The second season of the Chilean version of Gran Hermano was announced in early 2024, ^[2] with casting calls being opened in March of the same year. Diana Bolocco will return to host the reality series from Chile, while the housemates will once again occupy the Gran Hermano Argentina house. ^[3]

The series was then announced by Chilevision to have a 2-night premiere event: with the live move-in on Friday, 12 July 2024, ^[4] and the first team task to determine who gets to stay in the main house airing on Sunday, 14 July 2024. ^[5]

Format

Similar to season one, the format remains largely the same: The show follows a group of contestants, known as HouseGuests, who live inside a custom-built house outfitted with cameras and microphones recording their every move 24 hours a day. The HouseGuests are sequestered with no contact with the outside world. During their stay, the HouseGuests share their thoughts on their day-to-day lives inside the house in a private room known as the Diary Room. Each week, the HouseGuests compete in competitions to win power and safety inside the house. At the start of each week, the HouseGuests compete in a Head of Household (abbreviated as "HOH") competition. The winner of the HoH competition is immune from eviction and selects another HouseGuest to be saved for eviction. On eviction night, the audience vote to evict one of the nominees, and the nominee with the most votes is evicted from the house.

Format changes and additions

Civilians vs. Celebrities

For the first time in Gran Hermano Chile history, contestants will be divided into 2 teams that will compete against each other for prizes, benefits and immunity. This time around the 22 contestants will be divided into Civilians and Celebrities ^[6].

Other casting twists

This series of Gran Hermano also immerses itself into classic Big Brother casting twists, as a mother-daughter duo will be featured for the very first time with actress Yuyuniz Navas and her daughter Antonia Casanova ^[7].

Also, this series features the classic twin twist. Identical twins, Maria Camila & Valentina Abello will compete as Valentina, until further notice, and will be switching places via the Diary Room every 24 hours while they swap clothes and exchange information. They were the final housemates to be revealed during the live move-in episode. ^[8]

Returning contestants

Controversial housemate from Gran Hermano 1, Sebastián Ramírez, will be featured as one of the original Celebrity housemates during this season. ^[9]

The Basement

This season will feature another staple twist of the international Big Brother format, dubbed in Spanish, El Sótano (or the Basement in English). This additional room will be for the losing housemates of the weekly budget task, where they will live in very minimal and cruel conditions. ^[10]

HouseGuests

A total of 22 HouseGuests are expected to move into the house on Day 1 (12 July 2024), with the number of members per team yet to be confirmed. Chilevision began announcing the original housemates during the days before the premiere, announcing 21 of them, with the 22nd housemate being revealed during the live move-in episode. ^[11]

On July 10, 2024, Chilevisión announced that Gran Hermano 1 contestant, event producer, and reality TV personality, Sebastián Ramírez would return to the reality series as an original contestant this season ^[12], with the announcement sparking lots of controversy following his turbulent stint on the show last year. ^[13]

During the live move-in episode, the final teams were revealed, and the Civilians will compete against the Celebrities, there'll be 11 members of each team. Also, because of the twin twist, Valentina will be the name under which the Abello twins (Maria Camila & Valentina) will be competing until further notice or they're discovered by another housemate.

Voting history

HouseGuests nominate for two and one points, shown in descending order in the nomination box. The four or more HouseGuests with the most nomination points face the public vote.

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