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The Pinoy Big Brother House along Eugenio Lopez Avenue in Quezon City.  Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File

Pinoy Big Brother House along Eugenio Lopez Avenue in Quezon City.  Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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Ganiel Krishnan

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/174152621607420201022-pinoy-big-brother-house-MD3.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The Pinoy Big Brother House along Eugenio Lopez Avenue in Quezon City. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File"/>The Pinoy Big Brother House along Eugenio Lopez Avenue in Quezon City.  Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</div>MANILA -- The long-running reality program &quot;Pinoy Big Brother&quot; returned Sunday, marking a historic collaboration as the famed &quot;Bahay ni Kuya&quot; opened its doors to talents from both ABS-CBN and GMA Network for a special celebrity edition.Singers Darren and Julie Anne San Jose kicked off the &quot;Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Collab Edition&quot; with a fresh rendition of the reality show&#x27;s theme song, &quot;Sikat Ang Pinoy,&quot; joined by the previous edition&#x27;s &quot;Big Four&quot;  Fyang, Kai, Rain and Kolette as dancers.&quot;Masaya kasi nakasama ko si Ate Julie sa song na ‘to, and nakakakilig na every night mapapakinggan na nila yung mga boses namin pag nanood sila ng &#x27;PBB&#x27;,&quot; Darren said.“Sobrang surreal eh, parang dati pinag-uusapan lang ng mga tao and then now, live na live na collaboration with ABS-CBN,” San Jose added.Before revealing the housemates, host Robi Domingo admitted to feeling both excited and nervous.&quot;I got to talk kanina to [co-hosts] Bianca [Gonzales], Melai [Cantiveros], and Alexa [Ilacad]. Ibang klaseng edisyon ‘to kasi first time mapapanood sa GMA yung pinaka-sikat na bahay sa Pilipinas. And as we celebrate the 20th year, this is gonna be an iconic and historic moment,” he said.The housemates representing GMA&#x27;s talent agency Sparkle include:• Ashley Ortega• Will Ashley• AZ Martinez• Mika Salamanca• Dustin Yu• Josh Ford• Charlie Fleming• Michael Sager<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1741526489638030925_GMA.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The PBB housemates from GMA Network&#x27;s talent agency, Sparkle. Pinoy Big Brother/FB"/>The PBB housemates from GMA Network&#x27;s talent agency, Sparkle. Pinoy Big Brother/FB</div>Meanwhile, contestants from ABS-CBN&#x27;s Star Magic include:• AC Bonifacio• Esnyr Ranollo• Klarisse de Guzman• Brent Manalo• River Joseph• Kira Balinger• Ralph de Leon<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1741526826247030925_SM 2.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The PBB housemates from ABS-CBN&#x27;s Star Magic. Pinoy Big Brother/FB"/>The PBB housemates from ABS-CBN&#x27;s Star Magic. Pinoy Big Brother/FB</div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1741526874206030925_SM 1.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The PBB housemates from ABS-CBN&#x27;s Star Magic. Pinoy Big Brother/FB"/>The PBB housemates from ABS-CBN&#x27;s Star Magic. Pinoy Big Brother/FB</div>Adding to the excitement, actress and YouTuber Ivana Alawi was introduced a guest housemate tasked to convince the housemates that she is an official participant.Near the end of the episode, hosts Gabbi Garcia, Melai Cantiveros, Alexa Ilacad and Mavy Legaspi—who were only supposed to introduce the housemates—were told that they had to complete a task before being allowed to leave the house.<div>RELATED VIDEO</div><div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0EyC5D8bG1M?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </div>

'Pinoy Big Brother' returned Sunday, marking a historic collaboration as the famed 'Bahay ni Kuya' welcomed talents from both ABS-CBN and GMA Network for a special celebrity edition.

'Pinoy Big Brother' returned Sunday, marking a historic collaboration as the famed 'Bahay ni Kuya' welcomed talents from both ABS-CBN and GMA Network for a special celebrity edition.

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'Pinoy Big Brother' opens doors for historic celebrity collab edition

Ganiel Krishnan,

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Published March 09, 2025 09:30 PM PHT

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Updated March 10, 2025 01:32 AM PHT

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