Grande Fratello season 12
Grande Fratello | |
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Season 12 | |
No. of days | 161 |
No. of housemates | 36 |
Winner | Sabrina |
Runner-up | Gaia |
Season chronology |
Grande Fratello 12 premiered on October 24, 2011 and concluded on April 1, 2012. It was the twelfth Italian edition of the reality franchise Big Brother. Alessia Marcuzzi returned as the main host of the show. The house had been radically renewed from the last edition. The winner of the season, Sabrina Mbarek received a €240,000 grand prize.
Housemates
Housemates | Age | Birthplace | Occupation | Day entered | Day exited | Status |
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Sabrina Mbarek | 21 | Udine | Student | 78 | 161 | Winner |
Gaia Elide Bruschini | 23 | Rome | Model and hostess | 1 | 161 | Runner-up |
Patrick Ray Pugliese | 34 | ![]() |
TV personality, Grande Fratello season 4 housemate | 113 | 161 | 3rd Place |
Franco Giusti | 30 | Rome | Physiotherapist | 50 | 161 | 4th Place |
Martina Pascutti | 21 | Turin | Photomodel | 29 | 161 | 5th Place |
Armando Avellino | 25 | Catania | Architect | 29 | 154 | 26th Evicted |
Ilenia Pastorelli | 25 | Rome | Student | 1 | 154 | 25th Evicted |
Vito Mancini | 26 | Parma | Student | 29 | 147 | 24th Evicted |
Kevin Cagnardi | 20 | Borgosesia | Unemployed | 78 | 147 | 23rd Evicted |
Cristina Del Basso | 24 | Varese | Showgirl, actress and model, Grande Fratello season 9 housemate | 113 | 140 | 22nd Evicted |
Valentina "Vale" Marconi | 32 | Quarata | Butcher | 120 | 140 | 21st Evicted |
Valentina Lanotte | 22 | Modugno | Showroom business owner | 78 | 133 | 20th Evicted |
Floriana Messina | 22 | Potenza | Student | 1 | 133 | 19th Evicted |
Ferdinando Giordano | 31 | Salerno | TV personality, Grande Fratello season 11 housemate | 113 | 127 | 18th Evicted |
Gaetano De Robertis | 32 | Bari | Event organizer | 78 | 125 | Walked |
Giusy Muscia | 25 | Niscemi | Traveller | 78 | 120 | 17th Evicted |
Enrica Maria Saraniti | 23 | Catania | Psychologist | 8 | 120 | 16th Evicted |
Fabrizio Conti | 31 | Viareggio | Tattoo artist | 50 | 113 | 15th Evicted |
Amedeo Aterrano | 23 | Naples | Salesman and model | 1 | 106 | 14th Evicted |
Chiara Giorgiani | 22 | Milan | Public relations | 1 | 99 | 13th Evicted |
Daniel Mkongo | 21 | ![]() |
Model, Secret Story season 5 housemate | 78 | 92 | Ejected |
Rudolf Mernone | 23 | Rome | Rugby player | 1 | 92 | Walked |
Monica Sirianni | 25 | ![]() |
English teacher | 64 | 92 | 12th Evicted |
Luca Di Tolla | 34 | Eboli | Student and former scientific informant | 1 | 85 | 11th Evicted |
Yassine Mokdad Mamaar | 24 | Gavardo | Dancer and personal trainer | 50 | 78 | 10th Evicted |
Caterina Siviero | 25 | Mestre | Dental Hygienist | 1 | 71 | 9th Evicted |
Kiran Maccali | 25 | ![]() |
Farmer | 1 | 64 | 8th Evicted |
Adriana Peluso | 21 | Salerno | Rhythmic gymnastics teacher | 1 | 57 | 7th Evicted |
Leone Gucciardini | 27 | Florence | Waiter | 1 | 50 | 6th Evicted |
Sofia D'Altrui | 23 | Pescara | Student and receptionist | 1 | 43 | 5th Evicted |
Danilo Novelli | 22 | Bari | Bartender | 1 | 38 | Walked |
Mirko D'Arpa | 31 | Rome | Real estate agent | 8 | 37 | Walked |
Valeria Molin Predel | 34 | Bolzano | Student and former ice hockey player | 1 | 36 | 4th Evicted |
Filippo Pongiluppi | 30 | Rimini | Hotelier | 1 | 29 | 3rd Evicted |
Claudia Letizia | 32 | Pompei | Burlesque performer | 1 | 22 | 2nd Evicted |
Mario Ermito | 20 | Brindisi | Model | 1 | 15 | 1st Evicted |
The Invaders
On February 13, 2012, Alessia Marcuzzi communicated to viewers that, from that moment on, three former housemates (with the title of "Invaders") will re-enter in the competition with the aim of hindering the path of the current competing housemates of this edition towards the final victory, namely, Patrick Ray Pugliese (GF4), Cristina Del Basso (GF9) and Ferdinando Giordano (GF10), in fact, they entered the 17th week of this edition.
Initially a "second wave" of "Invaders" was planned for the next episode (ie for the 18th week), but then the idea was discarded also due to the refusal (for previous non-derogable work commitments) of the four former housemates contacted by Endemol Italia. The housemates called to re-take part in the competition were Roberto Mercandalli (GF 8), the couple made up of Veronica Ciardi and Sarah Nile (GF 10) and George Leonard (GF10).
Nominations table
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 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Week 20 | Week 21 | Week 22 | Week 23 | Final | Nominations received | |||||||||||||
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Sabrina | Not in house |
Exempt | Amedeo Giusy |
Not eligible |
Giusy Amedeo |
Vito | Gaia Gaetano |
Giusy | Gaia Valentina |
Nominated | Ferdinando | Valentina Kevin |
Ilenia Gaia |
Nominated | Ilenia Gaia |
Nominated | Ilenia Gaia |
Vito | Nominated | Ilenia Franco |
Not eligible |
Patrick | Winner (Day 161) |
41 | ||||||||||||
Gaia | Amedeo | Claudia | Luca | Valeria | Vito | Leone | Amedeo | Amedeo Kiran |
Amedeo Vito |
Chiara | Yassine | Luca Amedeo |
Monica Amedeo |
Amedeo Valentina |
Not eligible |
Amedeo Sabrina |
Fabrizio | Sabrina Gaetano |
Gaetano | Sabrina Valentina |
Not eligible |
Ferdinando | Sabrina Valentina |
Sabrina Cristina |
Not eligible |
Sabrina Cristina |
Not eligible |
Sabrina Patrick |
Ilenia | Ilenia | Sabrina Patrick |
Not eligible |
Patrick | Runner-Up (Day 161) |
20 | |
Patrick | Not in house |
Exempt | Not eligible |
Valentina Gaia |
Floriana Valentina |
Cristina | Gaia Vale |
Nominated | Gaia Kevin |
Martina | Not eligible |
Ilenia Armando |
Franco | Sabrina | Third Place (Day 161) |
13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Franco | Not in house |
Exempt | Amedeo Caterina |
Rudolf | Amedeo | Luca Martina |
Monica Chiara |
Chiara Kevin |
Armando | Martina Giusy |
Armando | Fabrizio Enrica |
Martina | Enrica Valentina |
Nominated | Ferdinando | Valentina Martina |
Floriana Sabrina |
Vale | Sabrina Martina |
Nominated | Sabrina Martina |
Armando | Patrick | Ilenia Sabrina |
Not eligible |
Sabrina | Fourth Place (Day 161) |
37 | |||||||
Martina | Not in house |
Exempt | Adriana | Gaia | Adriana | Chiara Kiran |
Franco Amedeo |
Ilenia | Yassine | Monica Franco |
Monica Amedeo |
Amedeo Giusy |
Not eligible |
Giusy Valentina |
Armando | Fabrizio Valentina |
Not eligible |
Valentina Kevin |
Not eligible |
Ferdinando | Valentina Franco |
Valentina Franco |
Not eligible |
Vale Sabrina |
Not eligible |
Franco Sabrina |
Ilenia | Nominated | Sabrina Franco |
Sabrina | Armando | Fifth Place (Day 161) |
20 | |||
Armando | Not in house |
Exempt | Kiran | Gaia | Adriana | Kiran Chiara |
Franco Amedeo |
Luca | Amedeo | Amedeo Monica |
Amedeo Monica |
Chiara Giusy |
Franco | Giusy Valentina |
Franco | Fabrizio Giusy |
Franco | Valentina Enrica |
Giusy | Ferdinando | Valentina Kevin |
Floriana Valentina |
Ilenia | Sabrina Vale |
Sabrina Cristina |
Sabrina Patrick |
Ilenia | Franco | Sabrina Patrick |
Franco | Sabrina | Evicted (Day 154) |
6 | |||
Ilenia | Sofia | Claudia | Filippo | Kiran | Kiran | Kiran | Kiran | Kiran Chiara |
Amedeo Franco |
Gaia | Chiara | Luca Monica |
Chiara Monica |
Chiara Giusy |
Not eligible |
Valentina Kevin |
Vito | Fabrizio Enrica |
Gaia | Enrica Valentina |
Sabrina | Ferdinando | Valentina Sabrina |
Floriana Sabrina |
Not eligible |
Sabrina Vale |
Franco Patrick |
Sabrina Patrick |
Gaia | Armando | Patrick Franco |
Evicted (Day 154) |
3 | |||
Vito | Not in house |
Exempt | Sofia | Gaia | Adriana | Chiara Amedeo |
Amedeo Franco |
Rudolf | Luca | Luca Monica |
Monica Chiara |
Chiara Giusy |
Franco | Giusy Valentina |
Sabrina | Fabrizio Enrica |
Sabrina | Enrica Valentina |
Ferdinando | Valentina Kevin |
Floriana Valentina |
Martina | Vale Cristina |
Not eligible |
Kevin Patrick |
Sabrina | Nominated | Evicted (Day 147) |
26 | |||||||
Kevin | Not in house |
Exempt | Amedeo Valentina |
Armando | Gaetano Valentina |
Gaia | Gaetano Martina |
Not eligible |
Valentina Sabrina |
Not eligible |
Ferdinando | Sabrina Valentina |
Sabrina Cristina |
Gaia | Sabrina Cristina |
Not eligible |
Sabrina Patrick |
Evicted (Day 147) |
15 | |||||||||||||||||
Cristina | Not in house |
Exempt | Not eligible |
Gaia Kevin |
Valentina Vito |
Not eligible |
Kevin Vito |
Nominated | Evicted (Day 140) |
7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vale | Not in house |
Exempt | Not eligible |
Martina Ilenia |
Evicted (Day 140) |
4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valentina | Not in house |
Exempt | Amedeo Giusy |
Not eligible |
Amedeo Franco |
Fabrizio | Franco Martina |
Nominated | Martina Franco |
Not eligible |
Cristina | Gaetano Sabrina |
Armando Sabrina |
Nominated | Evicted (Day 133) |
35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Floriana | Sofia | Sofia | Mirko | Leone | Kiran | Leone | Amedeo | Martina Kiran |
Caterina Armando |
Enrica | Martina | Martina Franco |
Franco Amedeo |
Amedeo Valentina |
Not eligible |
Franco Sabrina |
Enrica | Franco Gaetano |
Enrica | Franco Sabrina |
Franco | Patrick | Franco Sabrina |
Cristina Franco |
Evicted (Day 133) |
5 | ||||||||||
Ferdinando | Not in house |
Exempt | Not eligible |
Nominated | Martina Sabrina |
Evicted (Day 127) |
10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gaetano | Not in house |
Exempt | Amedeo Kevin |
Armando | Kevin Giusy |
Armando | Kevin Giusy |
Not eligible |
Valentina Kevin |
Not eligible |
Ferdinando | Valentina Sabrina |
Walked (Day 125) |
9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Giusy | Not in house |
Exempt | Amedeo Gaetano |
Not eligible |
Amedeo Franco |
Kevin | Franco Sabrina |
Not eligible |
Sabrina Franco |
Nominated | Ferdinando | Evicted (Day 120) |
16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Enrica | Exempt | Gaia | Mirko | Kiran | Vito | Leone | Vito | Kiran Martina |
Vito Franco |
Floriana | Martina | Amedeo Franco |
Amedeo Franco |
Amedeo Valentina |
Not eligible |
Amedeo Sabrina |
Floriana | Franco Gaetano |
Kevin | Franco Sabrina |
Evicted (Day 120) |
Patrick | Evicted (Day 120) |
7 | ||||||||||||
Fabrizio | Not in house |
Exempt | Amedeo Armando |
Yassine | Amedeo | Vito Chiara |
Amedeo Franco |
Not eligible |
Gaetano | Amedeo Vito |
Gaia | Franco Martina |
Evicted (Day 113) |
5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Amedeo | Sofia | Claudia | Luca | Valeria | Adriana | Gaia | Vito | Vito Martina |
Franco Armando |
Rudolf | Yassine | Luca Chiara |
Chiara Monica |
Chiara Kevin |
Vito | Giusy Martina |
Evicted (Day 106) |
51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Chiara | Mario | Claudia | Valeria | Valeria | Vito | Leone | Vito | Kiran Martina |
Franco Caterina |
Floriana | Luca | Amedeo Franco |
Amedeo Franco |
Amedeo Gaetano |
Evicted (Day 99) |
20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel | Not in house |
Exempt | Ejected (Day 92) |
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monica | Not in house |
Exempt | Vito Martina |
Martina Vito |
Evicted (Day 92) |
13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rudolf | Amedeo | Valeria | Filippo | Valeria | Sofia | Gaia | Amedeo | Chiara Amedeo |
Caterina Armando |
Vito | Martina | Luca Monica |
Monica Chiara |
Walked (Day 92) |
0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Luca | Sofia | Gaia | Mirko | Leone | Vito | Gaia | Adriana | Kiran Vito |
Vito Franco |
Armando | Vito | Amedeo Vito |
Evicted (Day 85) |
12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Yassine | Not in house |
Exempt | Vito Amedeo |
Fabrizio | Amedeo | Evicted (Day 78) |
3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Caterina | Mario | Valeria | Valeria | Valeria | Vito | Gaia | Kiran | Kiran Chiara |
Amedeo Franco |
Evicted (Day 71) |
5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kiran | Mario | Claudia | Valeria | Sofia | Sofia | Gaia | Vito | Chiara Vito |
Evicted (Day 64) |
18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adriana | Valeria | Valeria | Valeria | Valeria | Vito | Leone | Amedeo | Evicted (Day 57) |
7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leone | Sofia | Claudia | Luca | Valeria | Sofia | Gaia | Evicted (Day 50) |
7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sofia | Mario | Claudia | Filippo | Valeria | Vito | Evicted (Day 43) |
15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danilo | Valeria | Claudia | Luca | Valeria | Sofia | Walked (Day 38) |
0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mirko | Exempt | Claudia | Filippo | Valeria | Vito | Walked (Day 37) |
4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valeria | Sofia | Kiran | Caterina | Adriana | Evicted (Day 36) |
19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Filippo | Sofia | Gaia | Mirko | Evicted (Day 29) |
4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Claudia | Amedeo | Gaia | Evicted (Day 22) |
9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mario | Sofia | Evicted (Day 15) |
4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10, 11 | 10 | 10, 12 | 10, 13 | 14 | 15 | none | 16 | 17, 18 | none | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||||||||||||
Nominated | Mario Sofia |
Claudia Gaia |
Filippo Luca Mirko Valeria |
Kiran Leone Valeria |
Sofia Vito |
Gaia Leone |
Adriana Amedeo Vito |
Chiara Kiran |
Amedeo Armando Caterina Franco Vito |
Amedeo Martina Yassine |
Amedeo Luca Monica |
Amedeo Chiara Monica |
Amedeo Chiara Giusy |
Amedeo Franco Giusy Sabrina Valentina |
Fabrizio Franco Gaetano |
Valentina | Enrica Franco Sabrina Valentina |
Franco Giusy Sabrina |
Ferdinando Kevin Sabrina Valentina |
Floriana Sabrina Valentina |
Sabrina Valentina |
Sabrina Vale |
Cristina Franco Patrick Sabrina |
Gaia Kevin Patrick Sabrina |
Martina Sabrina Vito |
Franco Ilenia Patrick Sabrina |
Armando Patrick Sabrina |
Franco Gaia Martina Patrick Sabrina | ||||||||
Walked | none | Mirko Danilo |
none | Rudolf | none | Gaetano | none | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ejected | none | Daniel | none | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evicted | Mario 59.19% to evict |
Claudia 79.78% to evict |
Filippo 37.19% to evict |
Valeria 53.60% to evict |
Sofia 59.27% to evict |
Leone 54.35% to evict |
Adriana 55.07% to evict |
Kiran 55.24% to evict |
Caterina 41.78% to evict |
Yassine 66.30% to evict |
Luca 52.65% to evict |
Monica 38.12% to evict |
Chiara 58.76% to evict |
Amedeo 34.34% to evict |
Fabrizio 54.47% to evict |
Valentina 75.69% to save |
Enrica 71.08% to evict |
Giusy 12.11% to save |
Ferdinando 39.94% to evict |
Floriana 74.17% to evict |
Valentina 58.37% to evict |
Vale 65.08% to evict |
Cristina 4.89% to save |
Kevin 42.12% to evict |
Vito 31.95% to save |
Ilenia 53.12% to evict |
Armando 47.59% to evict |
Martina 2.18% (out of 5) |
Franco 5.10% (out of 5) | |||||||
Patrick 14.96% (out of 5) |
Gaia 24.37% (out of 2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Survived | Sofia 40,81% |
Gaia 20,22% |
Luca 25,01% Mirko 23,27% Valeria 14,53% |
Leone 26.41% Kiran 19.99% |
Vito 40.73% |
Gaia 45.65% |
Amedeo 30.98% Vito 13.95% |
Chiara 44.76% |
Vito 16.86% Armando 15.35% Franco 14.04% Amedeo 11.97% |
Martina 18.85% Amedeo 14.85% |
Monica 40.85% Amedeo 6.50% |
Chiara 35.80% Amedeo 26.08% |
Amedeo 35.00% Giusy 6.24% |
Valentina 31.57% Giusy 15.19% Sabrina 12.61% Franco 6.29% |
Franco 36.06% Gaetano 9.47% |
Valentina 24.31% to evict |
Franco 17.96% Valentina 5.57% Sabrina 5.39% |
Franco 25.57% Sabrina 62.32% |
Sabrina 35.17% Kevin 13.82% Valentina 11.07% |
Sabrina 19.09% Valentina 6.74% |
Sabrina 41.63% |
Sabrina 34.92% |
Franco 13.93% Patrick 14.03% Sabrina 67.15% |
Gaia 27.71% Sabrina 20.29% Patrick 9.89% |
Martina 32.45% Sabrina 35.60% |
Sabrina 38.31% Franco 7.39% Patrick 1.18% |
Sabrina 33.86% Patrick 18.55% |
Sabrina 75.63% to win |
Notes
- ^1 The public voted for their favourite housemate. Adriana, Danilo and Kiran were the favourite housemates. The producers decided that only Amedeo, Mario, Leone, Sofia and Valeria could be nominated that week.
- ^2 The producers decided that only Claudia, Gaia, Kiran, Sofia and Valeria could be nominated that week.
- ^3 This week the producers decided that every housemate could be nominated.
- ^4 The producers decided that only Adriana, Kiran, Leone, Sofia and Valeria could be nominated that week. Armando, Martina and Vito were immune as they were new housemates.
- ^5 The producers decided that only Adriana, Kiran, Sofia and Vito could be nominated that week.
- ^6 The producers decided that only Adriana, Gaia, Kiran and Leone could be nominated that week.
- ^7 The producers decided that only Adriana, Amedeo, Kiran and Vito could be nominated that week.
- ^8 The producers decided that only Amedeo, Chiara, Kiran, Martina and Vito could be nominated that week. Ilenia was the favourite housemate of the public and she could save one of the nominees. She saved Martina.
- ^9 The producers decided that only Amedeo, Armando, Caterina, Franco and Vito could be nominated that week. Ilenia was the favoutire housemate of the public and she gave immunity to Rudolf.
- ^10 The next 6 housemates received immunity for a month. Floriana and Rudolf were immune because of the housemates. The public gave immunity to Gaia and Ilenia. The producers gave immunity to Enrica and Fabrizio.
- ^11 Amedeo received 3 extra points as he was given a letter of his girlfriend.
- ^12 Fabrizio could not be nominated as he was ill.
- ^13 As Rudolf left the house and he gained immunity some weeks ago, the male housemates voted to give Rudolf's immunity to other male housemate. They gave immunity to Armando.
- ^14 The next 4 housemates received immunity for three weeks. Armando was immune as he was chosen by his fellow housemates. The public gave immunity to Ilenia and Vito. The producers gave immunity to Floriana.
- ^15 The exempt housemates must save one housemate. The housemates who were saved, must save another housemate. Valentina was the only one who was not saved and for this reason she was nominated.
- ^16 The exempt housemates must nominate four housemates. Randomly, Floriana got the safe card so she could save one of the four nominees, she saved Valentina.
- ^17 The housemates must nominate one housemate between Cristina, Ferdinando and Patrick. The nominated housemate, Ferdinando, joined to the final nominees at the end of the night.
- ^18 Cristina and Patrick were immune as they were not nominated the previous round.
- ^19 On round 19 the male housemates had to save a female housemate the only two with no votes were nominated. Sabrina and Valentina didn't receive any vote and were nominated.
- ^20 Armando and Ilenia were chosen by their fellow housemates to be the only ones who could nominate. Armando nominated two female housemates, Cristina and Sabrina. Ilenia nominated two male housemates, Franco and Patrick.
- ^21 On the first part of round 22, the housemates voted to give a place in the final to other housemate. Ilenia was the most voted and she received to immunity. The producers told her that she could keep her immunity, give to other housemate or open a public vote. Ilenia gave her immunity to Gaia. On the second part of round 23, each housemate saved another housemate until three housemates were not saved.
- ^22 The housemates selected Franco to be the second finalist between him and Sabrina. Then the housemates nominated Sabrina, who was the first nominee with most votes and she chose Patrick to be the second nominee. Patrick chose Armando to be the third nominee.
Controversy
Role of the "Invaders" and management of the edition
The critics did not particularly appreciate the Invaders' entry: the authors of Grande Fratello have totally rejected the complaints made by the critics, and by the public, reaffirming the full and total regularity of the program and the televoting.
Margherita Zanatta (GF11) revealed that she had been contacted before the start of the season by Endemol Italia to participate, as an "Invader" in the twelfth edition, but she refused the proposal: a few weeks before, also Guendalina Tavassi (GF11) had also declared that she had received the same proposal, but she then refused to be able to participate in the ninth season of L'isola dei famosi. From the statements just mentioned by Zanatta and Tavassi, it can be deduced that the Invaders' entry had already been premeditated before the start of the twelfth season of Grande Fratello and not after, as the authors had publicly declared of the program at the time of the Invaders' entry.
On 4 July 2012, Patrick Ray Pugliese, one of the Invaders, gave some interviews in which he made controversial statements about the relationships between the authors, the housemates (including himself as the Invader) and the regulation of Grande Fratello. The controversial statements have aroused various controversies as part of the critics read in them an alleged piloting of the game by the authors of the program through a presumed piloting of the Invaders.
Alleged influence of call centers on televoting
Alfonso Signorini, opinionist of the twelfth edition, in an interview he stated, a few days after the Grade Fratello 12 final, the following: "I believe that within Grande Fratello 12 there was the influence of a few call centers too many: otherwise it is not possible to explain how it is possible that Ilenia, with a fan club of 80,000 people who have not voted all but almost, may have lost to a certain Martina who has 10,000 fans. Maths is not an opinion […] It would be time and time to get organized to ensure that call centers do not interfere with the outcome of a final vote."
Furthermore, Signorini, also in that interview, declared that he had doubts about the fact that Sabrina Mbarek, winner of the twelfth season, did not deserve, in his opinion, this title as Gaia Elide Bruschini, the runner-up, was greeted with a roar from the studio audience while the italian-tunisian coolly. Therefore, the so strong difference in preference between the two competitors, between the studio audience and the one at home, cannot be explained.
References
- Official site (in Italian)
- World of Big Brother