Asmin to Leave Elita Before Superfinale Over Special Contract
One of the biggest favorites, Asmin Djurdjic, exits the reality show on July 11, nine days before the superfinale, and will miss the winner's announcement.
- Asmin Djurdjic leaves Elita on July 11, per the contract he signed at the start of the season.
- The superfinale is set for July 20, when the main prize of 100,000 euros is awarded, but Asmin will not be there for the announcement.
- Serbian media estimate his participation fee at between 400,000 and 450,000 euros.
- Last night he was among the nominees, alongside Milena Kacavenda, Vanja Prodanovic and Anastasija Brcic.
Asmin Djurdjic, one of the biggest favorites of this season of Elita, has confirmed that he is leaving the reality show on July 11, nine days before the grand superfinale. That means he will not wait for the winner to be announced, nor for the long-awaited showdown with Taki, even though viewers have been pushing him toward the top for months.
Asmin delivered the news to his housemates himself, calmly and without hesitation. There is nothing to add, he says. That is how he signed at the start of the season, and that is how it will be.
“I know when my time is up. I’m leaving Elita on July 11, that’s how I signed from the beginning,” Asmin told the house.
For an audience used to seeing favorites go all the way, this is an unexpected move. The superfinale is scheduled for July 20, and the winner that night takes home 100,000 euros. By all accounts, Asmin will not be in the studio.
Why is a favorite leaving now?
The answer seems to lie in the contract itself. Unlike most contestants who enter under standard terms, Asmin says he had a special arrangement. It set his exit date in advance, leaving little room for either the production or the audience to change it.
Serbian media estimate his fee for the whole season at between 400,000 and 450,000 euros. If that is even close to accurate, it is clear why the 100,000 euro grand prize is not decisive for him. The sum he reportedly took for taking part far exceeds anything he would win by claiming the title.
It is also a rare case of someone with a real shot at the crown choosing to leave before the finale. Asmin, it seems, believes he has done his part.
His departure comes at a moment when the atmosphere in the house is at a peak. The arrival of Stanija Dobrojevic has further strained relations, and conflicts pile up by the day. Instead of entering the final round with the most capital, Asmin is choosing to exit before the result is voted on.
What is left unfinished in the house?
The most talked-about part is that Asmin will not be there for the showdown with Taki, one of the storylines viewers had been anticipating for weeks. It also remains open how his exit will reshape the vote count, because a departing favorite changes the entire math heading into the finish.
Last night he was among the nominees for eviction, together with Milena Kacavenda, Vanja Prodanovic and Anastasija Brcic. That nomination now carries less weight, since Asmin is leaving on his own contract anyway, not by the audience’s decision.
For Elita, this is a double loss. A figure around whom half the season revolved is walking out, and in the very week when ratings traditionally climb. For Asmin, the math appears simple: he has taken what there was to take, and he leaves on his own terms.
Would you, in the shoes of one of the favorites, walk away from the reality show nine days before a prize of 100,000 euros?
