Arbana Osmani facts for kids

Arbana Osmani, born on May 7, 1983, is a well-known Albanian author and former television presenter. She became very famous for hosting Big Brother Albania. She also hosted its special celebrity version, Big Brother VIP. She presented these popular shows from February 2008 until May 2023.

Her Career Journey

Starting in Media

Arbana Osmani began her career in the year 2000. She started as a journalist for a magazine called Intervista. After that, she moved to radio. In 2002, she became a radio presenter for shows like Top Select on Top Albania Radio.

Moving to Television

Later, Arbana started working in television at Top Channel. She hosted a very popular music show called Top Fest for four seasons. She worked alongside other presenters like Ledion Liço and Xhemi Shehu. She also presented other TV shows, including a children's entertainment show called 1001 pse?!.

Hosting Big Brother

From 2008 to 2014, Arbana hosted Big Brother Albania. This was Albania's most-watched reality show. She hosted seven seasons in a row. In 2013, the show took a break for a year. During this time, Arbana worked on her cooking book.

Big Brother returned for its seventh season in February 2014. Arbana came back as the host. She did not host the eighth season because she was pregnant. Ledion Liço took over as the main host for that season. Arbana returned to host the ninth season of Big Brother Albania.

Other TV Shows

In the 2015–2016 season, Arbana hosted a game show called Në 1 javë. From October 2016, she presented a show called Dua të të bëj të lumtur for five seasons on Top Channel.

In August 2021, Arbana announced on her Instagram page that she would host Big Brother VIP Albania. This was a special version of Big Brother for celebrities. The first season started in October 2021. It was very popular, so Top Channel decided to make a second season. Arbana also hosted the second season, which began in December 2022.

In 2022, Arbana Osmani appeared in the film Sophia. She played herself in the movie. She also hosted the 61st edition of the annual Albanian music competition, Festivali i Këngës, on RTSH.

TV Shows She Hosted

• Top Select (Top Albania Radio)
• Top Fest (Top Channel)
• Pasdite në Top Channel (Top Channel)
• E diell (Top Channel)
• 1001 pse?! (Top Channel)
• Big Brother Albania (Top Channel) – seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9
• Në 1 javë (Top Channel)
• Dua të të bëj të lumtur (Top Channel)
• Big Brother VIP (Top Channel) – seasons 1 and 2
• Festivali i Këngës (RTSH) – edition 61
• Mirëmbrëma Yje (independent YouTube podcast)

Books She Wrote

• Receta për njerëzit që dua (2013) (This means "Recipes for the people I love")
• Receta për 5 minuta (2019) (This means "Recipes for 5 minutes")

Her Family Life

Arbana Osmani was in a relationship with Ardit Kero for 16 years. They have a son named Joni.

Later, Arbana met Eduart Grishaj in 2019. They have two children together. Their son, Diell, was born in 2020. Their daughter, Zoi, was born in 2022.