Paramount Press Express | “BIG BROTHER” REVEALS 16 NEW HOUSEGUESTS AND AN UNPRECEDENTED POWER

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07/15/2024

“BIG BROTHER” REVEALS 16 NEW HOUSEGUESTS AND AN UNPRECEDENTED POWER

For the First Time Ever, BIG BROTHER Houseguests Will Have the Power to Vote in a 17^th Houseguest in the Special Two-Night Premiere Event

BIG BROTHER announced today the 16 new Houseguests who will move into the BIG BROTHER house and, for the first time ever, have the power to vote in a 17^th houseguest. The season 26 special two-night premiere event airs Wednesday, July 17 and Thursday, July 18 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.* Following the two-night premiere, the series will air Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays (9:00-10:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT), featuring the live eviction show hosted by Julie Chen Moonves. Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers and Pluto TV viewers can catch all the action on the BIG BROTHER Live Feeds.

This season’s Houseguests include a celebrity chef, a former undercover cop, an event bartender, a former marine, a physical therapist and a crochet business owner, among others. This new group of Houseguests will experience an unforgettable summer with jaw-dropping surprises as “BB AI” takes over the BIG BROTHER house.

The following are the 16 new Houseguests competing this summer: Click HERE to Download Houseguests Photos

Name: Angela Murray

Age: 50

Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.

Current City: Syracuse, Utah

Occupation: Real estate agent

Name: Brooklyn Rivera

Age: 34

Hometown: Covington, Ga.

Current City: Dallas

Occupation: Business administrator

Name: Cam Sullivan-Brown

Age: 25

Hometown: Bowie, Md.

Occupation: Physical therapist

Name: Cedric Hodges

Age: 21

Hometown: Running Springs, Calif.

Current City: Boise, Idaho

Occupation: Marine Corps Veteran

Name: Chelsie Baham

Age: 27

Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

Occupation: Nonprofit director

Name: Joseph Rodriguez

Age: 30

Hometown: Tampa, Fla.

Occupation: Video store clerk

Name: Kenney Kelley

Age: 52

Hometown: Boston

Occupation: Former undercover cop

Name: Kimo Apaka

Age: 35

Hometown: Hilo, Hawaii

Occupation: Mattress sales rep

Name: Leah Peters

Age: 26

Hometown: Pittsburgh

Current City: Miami

Occupation: VIP cocktail server

Name: Lisa Weintraub

Age: 33

Hometown: Los Angeles

Occupation: Celebrity chef

Name: Makensy Manbeck

Age: 22

Hometown: Houston

Occupation: Construction project manager

Name: Matt Hardeman

Age: 25

Hometown: Loganville, Ga.

Current City: Roswell, Ga.

Occupation: Tech sales rep

Name: Quinn Martin

Age: 25

Hometown: Lawton, Okla.

Current City: Omaha, Neb.

Occupation: Nurse recruiter

Name: Rubina Bernabe

Age: 35

Hometown: Los Angeles

Occupation: Event bartender

Name: T’kor Clottey

Age: 23

Hometown: Chicago via London

Current City: Atlanta

Occupation: Crochet business owner

Name: Tucker Des Lauriers

Age: 30

Hometown: Boston

Current City: Brooklyn

Occupation: Marketing and sales executive

BIG BROTHER follows a group of people living together in a house outfitted with more than 90 cameras and 100 microphones, recording their every move 24 hours a day. Each week, someone will be voted out of the house, with the last remaining Houseguest receiving the grand prize of $750,000. BIG BROTHER is produced by Emmy Award-winning producer Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan for Fly on the Wall Entertainment in association with Banijay Americas.

*Only Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers will have access to stream BIG BROTHER live via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service, as well as on-demand. Click HERE for more details.

Pluto TV, the leading free streaming television service, will also offer a dedicated category titled BIG BROTHER LIVE on July 18, hosting five distinct Pop-Up channels, each with dedicated live feeds. Click HERE for more details.

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