Secret Story (French TV series) season 12

Secret Story 12 is the twelfth season of the French reality television series Secret Story, which is based loosely on the international Big Brother format.

Secret Story
Season 12
Hosted by	Christophe Beaugrand
No. of housemates	15
Release
Original network	TF1 TFX (After Secret)
Original release	23 April 2024 (2024-04-23) – present
Season chronology
← Previous Season 11

In October 2023, TF1 announced the return of the series, after a seven year absence.^[1]

Christophe Beaugrand will return as the presenter having presented the previous three seasons. The season is scheduled for broadcast on April 23, 2024.^[2]

Housemates

Alexis

• Alexis André Jr. is 26. He’s from London, United Kingdom. He entered the House on Day 1 with the secret "I was abandoned in a train station at the age of 4".

Bruno

• Bruno Naprix is 36. He’s from Le Plessis-Bouchard, France. He entered the House on Day 1 with the secret "I am an athlete in the upcoming Olympic". He left the House on Day 4 after being evicted by Zoé, Maxence, Lou and Léo who won a power to evict one of their fellow housemates.

Cameron

• Cameron Djassougue is 23. He’s from Paris, France. He entered the House on Day 1 with the secret "I am the creator of the ‘Quoicoubeh’ trend", which became viral on Tiktok and other social media and among teenagers in elementary schools, middle schools and highschools.

Cassandra

• Cassandra Lias is 19. She’s from Marseille, France. She entered the House on Day 1 with the secret "I am a Latin dance champion".

Charlène

• Charlène di Maria is 26. She’s from Cannes, France. She entered the House on Day 1 with her girlfriend Francesca and their secret is "We are a couple". On Day 6, Lou discovered her secret.

Francesca

• Francesca Piemontese is 28. She’s from Verona, Italy and lives in France. She entered the House on Day 1 with her girlfriend Charlène and their secret is "We are a couple". On Day 6, Lou discovered her secret.

Justine

• Justine Aucello is 26. She’s from Besançon, France. Her secret is that she entered the House on Day 2. To help her with the secret, an actress entered the House on Day 1 and pretended to be the real Justine and they switched secretly overnight.

Kelyan

• Kelyan Blanc is 36. He’s from Gagny, France. He entered the House on Day 1 with the secret "I am the French voice of the world’s most famous wizard (Harry Potter)".

Léo

• Léo Nadler is 22. He’s from Toulouse, France. He entered the House on Day 1 with Lou and their secret is "We are not twins".

Lou

• Lou Videau is 21. She’s from Marseille, France. She entered the House on Day 1 with Léo and their secret is "We are not twins".

Maxence

• Maxence Mellerowicz is 29. He’s from Madrid, Spain. He entered the House on Day 1 with Perrine and their secret is "We are the house thieves". They must steal money from the other housemates’s pots and find coins hidden everywhere in the House in order to cash their pot, that unlike the other housemates, starts with €0,00.

Maxime

• Maxime Croisé is 23. He’s from Waterloo, Belgium. He entered the House on Day 1 with the secret "I am an international magic champion".

Perrine

• Perrine Nicolas is 22. She’s from Madrid, Spain. She entered the House with Maxence on Day 1 and their secret is "We are the house thieves". They must steal money from the other housemates’s pots and find coins hidden everywhere in the House in order to cash their pot, that unlike the other housemates, starts with €0,00.

Zoé

• Zoé Brunet is 24. She’s from Namur, Belgium. She entered the House on Day 1 with the secret "I participated to Miss Universe".

Secrets

Name	Age	Residence	Secret	Discovered by	Status
Alexis André Jr.	26	London, United Kingdom / France	"I was abandoned in a train station at the age of 4"	—	—
Cameron Djassougue	23	Paris	"I am the creator of the 'Quoicoubeh' trend"	—	—
Cassandra Lias	19	Marseille	"I am a Latin dance champion"	—	—
Charlène di Maria	26	Cannes	"We are a couple" (with Francesca)	Lou (Day 6)	—
Francesca Piemontese	28	Verona, Italy / France	"We are a couple" (with Charlène)	Lou (Day 6)	—
Justine Aucello	26	Besançon	"I entered the House on Day 2"	—	—
Kelyan Blanc	36	Gagny	"I am the French voice of the world's most famous wizard (Harry Potter)"	—	—
Léo Nadler	22	Toulouse	"We are not twins" (with Lou)	—	—
Lou Videau	21	Marseille	"We are not twins" (with Léo)	—	—
Maxence Mellerowicz	29	Madrid, Spain	"We are the house thieves" (with Perrine)	—	—
Perrine Nicolas	22	Madrid, Spain	"We are the house thieves" (with Maxence)	—	—
Ulysse Leconte	18	Levallois-Perret	"The viewers discovered me on the first season of Secret Story"	—	—
Zoé Brunet	24	Namur, Belgium	"I participated to Miss Universe"	Maxime (1st half, Day 10)	—
Maxime Croisé	23	Waterloo, Belgium	"I am an international magic champion"	Undiscovered	Evicted
Bruno Naprix	36	Le Plessis-Bouchard	"I am an athlete in the upcoming Olympics"	Undiscovered	Evicted

Nominations

After the other Housemates nominated two other Housemates, the Master of House would nominate directly one Housemate to join the other two nominees.

	Day 4	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8
Master of the House	None	Cassandra	Perrine
Alexis	Not Eligible	Maxence Lou	Lou Léo
Cameron	Not Eligible	Maxence Lou	Léo Lou
Cassandra	Not Eligible	Maxime	Lou Léo
Charlène	Not Eligible	Lou Maxence	Léo Lou
Francesca	Not Eligible	Lou Maxence	Lou Léo
Justine	Not Eligible	Lou Maxence	Lou Léo
Kelyan	Not Eligible	Lou Maxence	Ulysse Justine
Léo	Bruno	Charlène Ulysse	Ulysse Justine
Lou	Bruno	Charlène Ulysse	Ulysse Justine
Maxence	Bruno	Ulysse Charlène	Ulysse(x2) Justine
Perrine	Not Eligible	Charlène Ulysse	Ulysse
Ulysse	Not Eligible	Lou Maxence	Lou Léo
Zoé	Bruno	Lou Maxence	Lou Léo
Maxime	Not Eligible	Charlène Ulysse	Evicted (Day 11)
Bruno	Not Eligible	Evicted (Day 4)
Nominations Notes	1, 2, 3	4	5, 6
Up for Eviction	Alexis, Bruno, Cameron, Cassandra, Charlène, Francesca, Justine, Kelyan, Maxime, Perrine, Ulysse	Lou Maxence Maxime	Léo Lou Ulysse
Evicted	Bruno Zoé,Maxence, Léo and Lou's choice to evict (out of 11)	Maxime Fewest votes to save	? ?% to save	? ?% to save	? ?% to save	? ?% to save	? ?% to save

Notes

^Note 1 : In the very first day, Zoé and Maxence discovered that the new Voix is a fake one, and that they were living in a fake house and that is a secret the Housemates had in common.
^Note 2 : The Housemates were informed they had a secret in common they had to find. If somebody found the secret in common to all the Housemates, they would be safe from Eviction that was set for Day 4.
^Note 3 : On Day 3, Lou and Léo found the secret in common and were safe from eviction along with Zoé and Maxence. On Day 4, the four of them had to decide who to vote out of the House permanently. They decided to evict Bruno.
^Note 4 : In Week 2, Cassandra won the weekly Master of the House challenge, therefore, she was immune and won the power to nominate one Housemate directly.
^Note 5 : Maxence won the Nominees' Revenge challenge. He won a double vote for the nominations and decided to nominate Ulysse with it.
^Note 6 : In Week 3, Perrine won the weekly Master of the House challenge, therefore, she was immune and won the power to nominate one Housemate directly.

Nominations: Results

Weeks	Nominated	Evicted
Week 1	All housemates (except Léo, Lou, Maxence, Zoé)	Bruno
Week 2	Lou, Maxence, Maxime	Maxime
Week 3	Léo, Lou, Ulysse
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8

References

1. Boucher, Kevin (October 27, 2023). "TF1 officialise le retour de « Secret Story »". leparisien.fr (in French).
2. ""Secret Story" : Surprise, TF1 relance l'émission culte le mardi 23 avril à 23h30". ozap.com. April 2, 2024.

External links

• (in French) Official website for Secret Story