Big Brother: the former competitors who have become truly famous

Dto 14 September 2000 to 31 March 2025 394 authentic strangers entered the house of Big Brother And (almost) celebrities came out. Concluded the broadcast, between appearance on TV and hosted in the disco, Everyone became famous Even just for a minute. Few, however, managed to build a solid career without immediately falling into oblivion. Success has not only come from cinema or televisionbut it has passed too from the radio and even from politics. Pending the new edition of Big Brother conducted by Simona Ventura, broadcast by Monday 29 September on Canale 5, Here you are The former competitors who have become truly famous and not a meteor of one morning.

Big Brother: the former competitors who have become truly famous

Pietro Taricone, Marina La Rosa, Rocco Casalino: politics and mourning

The first edition is never forgotten. The 10 competitors first Big Brother Perhaps the only genuine products of a program were That, year after year, has gone from refined anthropological experiment to trash abysses epochals. To win was the lifeguard Cristina Plevani. Despite his success atIsland of the Famous 2025, to really get a new life, between success and money, On the other hand, there were only 3.

Pietro Taricone He was the most loved of all editions. A brilliant personality, capable of managing fame with intelligence, without burning its image. He had built the profession of actor with humility and patience. From a appearance in Remember me by Gabriele Muccino with fixed roles in fiction such as Police District And All crazy for love. An important relationship with the actress Kasia Smutniak and death in 2010, at only 35, in a tragic accident with the parachute.

Marina La Rosa, known with the nickname of Dead cat, has left its mark first seducing all the males (or almost) of the house, then becoming a multifaceted television commentator and participating in numerous reality shows. From The Island of the Famous 2014 to Alessandro Borghese – Celebrity Chef Until the last edition of Mole. His is a non -amazing but still lasting success.

Rocco Casalino, The gray eminence of the communication of the 5 Star Movementafter the GF and a degree in Engineering became a journalist until he landed, in his own way, in politics. Electrocuted on Beppe Grillo’s road, it becomes a precious collaborator as well as head of the press office in the two governments of the Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.

Actors and journalists

Eleonora Daniele and Flavio Montrucchio, Rai and Real Time

After a few forgettable soap experience such as Centovetrine and in the Italian edition of the musical Grease, The winner of the second edition, Flavio Montrucchio found its size on the small screen. Known face of the Real Time channel, has passed in the first class becoming a conductor of the next edition of The Facts of yours On Rai 2, Instead of Tiberio Timperi. A happy career as his private life: has been married since 2003 with The ex girlfriend of It is not Rai and former tissue Alessia Mancini.

Rai also brought Eleonora Daniele well, The blonde former competitor of Big Brother. Professional journalist, today is prominent conductor of the Rai 1 morning program Italian stories, where he faces many cases of crime news. He wrote a book on the touching story of his brother Luigi, autistic, who died in 2015.

Luca Argentero, Marinella Bargilli, from cinema to theater

Marinella Bargilli is perhaps The only former competitor to have abandoned television for the theater. An actress of great talent capable of going from brilliant roles such as in Pygmalion to the tragedies of Euripides. NShe had a short relationship with her Big Brother’s house with another famous colleague, Luca Argentero. Together with her husband, the former Olympian cyclist Paolo Bettini founded an association, Red pedalagainst gender violence.

Luca Argentero’s success is now unstoppable. The fascinating from Turin initially exploited his attractiveness by posing for very hot calendars but has not lost sight of his goal: to become an actor. His career has exploded with Saturn against by Ferzan Özpetek, the first to believe in him. By the appreciated film comedy Chocolate lessons to the television triumph in DOC – In your hands, Argentero has also hit the center in private life, marrying the youngest colleague Cristina Marino.

Ascanio Pacelli, commentator and conductor of reality shows

Ascanio Pacelli owes to Big Brother Both television success and happiness in love. Born in an ancient and noble Roman family with a famous ancestor, Pope Pius XII (1876 – 1958) In edition number 4 he met his current wife, Katia Pedrotti. Before entering the house he was a professional golf player.

After entertainment transmissions, He chose the Milky broadcaster for his first radio conduction, in tandem with his wife. After a few years not very exciting, This autumn returns to a double role: that of commentator for the new edition of Big Brother and conductor in the new romantic reality show The Golden Bachelor – It’s never too late.

Big Brother: the former competitors who have become truly famous, fashion guru

Jonathan Kashanian, fashion guru

The Italian-Israeli competitor, winner of the fifth editionis the only one to have left its mark. With its exuberant character, eccentric and passion for fashion He beat all the colleagues of the house in fame. For years commentator and sent for Very true and to the side of Piero Chiambretti in many broadcasts. Participate as a competitor in 2018 in The Island of the Famous. Although he is very reserved regarding his private life, Jonathan Kashanian It never fails to praise one of her most dear friends on social networks, Aurora Ramazzotti.

Filippo Bisciglia, Laura Torrisi, presenter and presenter

Filippo Bisciglia passed by a competitor of the Big Brother 6 to conductor of another, controversial reality, Temptation Island. His winking ways have become a fun and successful parody of Ubaldo Pantani, the top comedian of the Gialappashow. Despite the horns and daily quarrels between the couples of Temptation, His private life is much more peaceful next to his girlfriend and connects Pamela Camassa.

The life of Laura Torrisi It has not changed thanks to the most spied house in Italy but in the cinema. Choice of Leonardo Pieraccioni as the protagonist of the comedy A beautiful wife, During the filming, love broke out. With the Tuscan director he had a daughter and, Despite the separation, the two remained in excellent relationships So much to return to work together. In 2023, Pieraccioni signs the cooking show by Discovery+ I can’t do this And, To the management, there is his former partner.

Alessandro Tersigni, fiction actress

First firefighter, then fiction actor: This is the happy fate of Alessandro Tersigni, Former GF of the seventh edition. He made himself known by acting in i Cesaroni And A doctor in the family But the notoriety comes with the role of Vittorio Conti in The paradise of the ladies. After the painful decision to leave the Italian soap, will be one of the protagonists of the fiction Mediaset, A new life, Next to Anna Valle.

Former competitors who have become famous: from Men and Women to politics

Mattia Mor, politician and entrepreneur

From competitor of a reality show to owner of an important media company, as well as prominent figure in the Italian political panorama. The Genoese Mattia Mor He is probably the former inhabitant of the house with more arrows on his bow. Ended the television adventure and the thrill of being a suitor of Men and women, He turned into a clothing entrepreneur to land in the Democratic Party. In 2019 he joined Matteo Renzi’s new party, Italy Vivaand is the head of a multimedia company.

Rajae Bezzaz, special correspondent

The charm of journalism also hit the Italian-Marocchina Rajae Bezzaz. After the experience in Big Brother, he chose the radio, where he leads successful programs and has become one of the best known sending of I strip the news. During a service on the illegal occupation of houses in the city of Treviso, He was violently attacked and threatened with death.

Ilenia Pastorelli, winner of David di Donatello

The semi -finalist of the twelfth edition he displaced everyone by winning the David di Donatello 2016 for best leading actress For The they called Jeeg Robot. The cinema road became all downhill when Carlo Verdone chose it for Blessed madness in the role of a forced with the golden heart. Ilenia Pastorelli is the protagonist of Gianpaolo Morelli’s latest film Love is fine on everything.