VIP Brother
Season 4
Presented by	Niki Kanchev Aleksandra Sarchadjieva
No. of days	63
No. of housemates	16
Winner	Orlin Pavlov
Runner-up	Dimitar
Release
Original network	Nova Television
Original release	16 September (2012-09-16) – 17 November 2012 (2012-11-17)
Season chronology
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VIP Brother 4, also referred to asVIP Brother 2012^[1] was the fourth season of thereality showVIP Brother inBulgaria and the ninth season of theBig Brother format overall. It commenced onNova Television on September 16, 2012, and lasted for two months, ending on November 17, 2012. It was immediately followed by anAll-Stars edition. It was the first season to air more than two years after thefamily edition and more than three years after the thirdcelebrity edition.Niki Kanchev returned as the show's main presenter for the Live shows on Monday on Wednesday (evictions and nominations, respectively), withAleksandra Sarchadjieva being the presenter for the daily episodes.

VIP Brother 4 finished on Day 63, making it the longest celebrity edition of the format in Bulgaria so far. It was also the first and so far, the only season with no voluntary exits by any Housemates. Orlin Pavlov won with Dimitar Kovachev "Funky" as the runner-up.

On March 27, 2012Endemol announced that a deal withNova TV had been finalized for another two seasons to be aired.^[2]

On June 10, 2012Nova TV confirmed thatVIP Brother 4 would commence in September and that anall-stars edition ofBig Brother would be aired after the finale at the end of 2012.^[3]

The official logo was the same as the one forBig Brother 13 UK. This logo was also used in the first season ofBig Brother All Stars inBulgaria.

11 Housemates entered the House on Day 1, and another 5 on Day 2, includingPamela Anderson who was a houseguest for two. Ivan (also houseguest) and Ludmilla entered on Day 9, and Kamelia (as Sofia) on Day 11.

Iren and Vladimir were competing as one contestant.

Each Housemate had a necklace worth 10,000 leva. If evicted, the Housemate had to choose another Housemate to have their necklace.

Aksinia Chenkova is a pop singer and a formerStar Academy participant. She entered the House on Day 2 and was the second evicted on Day 16.

Blagoy Ivanov "Bagata" is a sportsman and former boyfriend of Zlatka. He entered the House on Day 1 and finished fifth in the finale on Day 63.

Bonka Ilieva "Boni" is a pop-folk singer. She was the first Housemate to enter the House on Day 1. Big Brother gave her a secret mission to make strange comments to the other Housemates, otherwise they would not be given their suitcases. She was the fourth evicted on Day 30.

Dimitar Kovachev "Funky" is a musician. His father is Bulgarian and his mother is Armenian. He entered the House on Day 2 and finished second in the finale on Day 63.

Julian Konstantinov is an operah singer. He entered the House on Day 1 and was the seventh evicted on Day 44.

Iren Krivoshieva andVladimir Danailov are mother and son. Iren is an actress. Vladimir's father of the actorStefan Danailov. They entered the House on Day 1 and were competing as a single contestant and was the third evicted on Day 23.

Kamelia Veselinova is Ludmilla's girlfriend. She entered the House on Day 11 with a secret mission to convince the other Housemates that she is Sofia, a girl who had a controversial break-up with a German prince. If she completes her mission successfully, she will be allowed to stay in the House. Kamelia was the tenth evicted on Day 60.

Katsi Vaptsarov is an ex-TV host. He entered the House on Day 1 and finished third in the finale on Day 63.

Kristina Patrashkova is a journalist. She entered the House on Day 1 and was the fifth evicted on Day 37.

Ludmilla Diakovska "Lucy" is a pop singer from the girl bandNo Angels. She entered the House on Day 9 and was the ninth evicted on Day 58.

Mariana Popova is a pop singer. Her fiancé Veselin Plachkov entered six years later inVIP Brother 10 in 2018. She entered the House on Day 1 and was the eighth evicted on Day 51.

Nikol Stankulova isNova TV's weather girl. She entered the House on Day 1 and finished fourth in the finale on Day 63.

Nikolay Martinov is the winner of third season ofSurvivor. He entered the House on Day 1 and was the sixth evicted on Day 37.

Orlin Pavlov is a pop singer and an actor. His former girlfriend Yana Akimova entered six years later inVIP Brother 10 in 2018 with her husband Petko Dimitrov. He entered the House on Day 2 and became a winner on Day 63.

Sonya Koltuklieva is a journalist. She entered the House on Day 2 and was the first evicted on Day 9.

Zlatka Dimitrova is a model, actress, former Miss Playmate and former girlfriend of Blagoy. She entered the House on Day 1 and was the eleventh evicted on Day 60.

Ivan Laskin is an actor andAleksandra Sarchadjieva's husband. He entered the House on Day 9 and left on Day 30.

Lyuben Dilov-son is a journalist and writer. He entered the House on Day 44 and left on Day 51.

On September 9 it was officially announced that Pamela Anderson entered the House on the show's launch night.^[4] She entered the House on Day 2 as a special Houseguest and left on Day 4.

Vyara, Nadezhda and Lyubov Stanchevi are identical triplets. Lyubov was the winner ofBig Brother 3. She and her sisters, who were also participants in the third season of Big Brother in 2006, entered the House on Day 37. They were the first Housemates confirmed to participate inBig Brother All-Stars, which commenced after theVIP Brother 4 finale.

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