Andjela Djuricic arrives at Elite 10 without Gastoz

Andjela Djuricic arrived in Simanovce last night, ahead of her entrance into the tenth season of Elite, without her boyfriend Nenad Marinkovic Gastoz. The separation hit him hard a day earlier, on September 4, when he threw her a farewell party on a river boat and broke down in tears right before she left.

The former reality show winner gathered Andjela’s closest friends, the people she wanted to see before heading to the estate in Simanovce. Instead of a quiet get-together, the evening, by all accounts, quickly turned into an emotional send-off. When the moment came to say goodbye, Gastoz couldn’t hold back his emotions, he hugged Andjela and cried.

The next day, the day before she left for Simanovce, Djuricic posted on Instagram and thanked everyone who had been part of the evening:

I don’t know what to write or what words to use to thank everyone who made the effort to make my last night so beautiful! Thank you to my Gastoz, who worked so hard to bring you all together in one place! Thank you to every single one of you, because just by showing up you made my evening, and with your presence, my life! My happiness is having all of you around me! Thank you to Snupi and Lilica for putting up with my photos once again (even though they look like they were forced into it). I love you, my people! I missed some people who weren’t able to make it, but I love them just as much.

Andjela Djuricic wrote in an Instagram post, a day after the party.

Last night, without Gastoz, she arrived at the gate of the estate in Simanovce. Her first obstacle wasn’t the separation from her boyfriend but the trunk of her own car, which she couldn’t get open for several moments while reporters waited. She had no time to talk then.

I’m in a hurry, I can’t talk.

Andjela Djuricic told reporters before heading onto the estate, and walked on without revealing what the audience can expect from her this season.

Andjela Djuricic was the runner-up of Elite’s eighth season, while Gastoz won the ninth, the season in which she came close to the trophy herself. She is also the first contestant to sign a contract for the milestone tenth season, even before the rest of the cast was officially announced. That’s why the party on the boat, the night before her departure, carried the weight of practically a farewell to her entire life outside, not just to Gastoz.

Zeljko Mitrovic, owner and director of Pink Media Group, which produces the reality show, commented on Andjela’s signing on his official Instagram profile and announced that the tenth season would be different in concept from the ones before it:

Andjela Djuricic is the first contract signed for Elite 10. This is now practically an All Stars, and I think we’re going to put together a magical season that combines the best of everything from previous seasons, plus Tosa and Gosa will get parents and Rasa and Masa will come in, and those are twice as big as the robots we’ve had. We’ll have a lot of new elements that will be different in terms of content when it comes to the tasks, including filming domestic series. I’m glad Andjela is the first contract signed, runner-up of Elite 9. She almost won it, and that’s when Gastoz won. Elite 10 will be a bit different because we’re going to try to bring together the best of the previous seasons, but casting is the key. This is the first contract, be patient, and you’ll see more surprises.

Mitrovic said in an Instagram post.

It is not yet known whether Gastoz, as last year’s winner, will at some point enter Elite 10 as a guest or a contestant. For now he has stayed outside, while Andjela has officially been part of the new season since last night, even though she hasn’t said a single word yet about what she has in store for viewers.