A new “Big Brother” twist will be rolled out when Season 26 premieres on Wednesday, July 17 and Thursday, July 18. While CBS announced the 16 new houseguests who will be moving in — including a celebrity chef, a former undercover cop and a crochet company owner — they also revealed that for the first time, the cast will have the power to vote on a 17th houseguest.
Additionally, “this new group of houseguests will experience an unforgettable summer of stunning surprises as ‘BB AI’ takes over the ‘Big Brother’ house,” the press release reads.
Following its two-night premiere, “Big Brother” will air Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday at 9 p.m. ET, the latter of which will feature the live eviction show. Julie Chen Moonves returns as host of the CBS reality series; the live feeds will be available to Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers and Pluto TV viewers.
Meet the full cast below.
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Angela Murray
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Age: 50
Place of Birth: Long Beach, California.
Current City: Syracuse, Utah
Occupation: Real Estate Agent -
Quinn Martin
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Age: 25
Place of Birth: Lawton, Oklahoma.
Current City: Omaha, Neb.
Occupation: Nurse Recruiter -
Lea Peters
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Age: 26
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh
Current City: Miami
Occupation: VIP Cocktail Server -
Tucker Des Laruriers
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Age: 30
Place of Birth: Boston
Current City: Brooklyn
Occupation: Marketing and Sales Manager -
Kenny Kelley
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Age: 52
Place of Birth: Boston
Occupation: Former undercover agent -
Lisa Weintraub
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Age: 33
Place of Birth: Los Angeles
Occupation: Celebrity Chef -
Kimo Apaka
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Age: 35
Place of Birth: Hilo, Hawaii
Occupation: Mattress salesman -
Makensy Manbeck
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Age: 22
Place of Birth: Houston
Occupation: Construction Project Manager -
Brooklyn River
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Age: 34
Place of Birth: Covington, Ga.
Current City: Dallas
Occupation: Business Administrator -
Matt Hardeman
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Age: 25
Place of Birth: Loganville, Ga.
Current City: Roswell, Ga.
Occupation: Tech Sales Representative -
Chelsie Baham
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Age: 27
Place of Birth: Rancho Cucamonga, California.
Occupation: Director of a non-profit organization -
Joseph Rodriguez
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Age: 30
Place of Birth: Tampa, Florida.
Occupation: Video store clerk -
Cédric Hodges
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Age: 21
Place of Birth: Running Springs, California.
Current City: Boise, Idaho
Occupation: Former Marine -
Rubina Bernabé
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Place of Birth: Los Angeles
Occupation: Event bartender -
T-Kor Clottey
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Age: 23
Place of Birth: Chicago via London
Current City: Atlanta
Occupation: Owner of a crochet company -
Cam Sullivan-Bruin
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Age: 25
Place of Birth: Bowie, Md.
Occupation: Physiotherapist