Neda Kalantar was a houseguest on Big Brother Canada 2 and Big Brother Canada 5.
In Big Brother Canada 2, Neda began playing a very quiet game, and received almost no airtime at the beginning. However, during Week 5, when Canada was Head of Household, she and her number one ally Jon Pardy took control of the house with their alliance, The Sloppy Seconds, comprising of the remaining players who were against The First Five. From here on out, Neda and Jon controlled the entire house. However, at the final 3, Jon won the final HOH and cut Neda loose, due to the fact that Neda would have gained every jury vote. She placed 3rd, and became the sixth and final member of the jury.
Returning in Big Brother Canada 5, Neda played a more controlling and aggressive game, mainly due to being given the Timewarp Immunity by Canada. Because of this, she took out players who were not on her side like Cassandra Shahinfar and Gary Levy, which placed her in a power position throughout the first five weeks of the game. She had notable, public fights with several houseguests including Cassandra, Gary, and fellow Big Brother Canada 2 housemate Ika Wong, which made her an unpopular figure to some of her fellow houseguests. At the Double Eviction, her immunity was no longer in effect and left her vulnerable. This gave Ika the chance to convince Sindy Nguyen, who won HOH, to target and nominate Neda. Neda ended up getting evicted by a 7-1 vote and became the first member of the jury.
Regarded as one of Big Brother Canada's best strategic players, Neda's large knowledge of the game and her subtle strategy has led her to be compared by many to other heavily regarded strategic players, such as Dan Gheesling. Following the season 2 finale, every past houseguest admitted they would've voted for her had she made it to the final 2.
Biography[]
Big Brother Canada 2[]
Neda Kalantar was born in September 17, 1991 in Tehran, Iran but raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. Before entering the house she was a fashion stylist and was a superfan of the show when she was young.
During Big Brother Canada 2, she quickly formed a strong bond with Jon Pardy, quickly becoming best friends during their first week in the house. After only a month out of the house, their friendship turned into an actual relationship, and soon after, they moved in together. They are still together more than a year after.
Big Brother Canada 5[]
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Retrieved from Global Describe yourself in three words: What have you been up to since being on your season of Big Brother Canada? Is your strategy to win Big Brother Canada different going in for a second time? If you could call one former houseguest from your season for advice, who would it be and why? What element of Big Brother Canada did you not have a chance to try before, that you’d like to experience this time around? What perk within the game means the most to you: a letter from home, a luxury party, a season’s slop pass, or a vote from Canada? Which Big Brother Canada past competitor would you like to channel this season and why? If you could travel into the future or the past which would you choose and why? What do people from Vancouver have that gives them an edge to win Big Brother Canada? |
Player History - Big Brother Canada 2[]
Competition History[]
| Week 1 | HOH | Loss |
| POV | Not Picked | |
| Week 2 | HOH | Loss |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 3 | HOH | Loss |
| POV Advantage | Loss | |
| Have/Have-Not | Have | |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 4 | HOH | Loss |
| POV | Not Picked | |
| Week 5 | Have/Have-Not | Have |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 6 | HOH | Loss |
| POV | Not Picked | |
| Secret POV | Loss | |
| HOH | Win | |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 7 | HOH | Previous HOH |
| Have/Have-Not | Have-Not | |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 8 | HOH | Win |
| HOH | Previous HOH | |
| POV | Win | |
| Week 9 | HOH | Loss |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 10 | HOH | Loss |
| POV | Loss | |
| HOH Part 1 | Loss | |
| HOH Part 2 | Win | |
| HOH Part 3 | Loss |
Have/Have-Not History[]
| Week 1 | Have |
| Week 2 | Have-Not |
| Week 3 | Have |
| Week 4 | Have |
| Week 5 | Have |
| Week 6 | Have-Not |
| Week 7 | Have-Not |
| Week 8 | Have/Have-Not Phase Over |
| Week 9 | |
| Week 10 |
Nominations/Voting History[]
| Week | Position | Voted for | With Majority? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Anick Gervais | Yes |
| 2 | Vetoed | Kyle Shore | Yes |
| 3 | – | Heather Decksheimer | No |
| 4 | – | Ika Wong | Yes |
| 5 | – | Andrew Gordon | Yes |
| 6 | – | Sarah Miller | Yes |
| HOH | – | – | |
| 7 | – | Nominations Void | |
| – | Arlie Shaban | Yes | |
| 8 | HOH | – | – |
| POV Holder | Rachelle Diamond | Yes | |
| 9 | – | Adel Elseri | Yes |
| 10 | Post-POV Nominee | – | – |
| Nominated | – | – | |
| Finale | Jury Member | Jon Pardy | Yes |
HOH History[]
| Original Nominees | Post-Veto Nominees | Intended Target | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 43 | |||||
| Day 51 | N/A | ||||
Player History - Big Brother Canada 5[]
Competition History[]
| Week 1 | HOH/Immunity | Loss |
| POV | Not Picked | |
| Week 2 | HOH | Loss |
| Have/Have-Not | Sat Out As Have | |
| POV Advantage | Loss | |
| POV | Loss | |
| Luxury | Loss | |
| Week 3 | HOH | Win |
| POV | Loss | |
| Week 4 | POV | Win |
| Have/Have-Not | Have | |
| HOH | Previous HOH | |
| Luxury | Win | |
| Week 5 | HOH | Loss |
| Have/Have-Not | Ineligible | |
| Luxury | Win | |
| POV | Not Picked | |
| HOH | Loss | |
| POV | Loss |
Have/Have-Not History[]
| Week 1 | Have |
| Week 2 | Have |
| Week 3 | Have |
| Week 4 | Have |
| Week 5 | Have |
Voting History[]
| Week | Position | Voted for | With Majority? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timewarp Immunity | Mark Chrysler | Yes |
| 2 | Timewarp Immunity | Dallas Cormier | Yes |
| 3 | HOH | – | – |
| Nominated | Nominated By | Final Position | |
| 4 | Dre Gwenaelle Gary Levy |
Ineligible |
Timewarp Immunity |
| Position | Voted for | With Majority? | |
| Timewarp Immunity & POV Holder |
Ineligible | ||
| 5 | Timewarp Immunity | Emily Hawkin | Yes |
| Post-POV Nominee | – | – | |
| Finale | Jury Member | Kevin Martin | Yes |
HOH History[]
| Original Nominees | Post-Veto Nominees | Intended Target | |||
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| Week 3 | |||||
Post Big Brother[]
Neda's cast photo for The Traitors Canada 2
- Neda was previously in a relationship with fellow houseguest and winner Jon Pardy.
- On September 15, 2017, Neda appeared on The Taran Show to talk about life in Iran and her time after both seasons of Big Brother Canada.[1]
- Neda competed on the second season of The Traitors Canada alongside Celebrity Big Brother Quebec 2 contestant Tranna Wintour. She was a Traitor.
Trivia[]
- Neda was the third female player in Big Brother Canada history to win the Power of Veto. She was preceded by Ika Wong and Allison White respectively.
- Neda was the first HouseGuest to win Head of Household twice in Big Brother Canada 2.
- She was also the first HouseGuest to win Head of Household back-to-back.
- Both these times her HOH week was abbreviated and never got any of the privileges of winning the Head of Houshold, other then being able to put someone up for nominations.
- Big Brother 17 (US) winner Steve Moses indirectly mentioned her eviction in an interview with Entertainment Tonight because he pulled the same move Jon did in her eviction to Neda's counterpart Vanessa Rousso who is regarded as one of the best female houseguests to play Big Brother.
- Neda is the first female to win a PoV competition in Big Brother Canada 5.
- She is the first houseguest to win an HOH and a POV.
- Neda is the fourth houseguest to be booed at following Aaryn Gries, Amanda Zuckerman, and Christine Brecht.
- Neda is currently the only houseguest to have been both the first Juror on one season and the last Juror on another.
- Neda was the only Female returner to not be a Have-not in Big Brother Canada 5.
- Neda is the first houseguest to both reach and surpass 100 days in the Big Brother Canada house.
- Every time Neda was HOH, her original nominees were women.
References[]
- ↑ Armstrong, Taran (15 September 2017). The Taran Show 9 - Neda Kalantar Interview. Rob Has A Website. Retrieved on 18 April 2018.
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