Secret Story (French TV series) season 2

Secret Story was the second edition of the French reality show Secret Story. It aired on TF1 and was presented by the same presenter of Loft Story and Secret Story 1, Benjamin Castaldi. The series started on 27 June 2008, when 15 people entered a purpose-built house on the outskirts of Paris.

Secret Story
Season 2
Presented by	Benjamin Castaldi
No. of days	71
No. of housemates	16
Winner	Matthias
Runner-up	Cyril
Release
Original network	TF1
Original release	27 June (2008-06-27) – 5 September 2008 (2008-09-05)
Season chronology

Principle

The principle is similar to that of Loft Story. The contestants are kept locked away for 10 weeks in a house, called "La Maison des Secrets" (the House of Secrets) measuring 1600m² styled on the UK Big Brother house including a swimming pool, jacuzzi, a lounge, a big bedroom divided by a shattered glass, bathroom with showers and 5 secrets room (Crystal room, Love cave, Museum of Secrets, White Room, Bedsit [like BBUK5]). All of the rooms are installed with cameras, (except the toilet due to a law imposed by the Conseil Supérieur de l'audiovisuel). The Voice speaks to the contestants at times, and acts like "Big Brother" in other countries. Each contestant has to conceal a secret. Everyone else has to try and discover it. If a contestant does, that contestant wins the jackpot of the contestant whose secret they have guessed. Each secret is worth €10,000. Each Tuesday, 2 contestants are nominated and put up against the public vote to be evicted on the Friday. The girls and boys nominate the opposite sex, alternating weekly.

The second series of the show lasted 10 weeks, with 16 candidates. Out of these candidates, 15 candidates entered the house during the launch night with 3 of them put in the Crystal Room. The last candidate, Nicolas, was dubbed as the Mystery Candidate and enter the house on Day 7.

Housemates

Alexandra

Alexandra is a 21-year-old from France. Alexandra is secretly a Russian princess. On Day 15 Alexandra was up for eviction and she survived with 62.33% of the vote. On Day 29 she was up for eviction for the second time and once again survived with 43.9% of the vote. On Day 43 Alexandra survived her third public vote in a row after receiving 72% of the vote.

Alice

Alice is a 22-year-old from France. Her initial secret was that she was supposed to be an accomplice for La Voix. Upon entering the house, La Voix imposed a new secret: that she be in a fake relationship with Matthias. On Day 12, she was voted Miss Secret Story 2008 by her fellow housemates.

Caroline

Caroline is a 20-year-old from France. She is secretly in a relationship with Nicolas. Caroline began her time in the house in the Crystal Room, and was released into the main house on Day 3. On Day 10 Caroline revealed her secret to several housemates. As punishment, she was nominated for eviction by The Voice in Week 2. Alexandra officially discovered their secret on Day 12. Caroline was evicted on Day 15.

Cyril

Cyril is a 22-year-old from France. He has his secret tattooed on his back. His secret is that he is the French break-dance champion of 2006, 2007 and 2008. On Day 22 Cyril was up for eviction and survived with 61% of the vote. On Day 25 Cyril revealed his secret to John-David. As punishment for revealing his secret Cyril was automatically nominated for the following weeks eviction.

Hayder

Hayder is a 20-year-old from Quebec, Canada. His secret is that he has a bullet in both his head and neck, as a result of being shot at during the 2006 Dawson College shooting. Hayder was evicted on Day 36.

Isabelle

Isabelle was a 27-year-old from Belgium, and the first gothic girl to be present in the house. Her secret is that she is an undertaker. She began her time in the house in the Crystal Room, and was released into the main house on Day 2. On Day 29 Isabelle was up for eviction and survived with 32% of the vote. Isabelle was evicted on Day 43. She died of a brain aneurysm on August 18, 2011, making her the second ex-housemate to pass away.

John-David

John-David is a 22-year-old from France. His secret is that he has gone out with 780 girls. He began his time in the house in the Crystal Room, and was released into the main house on Day 3. John-David was evicted on Day 64.

Laurent

Laurent is a 39-year-old from France. His secret is that he is an Anglican priest. On Day 14, he was given a secret mission by La Voix to organize a house cleaning session; if succeeded, he would add €2,000 to his prize money. On Day 43 Laurent was ejected from the house for revealing his secret.

Maeva

Maeva is a 17-year-old from France. She is secretly Marie-France's daughter. On Day 5, Marie-France revealed their secret. As a result, Marie-France was ejected from the house and Maeva was automatically nominated for eviction. She was saved with 85% of the public vote. Maeva was evicted on Day 29.

Marie-France

Marie-France is a 38-year-old from France. Her secret is that she is Maeva's mother. On Day 3, she revealed this to several housemates. As a result she was ejected and her daughter Maeva was automatically nominated for eviction.

Marilyn

Marilyn is a 26-year-old from France. Her secret is that she is a medium. On Day 57 Marilyn was up for eviction for the first time and survived with 66% of the vote. Marilyn was evicted on Day 64.

Matthias

Matthias is a 27-year-old from Belgium. His secret is that he is in a fake relationship with Alice. His initial secret in unknown. On Day 50 Matthias was up for eviction and survived with 66.8% of the public vote. Possible champion kick-boxer.

On Day 71 Matthias was declared the winner of Secret Story 2008 with 33% of the public vote.

Nathalie

Nathalie is a 24-year-old from Belgium. Nathalie is secretly in a relationship with Samantha. Maeva discovered her secret in Week 1. On Day 21 Nathalie left the house for health reasons she was told that when she felt better she could return to the house if she wanted to. On Day 25 it was announced that Nathalie had chosen not to return to the house.

Nicolas

Nicolas is a 30-year-old from France. He entered the house on Day 8 as a Mystery Housemate. His secret is that he is in a relationship with Caroline. On Day 10, Caroline revealed their secret to several housemates. As punishment for this, Nicolas was automatically nominated for eviction in Week 3. Their secret was officially discovered on Day 12 by Alexandra. Nicolas was evicted on Day 22.

Quentin

Quentin is a 20-year-old from France. Quentin's secret is that he is a teenage parent. On Day 46 Quentin was automatically nominated for eviction for revealing his secret to fellow housemate Samantha. Quentin was evicted on Day 50.

Samantha

Samantha is a 29-year-old from Belgium. Samantha is secretly in a relationship with Nathalie. Maeva discovered her secret in Week 1. Samanth was evicted on Day 57.

Secrets

Name	Age	Country	Secret	Discovered by	Status
Matthias	27	Belgium	"We are a fake couple" (with Alice)	Hayder	Winner
Cyril	22	France	"I am the French break-dance champion of 2006, 2007 and 2008"	Alexandra & Hayder	Runner-up
Alice	22	France	"We are a fake couple" (with Matthias)	Hayder	Third place
Alexandra	21	France	"I am the Russian princess"	Cyril	Fourth place
Marilyn	26	France	"I am a Mediumship"	Alexandra & Cyril	Evicted
John-David	22	France	"I have gone out with 780 girls"	Alexandra	Evicted
Samantha	29	Belgium	"We are a couple" (with Nathalie)	Maëva (Week 1)	Evicted
Quentin	20	France	"I am a teenage parent"	Himself/Samantha (Day 46)	Evicted
Isabelle	27	Belgium	"I am an undertaker"	Marilyn & John-David	Evicted
Laurent	29	France	"I am an Anglican priest"	Himself (Day 43)	Ejected
Hayder	20	Canada	"I have a bullet in both my head and neck"	Matthias & Alice	Evicted
Maëva	17	France	"We are mother and daughter" (with Marie-France)	Marie-France (Day 5)	Evicted
Nicolas	30	France	"We are a couple" (with Caroline)	Alexandra (Day 12)	Evicted
Nathalie	24	Belgium	"We are a couple" (with Samantha)	Maëva (Week 1)	Walked
Caroline	20	France	"We are a couple" (with Nicolas)	Alexandra (Day 12)	Evicted
Marie-France	38	France	"We are mother and daughter" (with Maëva)	Herself (Day 5)	Ejected

Nominations

Nominations follow a different formula than is typical of the Big Brother franchise. Each week the housemates alternate their nominations: male housemates nominate female housemates one week, and female housemates nominate male housemates the following week. In some weeks housemates are only permitted to nominate one housemate, rather than the typical two.

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10 Final
Matthias	No nominations	Alexandra	Not eligible	Alexandra, Maëva	Not eligible	Isabelle, Alexandra	Not eligible	Alexandra, Samantha	No nominations	Winner (Day 71)
Cyril	No nominations	Alice	Not eligible	Isabelle, Alice	Nominated	Secret Room	Exempt	Marilyn, Samantha	No nominations	Runner up (Day 71)
Alice	No nominations	Not eligible	Cyril	Not eligible	John-David Hayder	Secret Room	Matthias	Exempt	No nominations	Third place (Day 71)
Alexandra	No nominations	Not eligible	Matthias	Not eligible	Laurent (x2) Laurent (x2)	Not eligible	Matthias	Not eligible	No nominations	Fourth place (Day 71)
Marilyn	No nominations	Not eligible	Cyril	Not eligible	John-David Hayder	Not eligible	Matthias	Not eligible	No nominations	Evicted (Day 64)
John-David	Cristal Room	Marilyn	Exempt	Isabelle, Alice	Not eligible	Isabelle, Marilyn	Not eligible	Marilyn, Samantha	No nominations	Evicted (Day 64)
Samantha	No nominations	Not eligible	Cyril	Not eligible	Hayder Hayder	Not eligible	Matthias	Not eligible	Evicted (Day 57)
Quentin	No nominations	Alexandra	Not eligible	Alexandra, Maëva	Not eligible	Isabelle, Alexandra	Nominated	Evicted (Day 50)
Isabelle	Cristal Room	Exempt	Cyril	Not eligible	Hayder Hayder	Not eligible	Evicted (Day 43)
Laurent	No nominations	Alexandra	Not eligible	Alexandra, Maëva	Not eligible	Isabelle, Alexandra	Ejected (Day 43)
Hayder	No nominations	Alice	Not eligible	Alexandra, Isabelle	Not eligible	Evicted (Day 36)
Maëva	Nominated	Not eligible	Matthias	Not eligible	Evicted (Day 29)
Nicolas	Not in House	Nathalie	Nominated	Evicted (Day 22)
Nathalie	No nominations	Not eligible	Cyril	Walked (Day 21)
Caroline	Cristal Room	Nominated	Evicted (Day 15)
Marie-France	Ejected (Day 3)
Notes	1	2,3,4	4,5,6	7	8,9,10,11	12,13	14,15,16	17,18	19
Up for eviction	Maëva	Alexandra Caroline	Cyril Nicolas	Alexandra Isabelle Maeva	Cyril Hayder	Alexandra Isabelle	Matthias Quentin	Marilyn Samantha	All Housemates
Walked	none		Nathalie	none
Ejected	Marie-France	none				Laurent	none
Evicted	Maëva 85% to save	Caroline 37.67% to save	Nicolas 31% to save	Maëva 24.1% to save	Hayder 37.8% to save	Isabelle 28% to save	Quentin 33.2% to save	Samantha 34% to save	John-David 10.5% to save	Alexandra 11% to win	Alice 24% to win
									Marilyn 14.9% to save	Cyril 32% to win	Matthias 33% to win

Notes

• ^Note 1 : Marie-France was ejected as a punishment for revealing her secret. Her daughter Maëva became the sole nominee of the week. The public could vote to evict her or to let her stay.
• ^Note 2 : In round two of nominations only male housemates could nominate.
• ^Note 3 : In round two of nominations housemates Caroline and Isabelle could not be nominated as they had been given immunity from nominations after their entry into the house from the crystal room.
• ^Note 4 : Caroline and Nicolas revealed their joint secret to other housemates. As punishment for this, they were both against the public vote in the following alternate weeks.
• ^Note 5 : In round three of nominations John-David could not be nominated as he had been given immunity from nominations after his entry into the house from the crystal room.
• ^Note 6 : In round three of nominations only female housemates could nominate.
• ^Note 7 : In round four of nominations only male housemates could nominate.
• ^Note 8 : In round five of nominations only female housemates could nominate.
• ^Note 9 : In round five of nominations Cyril was automatically nominated for eviction because he had revealed his secret to fellow housemate John-David.
• ^Note 10 : In round five of nominations Alexandras nomination counted as two.
• ^Note 11 : In round five of nominations there was a three-way tie for nomination votes between Hayder, Laurent, and John-David as Cyril was already up for eviction and since there cannot be more than three nominees up for eviction there was a second vote to determine which of the three would join Cyril as nominees for eviction. Since all of the female housemates voted for Hayder in the tiebreaker he was nominated for eviction.
• ^Note 12 : In round six of nominations only male housemates could nominate.
• ^Note 13 : In round six of nominations Alice could not be nominated because she was in a secret room at the time of nominations.
• ^Note 14 : In round seven of nominations only female housemates could nominate.
• ^Note 15 : In round seven of nominations Cyril could not be nominated because he was in a secret room at the time of nominations.
• ^Note 16 : In round seven of nominations Quentin was automatically nominated for eviction because he had revealed his secret to fellow housemate Samantha.
• ^Note 17 : In round eight of nominations only male housemates could nominate.
• ^Note 18 : In round eight of nominations Alice could not be nominated as she had won exemption when she entered the confessional during week seven and was declared the 1,000th person to enter the confessional.
• ^Note 19 : Housemates did not nominate this week because they were all automatically nominated because the public was voting for who they wanted to see win.

External links

• (in French) Official site
• Big brother news site