Celebrity Big Brotheris almost here — and CBS is introducing the lineup of famous houseguests!
On Wednesday night, the network announced the new cast for season 3 ofBig Brother: Celebrity Edition.
Real Housewives of AtlantastarCynthia Bailey, Olympian ice-skaterMirai Nagasu, singer/influencerTodrick Hall, *NSYNC’sChris Kirkpatrick,Diff’rent StrokesactorTodd Bridges,Saturday Night LivealumnusChris Kattanand UFC fighter Miesha “Cupcake” Tate are also slated to compete for theBig Brothercrown, which premieres on Feb. 2.
HostJulie Chen Moonvesteased the cast reveal earlier on Wednesdayin a video posted to CBS' Twitter account.
“@CBSBigBrother fans you’ve been patient. We hear you, we see you and we want to reward you with some clues on who the #BBCeleb Houseguests will be,” the tweet read. “Listen along and make your guesses. The reveal will be here sooner than you think.”
In the clip, Chen Moonves, 52, hinted that the celebrities include “a former American basketball player who has been famously linked to a family of reality tv stars” and a star who “gained fame in the 90s being part of one of the most famous and influential music groups in the world.”
From left: Lamar Odom, Teddi Mellencamp, Shanna Moakler.Michael Loccisano/Getty; Gary Gershoff/Getty; Michael Bezjian/Getty
Other celebs included a “famous housewife,” someone who is known for “cracking jokes, specifically onSNL,” an “Olympic bronze medalist,” “the daughter of a famous rock star,” “a pageant queen, model and actress,” a sitcom actor and an athlete who is in the “top 15 for the UFC Women’s Bantamweight rankings.”
Julie Chen Moonves.Sonja Flemming/CBS via Getty
Season 3 ofBig Brother: Celebrity Editioncomes after the show’s nearly three-year hiatus.
The show previously aired in 2018 and 2019. Tony-winning actressMarissa Jaret Winokurwon season 1 and four-time Grammy nomineeTamar Braxtonwon season 2.
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In September, CBS announced a third season was coming at its Television Critics Association’s panel. Chen Moonveslater revealed the February 2022 premiere date in a tweet.
According to CBS, the winter edition will air “multiple nights each week throughout February,” following the typicalBig Brotherformat, but will only last just one month, with the finale date set for Feb. 23.
As with the most recent season ofBig Brother, viewers will be able to watch the 24/7 live feeds of the celebrity cast on Paramount+, where the upcoming winter edition will also be available to stream live and on-demand.
Season 3 ofCelebrity Big Brotherpremieres on Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. ET/9 p.m. PST on CBS.
source: people.com
