martínez || Miss Barcelona 2007, Canales' ex-lover || "I had a relationship with a Real Madrid player" (undisc.) |- | Emmy Russ || Reality TV star || "I lived in a juvenile center because my mother abandoned me" (undisc.) |- | Fiama Rodríguez || LIDLT 1 participant || "I steal my lovers' underwear" (undisc.) |- | Gemeliers|| Singers || "We will inherit a marquisate" (disc. by Luca) |- | Isabel Rábago|| Former PP Media commun. manager || "I was a kelly" (disc. by Julen) |- | Julen de la Guerra || MYHYV star || "I have a physical anomaly I call warrior dolphin" (disc. by Gemeliers) |- | Luca Onestini| Reality TV star | "I became famous the day I was born" (discovered by Isabel) |- | Lucía Pariente || Alba Carrillo's mother || "My family does not know that I ripped them off" (undisc.) |- | Luis Rollán || TV panelist and actor || "I am a TV host's lover" (undiscovered) |- | Miguel Frigenti || TV panelist || "I was given the last rites" (undisc.) |- | Sandra Pica'''|| LIDLT 2 temptress || "During my childhood, I was called suet ball with legs" (disc. by Gemeliers) |- | Sofía Cristo || DJ, Rey/Cristos daughter || "I had an affair with a married woman" (undisc.)

Nominations table Immunitywinners Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Final WeekJulennoneCristinaJulenCanalesCristinaGemeliersnoneLucaJulenGemeliersJulenCristinaSandranone Luca ChimoSandraCynthia IsabelLucíaSandra SandraLucíaSofía FiamaLucíaEmmy SandraLucíaGemeliers (6) LucíaCanalesSandraJulen (6) Julen(4) Canales(2) Sandra GemeliersSandraJulen SandraJulenCynthia SandraGemeliersIsabel AdaraMiguelSandra SandraMiguelGemeliersNominated (4) Sandra(2) GemeliersNoNominations (Day 106) Cristina EmmySandraFiama SandraFiamaLucíaSandraLucíaCynthia FiamaLucíaEmmy EmmyLucíaCynthia(6) LucíaCanalesSandraCynthia JulenCanalesSandra (6+1) GemeliersJulenSandra SandraJulenGemeliers SandraGemeliersIsabel AdaraMiguelJulen SandraMiguelGemeliersImmune (4) Sandra(2) GemeliersRunner-Up(Day 106) Gemeliers EmmyChimoBigote BigoteSandraLucía MiguelEmmyLuca CristinaLucaEmmy EmmyAdaraCristina (6+1) AdaraLucaLuis(6) Luca(4) Cristina(2) Adara AdaraJulenCristina SandraJulenCristina CristinaSandraLucaAdaraMiguelJulen MiguelLuisLucaNominated (4) Luis(2) CristinaThird Finalist(Day 106) Luis BigoteEmmyChimo CristinaBigoteMiguel MiguelCynthiaCanales CristinaLucaFiama EmmyCristinaCynthia CynthiaCanalesLuca CynthiaCanalesAdara CynthiaGemeliersAdara CynthiaGemeliersIsabel LuisGemeliersIsabel AdaraMiguelSandra MiguelSandraGemeliersNominated (2) Gemeliers(2) SandraEvicted(Day 103) Sandra CristinaBigoteChimo CristinaMiguelBigote MiguelLucaEmmy LucaCristinaCanales CristinaEmmyAdara LucaAdaraCynthia (6) Cynthia(4) Cristina(2) Adara (6+1) CynthiaCristinaGemeliers CynthiaCristinaGemeliers CristinaIsabelLuca AdaraMiguelLuca LucaCristinaMiguelImmune CristinaEvicted(Day 98) JulenEmmyCristinaBigoteEmmy MiguelLucaCynthiaCristinaLucaIsabel CristinaAdaraEmmy (6+1) LucaAdaraIsabel (6) Cynthia(4) Isabel(2) Adara (6) CristinaCynthiaGemeliersIsabel CynthiaCristinaIsabelCristinaIsabelLuca CristinaMiguelAdaraCristinaLucaGemeliersNominatedEvicted(Day 91) Miguel IsabelCanalesEmmy SandraIsabelFiama SandraLucíaJulenEvicted(Day 21)NominatedExempt LucaCristinaLuis CristinaLucaLuisRe-Evicted(Day 84) AdaraNot inHouseExempt CynthiaJulenLucía GemeliersLucíaCynthia CanalesSandraCynthia CynthiaIsabelJulenNominatedExempt CristinaLuisJulenRe-Evicted(Day 77) Isabel MiguelBigoteChimo MiguelBigoteCristina MiguelLucaCanales LucaCristinaCanales AdaraEmmyCristina CanalesLucíaAdara (6) Canales(4) Julen(2) Adara (6+1) AdaraJulenSandra JulenSandraLuis SandraLucaLuisEvicted(Day 70) Cynthia ChimoCanalesBigote BigoteMiguelLuca MiguelCanalesLucaLucaCristinaCanalesAdaraCristinaEmmy (6+1) AdaraLucaSandra (6) Sandra(4) Julen(2) Adara AdaraSandraJulen SandraJulenLuisEvicted(Day 63) Canales MiguelEmmyCynthia MiguelFiamaSofía MiguelCynthiaEmmy LucaCristinaEmmyCristinaAdaraEmmy AdaraLucaIsabel (6) Luca(4) Adara(2) CynthiaEvicted(Day 49) Lucía ChimoCristinaMiguel MiguelCristinaLuca MiguelLucaGemeliers LucaCristinaGemeliers AdaraCristinaEmmy (6+1) LucaAdaraCynthiaEvicted(Day 42) NominatedRe-Evicted(Day 63) Emmy CristinaCanalesBigoteMiguelCanalesBigote MiguelCanalesJulen CristinaLucaCanales AdaraCristinaJulenEvicted(Day 35) Fiama CristinaChimoMiguel CristinaCanalesMiguel MiguelLucaCynthia LucaCristinaLuisLucaEvicted(Day 28) Sofía EmmyChimoCristina CristinaMiguelCanales MiguelLucaCanalesEjected(Day 19) Bigote SandraCynthiaEmmy IsabelLuisCynthiaEvicted(Day 14) Chimo LucaCynthiaFiamaEvicted(Day 7) Nominatedfor eviction ChimoCristinaEmmy BigoteCristinaEmmyMiguel LucaMiguelSandra CristinaCynthiaFiamaLuca AdaraCanalesCristinaCynthiaEmmyLuca AdaraIsabelLucía CanalesJulenSandra AdaraCynthiaGemeliers CynthiaJulenSandra CristinaIsabelLuca AdaraCristinaMiguel CristinaLucaMiguelSandra GemeliersJulenLucaLuis GemeliersLuisSandranone EjectednoneSofíanoneEvictedChimo74,4%to eliminateBigote75,6%to eliminateMiguel51,7%to eliminateFiama64,1%to eliminateEmmy54,5%to eliminateLucía58,2%to eliminateCanales69,2%to eliminateAdara52,2%to eliminateCynthia52,9%to eliminateIsabel81,9%to eliminateAdara52%to eliminateMiguel54,8%to eliminateJulen57,5%to eliminateSandra51,2%to eliminateLuis1%to winCristina41,1%to win(out of 2)GemeliersFewest votesto win(out of 3)Luca58,9%to win

Total nominations received Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Final Total Luca 3 2 14 26-27 12 2-5 4 8- 0No Nominations 103 Cristina 14 15- 24 18- 8 9 5 9 8 8- 3 121 Gemeliers 0 0 1 1 1 3- 17 4 6- 4- 6 43 Luis 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 3 3- 4 20 Sandra 7 9 9 0 3 5 15 6 1411 2 8- 10 Evicted 99 Julen- 0 2- 3 113 7 11- 3-- Evicted 40 Miguel 8 20 33 Evicted-– 12 11 Re-Evicted 74 Adara Not in House– 17 2815 16-– 16 Re-Evicted 92 Isabel 3 8 0 1 02 4 3 2 7 Evicted 30 Cynthia 6 1 7-- 718 18 10 Evicted 67 Canales 6 5 7 4- 11 17 Evicted 50 Lucía 0 4 6 4 5 17 Evicted- Re-Evicted 36 Emmy 18- 4 4 14 Evicted 40 Fiama 2 5 0 7 Evicted 14 Sofía 0 1 1 Ejected 2 Bigote 11 12 Evicted 23 Chimo 18 Evicted 18

Season 2 (2022)

A second series' premiered on 13 January 2022 and finished on 7 April 2022, running for 85 days. For the first time since Gran Hermano Revolution'', Telecinco will do a series of the format with just civilian housemates.

Housemates and secrets