Miki Dudic out of Elita as Zlata waits in tears
Viewers voted Miki Dudic out of Elita 9 a month before the finale, and his mother Zlata Petrovic met him with the family in Simanovci.
- Viewers voted Miki Dudic out of Elita 9 on June 8, just a month before the finale.
- Host Darko Tanasijevic announced the audience decision at the start of the morning show.
- His mother, singer Zlata Petrovic, met him with the family in Simanovci in tears.
- Ahead of the eviction the housemates faced the Big Boss challenge, won by Andjelo Rankovic, whose viewer votes were doubled.
Miki Dudic left Elita 9 on Monday morning, June 8, after a vote by viewers, and with only a month to go before the grand finale. The exit of the son of singers Zlata Petrovic and Hasan Dudic was announced by host Darko Tanasijevic at the very start of the morning show.
“This morning, by the viewers’ decision, Miki Dudic is leaving Elita,” Tanasijevic said, closing one of the longest runs in this season of Serbia’s most-watched reality format.
For the young contestant, who entered the house as a member of one of the country’s best-known showbiz families, an exit at this stage came as a surprise. A month before the finale every public vote carries extra weight, and Miki lost the audience’s backing exactly when it was least expected.
How did the family greet him in Simanovci?
The most emotional moment of the morning happened far from the studio cameras. Outside the property in Simanovci, Miki was met by his mother, singer Zlata Petrovic, who did not hide her tears as she embraced her son after months of isolation.
The rest of the family was there too, and the reunion quickly turned into a small celebration of his return home. Throughout his run Zlata openly rooted for her son and repeatedly said how much she missed him, which made their reunion one of those moments that keep audiences hooked on reality formats.
There was another familiar face waiting in the studio. Miki’s children were there, along with his half-brother Jovan Pejic Peja, himself a former reality contestant, who came to support a family member on his way out of the competition.
What happened just before the eviction?
On the night before the audience decision, the housemates went through the Big Boss challenge, one of the formats that directly shapes the mood in the house ahead of an eviction. Andjelo Rankovic came out on top in that task.
His win carried a concrete reward. The viewer votes Andjelo received were doubled, giving him a serious advantage in the race to stay in the house at a point when the field is shrinking fast.
Miki had no such cushion. The son of Zlata Petrovic and Hasan Dudic thus became the latest name on the list of those left without a shot at the finale, as the house gradually empties before the final weeks of the season.
After several months in the show, Miki now returns to everyday life and time with the people closest to him, something he clearly wanted, judging by his arrival in Simanovci. So, which eviction surprised you most this season of Elita?
