Secret Story (French season 8)
Secret Story 8 is the eighth season of the French reality television series Secret Story, a show which is based loosely on the international Big Brother format. TF1 has formalized an eighth season on January 27, 2014.[1]
Secret Story | |
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Season 8 | |
No. of days | 71 |
No. of housemates | 15 |
Winner | Leila |
Runner-up | Jessica |
Season chronology |
Whereas several rumors explain that Benjamin Castaldi would not host the eighth season of Secret Story, he stated that he will. It was said Benjamin Castaldi will only host the live shows and not the daily recaps anymore, unlike previous seasons [2] and that La Voix (Big Brother) will voice off the daily recaps,[3] but it was revealed at the press release that Benjamin Castaldi would still host daily recaps and that nothing changes compared to previous seasons. Adrien Lemaitre returns to host the spin-off show: After Secret.
Due to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, this season is shortened and lasted 10 weeks. It started on Friday 18 July 2014 on TF1. It was confirmed the finale is on Friday 26 September 2014 at 10:45 p.m.
Leila Ben Khalifa, ex contestant of Grande Fratello 6, is the winner of Secret Story 8.
House of Secrets
For the first time, this season's house is located on the rooftop of the studios of AB Productions which was used in the 1990s where many popular sitcoms were filmed, as Hélène et les Garçons and Premiers baisers. Perched on a building, the House of Secrets offers to the contestants a wide view of Paris.
The house has three different levels. The first and second floor, and a mysterious secret basement. The garden has a floating pool and for the first time in Secret Story's history a jacuzzi, a small terrace with a large table for breakfasts and dinners. Bedrooms are in the second floor and have windows with charming shutters.
The house has 64 cameras with most of them hidden behind countless mirrors and 40 microphones.
Housemates
Abdel
- Abdel Sellou is 43 years old from Paris, France and a father of three. He entered on Day 1. He was ejected on Day 5. His secret is : "The story of my life generated 20 millions of entries in box office"
Aymeric
- Aymeric is 22 from Versailles. His secret is : "I am an imposter of the House of Secrets", he shares this secret with three other housemates : Leila, Sara and Stéfan, and his secret identity is : Vince. He entered on Day 1 in the House of Imposters. He was ejected on Day 56, After a fight with Sara.
Elodie
Geoffrey
- Geoffrey is a 26 years old electrician from France. He lost his father four years ago. He entered on Day 1. He was evicted on Day 29.
Iliesse
- Iliesse is a 20 years old business student from Paris, France. He entered the House on Day 1. He was evicted on Day 15.
Jessica
- Jessica Silva is from Toulouse, France and works as a model . She occasionally plays soccer. Jessica has a boyfriend, and two identical sisters, Chloé and Audrey. La Voix made her travel to Las Vegas where she must build a secret in less than 24 hours before the launch show with Steph. If she doesn't succeed Big Brother's task, access to the main house will be denied. She entered on Day 1. She became the runner up on Day 71.
Joanna
- Joanna Thomae is a 31-year-old mother from Entressen, France. She entered on Day 1. She walked on Day 17. with the secret : "I lived a romance with Michael Jackson".
Julie
- Julie Couillard is a 31-year-old nail prosthetist from Le Havre, France. She's in a relationship with her boyfriend of 12 years and has a 2-year-old daughter with him. Her secret is that she is hyperthymesic. She entered on Day 1. She was evicted on Day 64.
Leila
- Leila Ben Khalifa is a 32-year-old actress from Tunisia. She now lives in Milan, Italy. She was a contestant during the sixth season of the Italian version of Big Brother. Her secret is : "I am an imposter of the House of Secrets", she shares this secret with three other housemates : Aymeric, Sara and Stéfan, and her secret identity is : Virginie. She entered on Day 1 in the House of Imposters. She won the series on Day 71.
Nathalie
- Nathalie is a 43-year-old businesswoman from Bastia, France. She entered the house on Day 1. She finished in fourth place on Day 71. with the secret : "My boyfriend is half my age" and entered with a secret task to act as if housemate Vivian was her 22-year-old son.
Sacha
- Sacha is a 23-year-old musician, singer and make up artist from Belgium. He entered on Day 1. He was evicted on Day 43.
Sara
- Sara Rose is a 20-year-old business student from the Var, France. She describes herself as « capricious, angry and ultra strategist ». She is ready to do anything to win, even seducing male housemates. She works as a model to make ends meet. Her secret is : "I am an imposter of the House of Secrets" She shares this secret with three other housemates : Leila, Aymeric and Stéfan, and her secret identity is : Lois. She entered on Day 1 in the House of Imposters. She was ejected on Day 56, After a fight with Aymeric.
Stéfan
- Stéfan is a 25-year-old business man from France who works in the video game industry. His mother died from cancer when he was 9 years old. His secret is : "I am an imposter of the House of Secrets", he shares this secret with three other housemates : Leila, Sara and Aymeric, and his secret identity is : Matt. He entered on Day 1 in the House of Imposters. He was evicted on Day 36.
Stéphane « Steph »
- Stéphane Rodrigues is a 31-year-old model from Luxembourg. He is also a dancer and appeared in a Shy'm music video. La Voix made him travel to Las Vegas where he must build a secret in less than 24 hours before the launch show with another contestant : Jessica. If he doesn't succeed Big Brother's task, access to the main house will be denied. He entered on Day 1. He was evicted on Day 50.
Vivian
- Vivian is 22 and is from Bastia, France. He entered the house on Day 1. He finished in third place on Day 71. with the secret : "My girlfriend is twice my age" and entered with a secret task to act as if housemate Nathalie was his 43-year-old mother.
Houseguests
Anaïs
- Anaïs Camizuli is the winner of Secret Story 7.
Benoît
- Benoît Dubois is the winner of Secret Story 4. He entered as a guest in the Secret Story 8's house on Day/Night 47 and stays only for an evening along with Amélie.
Amélie
- Amélie Neten participated to Secret Story 4 in 2010. She also participated to Secret Story 7 as a guest and entered on Day 80, and quit on Day 87. She entered as a guest in the Secret Story 8's house on Day/Night 47 and stays only for an evening along with Benoît.
Zelko
- Zelko Stojanovic participated to Secret Story 5 in 2011 and was runner-up.
Zarko
- Zarko Stojanovic participated to Secret Story 5 in 2011 and is also the winner of Veliki Brat 2013.
Secrets
Name | Age | Country | Secret | Discovered by | Status |
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Leila Ben Khalifa | 32 | Tunisia / Italy | "We are imposters" (with Aymeric, Sara and Stéfan) | Housemates (Day 7) | Winner |
Jessica Silva | 20 | France | "We married at Las Vegas to enter on Secret Story" (with Stéphane) | Geoffrey (Day 11) | Runner-Up |
Nathalie Andreani | 43 | France | "My boyfriend is half my age" | Jessica (Day 52) | 3rd Place |
Vivian Grimigni | 22 | France | "My girlfriend is twice my age" | Jessica (Day 52) | 4th Place |
Julie Couillard | 31 | France | "I am hyperthymesic" | Undiscovered | Evicted (Day 64) |
Aymeric Bonnery | 22 | France | "We are imposters" (with Leila, Sara and Stéfan) | Housemates (Day 7) | Ejected (Day 56) |
Sara Rose-Ange | 20 | France | "We are imposters" (with Leila, Aymeric and Stéfan) | Housemates (Day 7) | Ejected (Day 56) |
Stéphane Rodrigues | 31 | Luxembourg | "We married at Las Vegas to enter on Secret Story" (with Jessica) | Geoffrey (Day 11) | Evicted (Day 50) |
Sacha Buyse | 23 | Belgium | "I've been missing for more than a year" | Julie (Day 40) | Evicted (Day 43) |
Stéfan Bentahar | 25 | France | "We are imposters" (with Leila, Sara and Aymeric) | Housemates (Day 7) | Evicted (Day 36) |
Geoffrey Bouin | 25 | France | "I am the accomplice of the audience" | Undiscovered | Evicted (Day 29) |
Élodie Ortisset | 22 | France | "I was born under anonymous childbirth" | La Voix/Herself (Day 18) | Evicted (Day 22) |
Joanna Thomae | 31 | France | "I lived a romance with Michael Jackson" | Undiscovered | Walked (Day 17) |
Iliesse Ardalane | 21 | France | "I am ailurophobic" | Undiscovered | Evicted (Day 15) |
Abdel Yamine Sellou | 43 | France | "The story of my life generated 20 millions of entries in the box office" | Undiscovered | Ejected (Day 5) |
Weekly summary
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Nominations
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | ||||||||
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Leila | House of Imposters | Stéfan | Geoffrey Iliesse | Not Eligible | Geoffrey Stéfan | Jessica Stéfan | Steph | Nominated | Steph Sara | Nominated | No Nominations | Winner (Day 71) | |||||
Jessica | No nominations | Aymeric | Sacha Steph | Not Eligible | Nominated | Leila Sacha | Saved | Not Eligible | Steph Sara | Exempt | Exempt | Runner-Up (Day 71) | |||||
Vivian | No nominations | Sara | Not Eligible | Leila Sara | Not Eligible | Leila Sacha | Steph | Not Eligible | Not Eligible | Nominated | No Nominations | Third Place (Day 71) | |||||
Nathalie | No nominations | Stéfan | Geoffrey Iliesse | Not Eligible | Not Eligible | Jessica Stéfan | Steph | Sacha Julie | Not Eligible | Exempt | No Nominations | Fourth Place (Day 71) | |||||
Julie | No nominations | Aymeric | Steph Iliesse | Not Eligible | Not Eligible | Leila Sacha | Stéfan | Nominated | Not Eligible | Nominated | No Nominations | Evicted (Day 64) | |||||
Aymeric | House of Imposters | Leila Stéfan | Exempt | Sara Julie | Not Eligible | Jessica Stéfan | Steph | Nominated | Not Eligible | Nominated | Ejected (Day 56) | ||||||
Sara | House of Imposters | Saved | Geoffrey Iliesse | Not Eligible | Geoffrey Stéfan | Jessica Stéfan | Saved | Not Eligible | Nominated | Nominated | Ejected (Day 56) | ||||||
Steph | No nominations | Leila | Not Eligible | Sara Julie | Not Eligible | Jessica Stéfan | Nominated | Not Eligible | Nominated | Evicted (Day 50) | |||||||
Sacha | No nominations | Leila | Not Eligible | Sara Jessica | Not Eligible | Jessica Stéfan | Steph | Aymeric Leila | Evicted (Day 43) | ||||||||
Stéfan | House of Imposters | Nominated | Exempt | Sara Leila | Nominated | Leila Sacha | Nominated | Evicted (Day 36) | |||||||||
Geoffrey | No nominations | Leila | Not Eligible | Sara Leila | Nominated | Evicted (Day 29) | |||||||||||
Élodie | No nominations | Aymeric | Geoffrey Iliesse | Nominated | Evicted (Day 22) | ||||||||||||
Joanna | No nominations | Aymeric | Steph Iliesse | Walked (Day 17) | |||||||||||||
Iliesse | No nominations | Leila | Not Eligible | Evicted (Day 15) | |||||||||||||
Abdel | Ejected (Day 5) | ||||||||||||||||
Up for eviction |
None | Stéfan | Geoffrey Iliesse | Élodie Leila Sara | Geoffrey Jessica Stéfan | Jessica Sara Stéfan Steph | Stéfan Steph | Aymeric Julie Leila Sacha | Sara Steph | Julie Leila Sara Vivian | Julie Leila Nathalie Vivian | Jessica Leila Nathalie Vivian | |||||
Nominations Notes |
1, 2 | 3 | 3, 4 | 5, 6 | 7, 8, 9 | 10, 11 | 12 | 13 | 14, 15 | 16, 17, 18 | 19, 20 | none | |||||
Walked | none | Joanna | none | ||||||||||||||
Ejected | Abdel | none | Aymeric, Sara | none | |||||||||||||
Evicted | No Eviction |
None | Iliesse 30% to save |
Élodie 28.5% to save |
Geoffrey 28% to save |
None | Stéfan 1 of 6 votes to save |
Sacha 17% to save |
Steph 36.63% to save |
Eviction Cancelled |
Julie Fewest votes to save |
Nathalie 10.4% to win |
Vivian 19.1% to win | ||||
Jessica 19.2% to win |
Leila 51.3% to win | ||||||||||||||||
Notes
^Note 1 : In round one of nominations only female housemates could nominate and only male housemates could be nominated.
^Note 2 : As Abdel was ejected on Day 5 by La Voix for inappropriate behavior, nominations were canceled.
^Note 3 : Housemates had to choose two imposters to enter the house, male housemates must choose between Sara and Leila and female housemates must choose between Aymeric and Stéfan. Later, as they were chosen by the housemates, Aymeric and Leila had a dilemma to choose between Stéfan and Sara to enter the house, they chose Stéfan. Later, Stéfan received a dilemma, if he accepts to pick Sara's place to face the public vote, all the imposters (Aymeric, Leila, Sara and Stéfan) are immune. He accepted.
^Note 4 : In round two of nominations only female housemates could nominate and only male housemates could be nominated.
^Note 5 : In order to destroy clues on their secrets, Julie and Geoffrey accepted to remove the immunity of Sara and Leila for nominations of week 3.
^Note 6 : Élodie revealed her secret and therefore is nominated.
^Note 7 : In round four of nominations, only male housemates could be nominated.
^Note 8 : As a revenge for manipulating male housemates to nominate Leila, this latter had opportunity to nominate Jessica. She accepted the offer of La Voix.
^Note 9 : Leila and Sara have power to nominate two male housemates as they nominated them in Week 3.
^Note 10 : In the room of shields, Stéfan had to give a fake immunity to one of his fellow housemate while it is a nomination. He must remain secret until La Voix reveals it on Day 32. He decided to nominate Sara by giving her a fake immunity.
^Note 11 : In round five of nominations, all the housemates were eligible to nominate and to nominate whoever they want, in duos. Aymeric and Nathalie, Leila and Sacha, Jessica and Stéfan, Sara and Steph, Vivian and Julie.
^Note 12 : Stéfan and Steph received the fewest votes to save and therefore are in danger for eviction. All the housemates have to save one of them. Sara and Jessica were not eligible to save one of them as they were nominated.
^Note 13 : Housemates are divided into two houses. Jessica, Steph, Julie, Sacha and Vivian in the main house and Sara, Nathalie, Aymeric and Leila in the little house. Each house had to elect a "leader" of their house. Main house chose Sacha, little house chose Nathalie. As chiefs of their houses, Sacha and Nathalie will nominate on Day 40 two housemates of the opposite house.
^Note 14 : After being up for eviction along Sacha, Julie and Aymeric, Leila was evicted for fake and therefore joined the Secret Room. On Day 45, La Voix revealed to Aymeric that only Sacha was evicted and Leila was in secret room, Aymeric joined Leila in Secret Room but still lives in the main house.
^Note 15 : Jessica becomes another Leila's complice and is aware Leila is still in the house. La Voix gave them both the power to nominate one male and one female housemate to face the public's vote.
^Note 16 : During the live show, the red phone his apparition, all the housemates had to pass the phone to another and the last one who received it was nominated. As Sara was the last one to have it, she was nominated. To protect their secret, Nathalie and Vivian had the possibility to take Sara's nomination for one of them. They chose Vivian. Then, Leila received a dilemma: she could give Aymeric the possibility to see his brother but she would take Vivian's nomination. She accepted. Then, Sara and Steph could nominate Jessica but all the housemates money would be divided by two. They accepted, Jessica therefore became nominated next to Leila. But, Aymeric and Julie could replace Jessica and Leila with Nathalie and Vivian. They accepted, Nathalie and Vivian therefore became the nominees. Finally, Nathalie and Vivian had the possibility to save one of them, but clues of their secret would be revealed to the house. They accepted and saved Nathalie. Vivian therefore remained the only nominee.
^Note 17 : Vivian, as a nominee, had then to choose 2 housemates to win immunity. He chose Nathalie and Jessica. The other housemates faced eviction with him.
^Note 18 : In week 8, nominations were cancelled as Aymeric and Sara were ejected. The housemates have to choose if they merit to stay. Only Leila and Julie vote for the return of the two housemastes.
^Note 19 : Jessica won a free pass to the final.
^Note 20 : In week 9, due to the last nominations before the final, there were no nominations, and all the housemates except to Jessica were up for eviction.
Nominations totals received
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Total | |||
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Day 5 | Day 8 | Day 33 | Day 36 | ||||||||||
Jessica | – | – | – | 1 | – | Finalist | |||||||
Leila | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | Finalist | |||||||
Nathalie | – | – | – | 0 | – | Finalist | |||||||
Vivian | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | Finalist | |||||||
Julie | – | – | – | 2 | – | Evicted | |||||||
Aymeric | – | 4 | – | – | 0 | Ejected | |||||||
Sara | – | 1 | – | 6 | – | Ejected | |||||||
Steph | – | – | 3 | – | 0 | Evicted | |||||||
Sacha | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | Evicted | |||||||
Stéfan | – | 3 | – | – | 2 | Evicted | |||||||
Geoffrey | – | – | 4 | – | 2 | Evicted | 6 | ||||||
Élodie | – | – | – | – | Evicted | 0 | |||||||
Joanna | – | – | – | Walked | 0 | ||||||||
Iliesse | – | – | 6 | Evicted | 6 | ||||||||
Abdel | Ejected | N/A | |||||||||||
Nominations : Results
- The results of nominations with percentages included
Weeks | Nominated | Evicted |
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Week 1 | Stéfan (84% - saved) | Abdel |
Week 2 | Geoffrey (70%), Iliesse (30%) | Iliesse |
Week 3 | Élodie (28.5%), Leila (34%), Sara (37.5%) | Joanna | Élodie |
Week 4 | Geoffrey (28%), Stéfan (31%), Jessica (41%) | Geoffrey |
Week 5 | Jessica (27%), Sara (29%), Stéfan (18%), Steph (26%) | Stéfan |
Week 6 | Aymeric (28%), Julie (26%), Leila (29%), Sacha (17%) | Sacha |
Week 7 | Sara (63.37%), Steph (36.63%) | Steph |
Week 8 | Sara, Aymeric | |
Week 9 | Leila (40%), Nathalie (20%), Vivian (21%), Julie (19%) | Julie |
Week 10 - Final | Leila (51.3%) , Jessica (19.2%), Nathalie (10.4%), Vivian (19.1%) | Nathalie, Vivian, Jessica |
Ratings
Prime Time
Show N° | Day | Viewers | Ratings Share |
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1 - Launch | Friday 18 July | 3,066,000 | 17.8% |
2 | Friday 25 July | 2,078,000 | 20.9% |
3 | Friday 1 August | 1,900,000 | 20.4% |
4 | Friday 8 August | 1,700,000 | 19.6% |
5 | Friday 15 August | 1,719,000 | 18.8% |
6 | Friday 22 August | 1,736,000 | 20.8% |
7 | Friday 29 August | 1,728,000 | 23.8% |
8 | Friday 5 September | 1,532,000 | 22.8% |
9 | Friday 12 September | 1,902,000 | 22% |
10 | Friday 19 September | 1,833,000 | 22.8% |
11 - Final | Friday 26 September | 2,143,000 | 21.2% |
After Secret
Show N° | Day | Viewers | Ratings Share |
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1 - Live | Friday 18 July | 473,000 | 16.7% |
2 | Friday 25 July | 1,120,000 | 23.2% |
3 | Friday 1 August | 1,000,000 | 23% |
4 | Friday 8 August | 1,100,000 | 23% |
5 | Friday 15 August | 1,200,000 | 23% |
6 | Friday 22 August | 1,100,000 | 25.6% |
7 | Friday 29 August | 1,000,000 | 28.4% |
8 | Friday 5 September | 1,000,000 | 28% |
9 | Friday 12 September | 1,000,000 | 25% |
10 | Friday 19 September | 1,000,000 | 25% |
11 - Final | Friday 26 September | 1,000,000 | 21.7% |
References
- "TF1 officialise une saison 8". ozap.com. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- "Benjamin Castaldi reste sur TF1 et présentera "Secret Story 8"". ozap.com. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- "Secret Story 8 : Les premières indiscrétions..." programme-tv.net. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- "Abdel a été exclu du jeu pour avoir eu des propos et un geste agressif vis-à-vis de Vivian". twitter.com. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
External links
- (in French) Official website for Secret Story
- (in French) Social network page for Secret Story
- Big brother news site