Secret Story 7 is the seventh season of the French reality television series Secret Story, a show which is based loosely on the international Big Brother format. Casting for this season opened on 24 August 2012. The season began on 7 June 2013 and will finish airing on 13 September 2013, with all episodes airing on TF1, as in previous years. The format of Before Secret this season was alike the concept used in the fourth edition.
Benjamin Castaldi returned to host the main show and Adrien Lemaître returned to host the spin-off show After Secret, with Nadège Lacroix (winner of the sixth season of the show) as his new co-host.
Housemates
Alexia Alexia secret is: "I lived 14 years with my paralyzed twin". She entered on Day 3. She finished in third place on Day 101.
Anaïs Anaïs is 25. She comes from Marseille, France and shares her secret with Ben, Julien and Sonia : "We are family of viewers". She entered on Day 1. She won the series on Day 101.
Ben Ben is 48. He shares his secret with Anaïs, Julien and Sonia : "We are family of viewers". He entered on Day 1. He walked on Day 21.
Clara Clara secret is that she is the daughter of an 80's artist. She entered on Day 3. She was evicted on Day 87.
Eddy Eddy is a male/female model. He entered on Day 3. He was evicted on Day 73.
Émilie Émilie is a private detective. She entered on Day 3. She was evicted on Day 66.
Florine Florine has the ability of communicating with animals as secret. She entered on Day 3. She was evicted on Day 94.
Gautier Gautier is "the common secret of the housemates" therefore he is the solution to the first mystery of the seven this season. He entered on Day 3. He became the runner up on Day 101.
Guillaume Guillaume secret is that he "sold himself on the Internet". He entered on Day 3. He was evicted on Day 59.
Jamel Jamel is 23. He lives in UK and his secret is : "I grew up in a slum". He entered on Day 3. He was evicted on Day 52.
Julien Julien is 21. He is a model and shares his secret with Anaïs, Ben and Sonja : "We are family of viewers". He entered on Day 1. He was evicted on Day 94.
Mickaël Mickaël secret: "I survived to a shark attack". He entered on Day 3. He was evicted on Day 10.
Morgane Morgane shares her secret with Sabrina and their secret is : "We are twins". She entered on Day 10. She was evicted on Day 31.
Sabrina Sabrina shares her secret with Morgane and their secret is : "We are twins". She entered on Day 3. She was evicted on Day 38.
Sonja Sonja is 36. She shares her secret with Anaïs, Ben and Julien : "We are family of viewers". She entered on Day 1. She was evicted on Day 45.
Tara Tara is 22. She is a beautician and shares her secret with Vincent : "We are the masters of the nominations". She entered on Day 3. She was evicted on Day 17.
Vincent Vincent shares his secret with Tara: "We are the masters of the nominations". He entered on Day 3. He finished in fourth place on Day 101.
Houseguests
Amélie Amélie Neten participated to Secret Story 4 in 2010. She entered in this season as a guest on Day 80, on the Secret House and quit on Day 87.
Daniel Daniel MKongo participated to Secret Story 5 in 2011 with the secret to be a fake couple with Ayem. He entered in this season as a guest on Day 87 and qui on Day 92.
Julien Julien participated to Secret Story 6 in 2012. He entered in this season as a guest on Day 87 and quit on Day 92.
Marie Marie Garet, winner of Secret Story 5 in 2011, entered in this season as a guest on Day 80, on the Secret Room with Vincent and Stephanie. On Day 83, she join the Secret House and quit on Day 87.
Stéphanie Stéphanie Clerbois, finalist of Secret Story 4 in 2010, entered in this season as a guest on Day 80, on the Secret Room with Vincent. On Day 85, Stephanie and Vincent join the Secret House as a couple. On Day 87, La Voix announce that Stepahnie can continue one more week his relation with Vincent, she quit the House on Day 92.
Secrets Nom Age Country Secret Discovered by Status Anaïs 25 France "We are the viewers' family" (w/ Julien, Ben and Sonja) Vincent (Day 17) Winner Gautier 24 France "I am the common secret of all the housemates" Guillaume (Day 12) Finalist Vincent 23 Portugal "We are the masters of the nominations" (w/ Tara) Gautier (Day 43) Finalist Alexia 23 France "I lived 14 years with my parasite twin" - Finalist Julien 21 France "We are the viewers' family" (w/ Anaïs, Ben and Sonja) Vincent (Day 17) Semi-finalist (Day 94) Florine 28 France "I communicate with animals" Eddy (Day 70) Semi-finalist (Day 94) Clara 18 France "My father is a famous singer from the 80's" Undiscovered Evicted (Day 87) Eddy 20 France "I am a male/female model" Anaïs (Day 45) Evicted (Day 73) Émilie 24 France "I'm a private detective" Undiscovered Evicted (Day 66) Guillaume 23 France "I sold myself on the web" Undiscovered Evicted (Day 59) Jamel 23 United Kingdom "I grew up in a slum" Undiscovered Evicted (Day 52) Sonja 36 France "We are the viewers' family" (w/ Anaïs, Ben and Julien) Vincent (Day 17) Evicted (Day 45) Sabrina 20 France "My twin sister is in the house" (w/ Morgane) Gautier (Day 11) & Julien (Day 38) Evicted (Day 38) Morgane 20 France "My twin sister is in the house" (w/ Sabrina) Gautier (Day 11) & Julien (Day 38) Evicted (Day 31) Ben 48 France "We are the viewers' family" (w/ Anaïs, Julien and Sonja) Vincent (Day 17) Walked (Day 21) Tara 22 France "We are the masters of the nominations" (w/ Vincent) Undiscovered Evicted (Day 17) Mickaël 21 France "I survived a shark attack" Undiscovered Evicted (Day 10)
Weekly summary Weekly summary Week 1 Secrets "I am the common secret of all the housemates" - Gautier's secret, revealed on Day 3. "We are the family of the viewers" - Anaïs, Ben, Julien and Sonja's secret, revealed on Day 1. "I communicate with animals" - Florine's secret, revealed on Day 3. "We are the masters of nominations" - Tara and Vincent's secret, revealed on Day 3. "We are twins" - Morgane and Sabrina's secret, revealed on Day 3. "My father is a famous singer from the 80s" "I sold myself on the web" "I lived 14 years with my parasite twins" "I am a male/female model" "I survived a shark attacl" "I grew in a slum" "I am a private detective" Tasks On Day 3, during the live launch, Anaïs received a secret mission. She had to be angry when Sonja enters the house and leave it immediately. Twists On Day 1, Anaïs, Ben, Julien and Sonja entered the two "Before Secret's Houses". They will have to share a secret, chosen by the public : "We are the family of the viewers". Ben and Sonja will have to play the parents while Anaïs and Julien have to play the children's - which means they are fake brother and sister. On Day 2, Anaïs and Julien met blindfolded in a dinner. On Day 3, Gautier entered the House. He is the link between all the housemates. In fact, he is the one that gave them the envelopes that confirmed their entries in the house. All the housemates had to discover what is the link between all of them in order to enter in the house, otherwise they will have to live in the garden all the week. On Day 3, it was revealed to Anaïs, Ben, Julien and Sonja that Sonja will actually be Anaïs and Julien's fake stepmother. Morgane and Sabrina are twins. But, only one of them could enter the house on day 3, while the other would enter the house next week. They had to choose which one of them would enter the first. Sabrina entered the first while Morgane was sent abroad. On Day 3, Tara and Vincent were named the "Masters of Nominations." Each week, they will have to nominate automatically a housemate in addition to the housemates nominated by the others housemates. On Day 3, it was revealed that the housemate who found the link between all of them - which is Gautier - will win a place in finale. On Day 3, Ben and Sonja, as the older housemates of the house, had access to the "Hut of love" while the others housemates slept outside in the garden. On Day 5, even if nobody found out that Gautier is the link between all of them, all the housemates could have access to the house, but "La Voix" said "A danger is hanging over your heads." This week, all the housemates have to search the link between all of them. On Day 7, Eddy and Jamel went to a new room: "The Waiting Room". They had to wait until further notice. An hour later, "La Voix" gave them a clue for this week link's task, which is "You know the answer". On Day 7, as nobody found out the link between all of them, this week all the housemates are up for eviction. On Day 8, the housemates found a safe hidden in the garden, which contained a map of Paris, with red dots which are all the places where Gautier gave the Secret Pass to the housemates. On Day 9, Anaïs, Ben, Julien and Sonja won a quiz of general knowledge. They won another clue on this week link's task: "The worm is in the apple". Entrances Anaïs, Ben, Julien and Sonja entered on Day 1. Alexia, Clara, Eddy, Emilie, Florine, Gautier, Guillaume, Jamel, Mickaël, Sabrina, Tara and Vincent entered the house on Day 3. Anaïs returned to the house on Day 4. Exits On Day 3, during the live launch, Anaïs had to leave the house. She went in a secret house near in order to make her task more realistic. On Day 3, Morgane was sent abroad in order to protect her and Sabrina's secret. On Day 10, Mickaël became the first person to be evicted with only 1.42% to save (1.96% for Sabrina, 2.22% for Guillaume, 94.4% for the others housemates, the split was not revealed). Week 2 Task On Day 17, Sonja receives a secret mission. She has to seduce Sonja for €10000. She succeeds on Day 24 and wins €10000. Twists On Day 10, Guillaume and Sonja see a video full of clues for Gautier's secret. On Day 10, Tara wins, as the investigator of the week, the right to have a clue for the link's task, but she has to take €5000 from somebody's pot. She chooses Julien and she finds a motorcycle helmet, which is Gautier's. On Day 10, as nobody found that Gautier's the link between all of them, he won a place in finale. On Day 10, Gautier finds half of Morgane and Sabrina's secret, which is "We are twins". On Day 12, "La Voix" reveal to all the housemates that Gautier won the place in finale. On Day 14, Guillaume finds Gautier's secret, which is "I am the common secret of all the housemates". However, he doesn't win Gautier's place in finale. On Day 14, Tara and Vincent nominate Anaïs. On Day 14, Anaïs, Morgane, Tara and Sonja face the public vote. On Day 17, Vincent finds Anaïs, Ben, Julien and Sonja's secret. Punishments On Day 15, Clara reveals her secret to Gautier. She then loses her pot and is automatically nominated the next week. Entrance Morgane entered the house on Day 10. Exits On Day 17, Tara became the second person to be evicted with 12,81% to save (17,26% for Sonja, 17,8% for Morgane, 52,12% for Anaïs) Week 3 Twists On Day 17, Eddy and Gautier went in the "Waiting Room". They had to choose if their fellow housemates could see their friends or not. At the end, they won €55,000 (€27,500 each). They chose to put Alexia, Emilie, Guillaume, Jamel and Vincent's secrets in danger by revealing clues. On Day 20, Vincent nominated Ben. On Day 20, Eddy and Vincent won access to the "Showromm of secrets". On Day 21, Guillaume, Julien and Vincent got nominated, alongside Ben and Clara. On Day 21, during the live nominations revelations, Ben expresses his wish to leave the house. On Day 22, Ben walked from the house, which means that this week's nominations are cancelled. On Day 23, Florine is elected "Miss Secret Story 7". Entrances On Day 24, Emilie and Vincent went to the Secret Room. Exits On Day 21, Ben walked from the house.