A string of surprises gripped not only viewers last Nov. 5 but also the Pinoy Big Brother housemates themselves with the revelation of Kuya’s second house and the 15 additional housemates for its back-to-back treat Pinoy Big Brother UnliDay and Pinoy Big Brother UnliNight. Before revealing the second house, former mole Carlo, despite failing to accomplish all of Kuya’s tasks, was inducted as an official housemate after 12 out of the 13 housemates voted for him to stay. Following an incredible turn of events, Pamu, Paco, Kevin, Jaz, Kim and Seichang bid a teary farewell after being evicted from the “looban” or the first house, believing their PBB stint had ended there. One of the biggest twists was the revelation that they will only move to Kuya’s industrial-themed house next door that will be featured in a separate program, Pinoy Big Brother UnliDay, which will air weekdays before Reputasyon on Kapamilya Gold. Joining them are Jessica Connelly, Lordwin Claveria and Lyn Elimanco. UnliDay housemates also include Erica Arlante, Unad Hernandez, Steph Enage and Mark Luz. Also gearing up for the reality show is Naprey Almario, The UnliNight line-up includes Kigoy, Biggel, Roy, Divine, Luz, Tin, Carlo, Slater, Jerico Redrico, Anatoly Chua, Diane Aquino, Eting Busarang, Casey Austria, Wendy Tabusalla and Joya Genzola. Pinoy Big Brother UnliNight is hosted by Toni Gonzaga weeknights after Nasaan Ka Elisa? in Primetime Bida and Pinoy Big Brother UnliDay by Bianca Gonzales weekdays before Reputasyon in Kapamilya Gold. Also stay tuned to PBB Unlimited Updates with Robi Domingo during Kapamilya Blockbusters on ABS-CBN. Get to know more about the housemates by visiting pinoybigbrother.com. For the program’s updates, follow his Secretary on Twitter at @OfficialPBB4 or like www.facebook.com/OfficialPinoyBigBrother.

Reality show “Pinoy Big Brother” (PBB) put a new twist to its “Unlimited” edition by introducing more housemates who will be entering the PBB house. Eting Busarang, Casey Austria, Jericho Redrico, Diane Aquino, Anatoly Chua, Joya Genzola, Lyn Elimanco, Jessica Connelly, Lordwin Claveria, Naprey Almario and Wendy Tabusalla were introduced on Saturday to join the 14 housemates inside the PBB house. “Kuya” (Big Brother) also unveiled a second PBB house which will be the temporary home of 6 housemates for the remainder of the show. Pamu Pamorada, Kevin Fowler, Paco Evangelista, Jaz Manabat, Kim de Guzman, and Seichang Uchimi thought their chances of winning big in the reality show ended when they were asked to leave the PBB house. However, Kuya announced that they are still “official” housemates, but will be living in the “new” Bahay ni Kuya. It was also announced that new housemates Eting, Casey, Jericho, Diane, Anatoly, and Joya will be part of PBB Unlinight every 10:30 p.m. hosted by Toni Gonzaga. PBB Unliday, which will air every 4:30 p.m., will be hosted by Bianca Gonzalez.

Pinoy Big Brother, better known as “Kuya” to housemates and loyal viewers, finally opened his house to a new batch of 14 contestants last October 29. During the grand opening of the regular fourth season of ABS-CBN’s reality show “Pinoy Big Brother Unlimited” (PBB), hosts Toni Gonzaga and Bianca Gonzales were joined by fresh recruits Robi Domingo and Martin Concio. (Former host Mariel Rodriguez has moved to TV5.) They welcomed the new housemates to the shanty-inspired makeover of the house of Kuya in the initial telecast dubbed “The Big Fiesta.” The 14 contestants were selected from more than 30,000 who auditioned. Among them are a fisherman and a tattoo artist. Housemate chooses PBB over SEA Games Jaz Manabat, 24, a model dubbed the “Sensual Siren of QC,” said, “Game na sa lahat! Andu’n na eh, sa tagal ng process, uurong pa ba ‘ko?” Tin Patrimonio, 20, daughter of basketball star Alvin Patrimonio, gets out of her comfort zone as she has yet to learn to mingle with other people. She is called “The Captain’s Daughter,” home-schooled so she can focus on being a tennis player. If she did not enter PBB, Tin would be competing for the SEA Games. Kigoy Abarico, 32, of Ormoc City, joined PBB to look for his two siblings. Kigoy ran away from home and now wants to improve himself and live a better life. Roy Gamboa, 29, of Pangasinan, is a salesman who didn’t want to let go of the opportunity to join PBB. He was in Manila when he heard about the auditions, but tried his luck in his hometown. Luz McClinton, 33, a bodybuilder, is tagged the “Mom of Steel of Muntinlupa.” She used to sell food and cigarettes on the street and is now a professional bodybuilder who wants to provide well for her family. Housemate seeks biological dad Pamu Pamorada, 19, of Batangas has been called the “Kitikiti Kid” because of her wacky antics. She said, “Makakasundo ko yung mga ka-level ko lang, probinsyano, bakla, foreign kahit hindi ako magaling mag-Ingles.” Joseph Biggel, 19, is half-German and half-Filipino but pure Pinoy in his heart. Joseph has worked as a fisherman and a make-up artist in a funeral parlor to finance the studies of his sibling. Kim de Guzman, 19, of Olongapo, named “The Stunning Sweetheart,” hopes to find her biological father. On the other hand, Paco Evangelista, 26, of General Santos wants to get to know himself more and start his life anew. Slater Young, 24, called “The Hotshot Engineer” of Cebu, thinks that he can practice being an older brother to his housemates. First openly lesbian housemate Cebu tattoo artist Divine Maitland-Smith, 20, called the “Darling Dude” is the first openly lesbian housemate. She wants to have fun that’s why she entered the house, but the British-Filipina wants to learn life lessons, as well. Seichang Ushimi, 22, from Japan and Kevin Fowler, 18, from California, were born and raised overseas but want to reconnect with their Filipino roots. Carlo Romero, 22, a lucky draw winner, is a retail sales consultant from Chicago. In one of the first few challenges, housemates were asked which basic necessity they wanted to have an unlimited supply of, but with corresponding consequences. “PBB Unlimited” airs after “Nasaan Ka Elisa,” while “PBB Unlimited Updates” airs during “Maria La Del Barrio” and “100 Days to Heaven” on ABS-CBN.