Big Brother VIP (Albanian TV series) season 3

Big Brother VIP 2024, also known as Big Brother VIP 3, is the current third season of Big Brother VIP, hosted by Ledion Liço, replacing Arbana Osmani.

The season began airing on 13 January 2024 on Top Channel. The final of Big Brother VIP 3 is on May 25, in which the winner of the third edition is Egla Ceno. The whole season, live from the house, can be viewed in two live pay-per-view channels, with the name Big Brother VIP 1 and Big Brother VIP 2, which are available on Albanian television platform DigitAlb. Arbër Hajdari returned as opinionist in the live evictions shows and was joined by Ori Nebijaj, replacing Zhaklin Lekatari. In the third live show, season 1 housemate Einxhel Shkira replaced Arbër Hajdari who was temporarily away.

The spin-off show Big Brother VIP – Fans' Club was hosted this season, by singer and television presenter Enxhi Nasufi. The two opinionists for the third season were season 2 housemate Ronaldo Sharka and reality TV star Ina Kollçaku. The 60-minute radio show Big Brother Radio returned for the second season, with Elona Duro, Eni Shehu and Albana Ruçi as the hosts.

Production
In May 2023, the executive producer, Sara Hoxha announced on her Instagram account, that the third season of the show will begin on Top Channel.

It was rumored that maybe Osmani will not be the presenter for the third season. Later, it was rumored that Bora Zemani, who hosts also on Top Channel the show Dancing with the Stars, will be hosting the third season of Big Brother VIP. It was also rumored that the host of the eighth season of the original version of Big Brother Albania, Ledion Liço will host the season. In November 2023, Osmani on her social network Instagram has posted a photo as she is seen in the premises of Top Channel getting ready, but it was not announced if she will host the third season.

On 30 November 2023, it was announced that the show will return, with the third season, on 2024. One day later, Top Channel aired a teaser trailer during the ninth episode of the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars, officially confirming that the series would return for a new season in January 2024 on Top Channel. On 29 December 2023, Top Channel announced that the host will be Ledion Liço. On 29 December 2023, Top Channel released a thirty seconds teaser featuring some eyes and read "Everyone Housemates except for one" and then features, the new host Ledion Liço, who says "And these others, who are they?" and at the end we hear "Find out from 13 January only on Top Channel". On 8 January 2023, Top Channel announced that Hajdari will be returning for his third season as a opinionist and it was also announced that the new opinionist will be Ori Nebijaj.

On 29 December 2023, Top Channel announced that the season would begin on 13 January 2024.

Controversies
In a stunning turn of events, just one day after becoming a participant in Big Brother VIP, the police stormed the premises of the house to arrest contestant Liam Osmani, 44 years old, who is accused of fraud. This individual, in 2019, through fraudulent means, obtained 17 tourist tickets to Germany without making the corresponding payments.

Through an official announcement, the police explained that the Prosecutor's Office of Tirana, on May 9, 2022, issued an order for the execution of the penal decision dated February 23, 2022, sentencing this citizen to 2 years and 6 months in prison for the criminal offense of "Fraud".