VIP Brother 3 (Bulgaria)

VIP Brother 3 was the third season of the Big Brother's spin-off VIP Brother. It launched on Nova Television on 16 March 2009, and ended on 10 May 2009 with an eleven-hour season finale starting at 3:00 PM and finishing after 1:00 AM. VIP Brother 3 was confirmed on 31 December 2008 by Niki Kanchev, who returned as a host. He announced that the season would start in March 2009. Later on the same day, Nova Television aired the first promo with the slogan Celebrities change destinies. The show is produced by Niko Tuparev (Old School Productions) again. All the money from SMS votes were donated to charity, and there was no cash prize for the winner. Also, this season was longer than the previous two. It continued for 56 Days (8 weeks), making it the longest Vip Brother season in Bulgaria so far (the first one continued for 29 Days, and the second 33 Days).

The show was aired on Nova Television and Diema 2.

Unlike the previous two seasons, VIP Brother 3 featured 17 celebrity Housemates, who were not competing for a cash prize, but for charity causes. Each one of the 8 weeks was dedicated to a different cause, making the causes eight. During their stay in the House the Housemates had special tasks. Sometimes they were also gathering money outside the House. 13 Housemates entered the House on Day 1 and 4 more on Day 2.

The new VIP-Housemates were 17. All of them were competing for charity causes during their stay in the House. They were collecting money through the tasks given to them by Big Brother. A new guest celebrity Housemate was entering the House every week. He/she stayed in the House for one weekm which made the celebrity Housemates in this season 25 in total.

13 Housemates entered the House on Day 1. They were joined by 4 other Housemates on Day 2.

Antonia Petrova is a Miss Bulgaria 2009. She entered the House on Day 2 and walked on Day 16.

Anya Pencheva is a famous actress and mother of Petya. She entered the House on Day 1. Anya got sick and she was hospitalized on Day 21. She returned into the House on Day 25. After the conflict with her fellow Housemate Ivayla Bakalova, Anya walked on Day 38.

Bozhidara Bakalova is a fashion designer and sister of Ivayla. She entered the House on Day 1 and was the sixth evicted on Day 47.

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