Big Brother Mzansi 2026 Auditions: Requirements and Guidelines

Big Brother Mzansi Season 6 is here in 2026.

Auditioning for housemates will run in October of 2025. Interested applicants should follow the guidelines listed below before applying to become a housemate. Only successful applicants will be contacted for the next phase of the audition process.

How to Apply for Big Brother Mzansi 2026

Interested applicants should bookmark this page and keep checking on it as we will post the application link as soon as the auditions open.

Kindly note that the application form will be available only to South African citizens.

Opening Date

The Big Brother Mzansi application form will be available for two weeks in October 2025.

Eligibility/Requirements for BBMzansi Audition

Below are the guidelines. Please read them thoroughly.

• If you are selected by the Producers for the next phase of the auditions, you must avail yourself for a possible video interview.
• If you are selected for the next phase, you will be contacted via email. Make sure your email address is correct and check your email to see if you qualify.
• You must be willing to live in the Big Brother house regardless of where it may be located; with approximately a dozen or more strangers where you will have little or no privacy.
• If you are chosen to live in the house, it is your responsibility to make any necessary arrangements with your employer and family in anticipation of your extended absence.
• The house is extensively outfitted with video and audio recording devices that will record, broadcast, and exhibit your actions and voice at all times, twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week in every room and space in the house for the duration of your participation in the contest. You will be observed at all times by the Producers as well as the general public watching on television, the Internet, mobile devices and any and all other media.
• One participant will receive the grand prize (subject to change at the Producers’ and/or the Broadcaster’s discretion).

Other Requirements

• You must be at least 21 years of age by 1st January 2026
• Physical auditions will take place between 01 -20 November 2025.
• You must be a South African citizen or permanent resident of South Africa as of 1st January 2026 and in possession of a valid identity document.
• You must be in excellent physical and mental health.
• If you are selected to be interviewed, you may be given, and must complete and return (before the date of your personal interview), any further application materials (including but not limited to additional psychological and health questionnaires), or documents (such as your birth certificate, passport, and/or other identification) as well as a Medical History form.
• If selected, you may be required to sign the Agreement & Release, Confidentiality agreement (including those for your immediate family members), and caretaker agreement; undergo psychological and medical assessments (including blood and urine tests and other additional information as required by Producers.
• You must also submit to physical and psychological examinations by Producers’ selected medical professional(s) in Lagos and meet all physical and psychological requirements.
• By applying for participation in Big Brother, you authorize the Producers to conduct civil, criminal, and any other type of background checks deemed necessary by the Producers. Employees, officers, directors, and agents of the Broadcaster, Producers and any sponsor of the Program or a contest or prize-related thereto, and/or any of their respective licensees, assigns, parents, affiliated and subsidiary companies, and the immediate family (spouse, mother, father, sister, brother, daughter or son, regardless of where they live) or members of their same households (whether related or not) of such employees, officers, directors, and agents are not eligible to be participants on Big Brother or participate in the application process.

Tips For Video Recording Submission Guidelines:

Follow the simple steps below to apply for the Big Brother Mzansi 2026:

Make a video of yourself and save it on your computer or mobile device before starting your application.
Submit your video for assessment.

Video Overview

This is your casting video and must strictly adhere to the following guidelines:

Big Brother Mzansi Producers are looking for a dynamic group of individuals who are articulate, interesting and exhibit enthusiasm for the project as well as a willingness to share their most private thoughts in an open forum of strangers.

This group of individuals, while meeting the technical requirements of the program, must also have sufficient physical, psychological, and mental capacity to endure approximately 100 days in a monitored house under extraordinary conditions.

• The video must be a maximum of 3 minutes in length.
• The maximum 3-minute video should end with you completing the sentence “I would make a perfect housemate because…”
• The video must contain your Name, E-mail, and Phone Number clearly stated.
• Avoid all forms of filters, special video effects, copyrighted music and background music.

Video Tips:

• Be yourself! We want to get to know who you are as a person. How will your life experience help you win Big Brother? How will you interact with the other housemates? When describing yourself, remember to cite real-life examples. We love a good story!
• Making a casting video is not about putting together the best skit or wearing the wackiest costumes. We’re looking for real people and we want to see the real you.
• If you come from a unique region or area of the country, talk about where you’re from, how it’s a part of your personality, or how it may help you do well on Big Brother. If you have an interesting job, talk about your job and how those skills may help you win the show.
• Hold the camera steady.
• If shooting indoors, make sure to shoot in a well-lit room with lights in front of you to light your face.
• Shoot during the day so we can see you instead of trying to see you in the dark.
• Speak loudly and clearly.
• Find a relatively quiet area to shoot your video so ambient noises won’t distract from what you’re saying.
• Your video may be shown on a TV. Please shoot your video like you would see it on a TV. Please shoot landscape (horizontal) and not portrait (vertical) style.
• If you are selected for an interview, you will be advised so by the Producers shortly before the interview is scheduled. If you are selected to participate in the final selection process, you will be so advised by the Producers shortly before the final selection process is scheduled.
• Producers reserve the right to change the terms of the application and the production schedule at any time.
• Producers reserve the right to change the eligibility requirements and any other application rules in their sole discretion at any time with or without notice on a specific, case-by-case basis or across the entire applicant pool.
• Producers also reserve the right to not hold any participant applicant interviews or to modify how they conduct participant applicant interviews, or to not produce the program Big Brother at all.

Information Needed

Below is the information you need to have at hand before filling out the form.

• Surname
• First Name
• Other Name
• Nickname
• Preferred Big Brother Nickname
• Gender
• Email
• Phone Number
• Hobbies
• Occupation
• Date of Birth
• Country of Residence
• Relationship Status
• Next of Kin
• Relationship to the next of kin
• Phone number of next of kin
• Confidant/Best Friend
• Phone number of Best Friend
• Other Family Member
• Relationship with the Family Member
• Phone number of Family Member
• Other Confidant/Close Friend
• Phone number of Close Friend
• Means of Identification (ID/Password) (e.g. passport/ID/driver’s license)
• Identification Number
• A photo of yourself (Up to 20Mb)
• Photo of identification (e.g. passport/ID/driver’s license) (Up to 30Mb)
• 3 minute video of yourself

(Please ensure that all contact numbers provided are active. Inactive contact may automatically nullify your application. Also, ensure that the contact addresses provided are up-to-date).

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