Big Brother 26 Cast and New AI Twist Revealed: Meet the Houseguests

A new Big Brother twist will roll out when Season 26 premieres on Wednesday, July 17 and Thursday, July 18. While CBS announced the 16 new Houseguests set to move in including a celebrity chef, a former undercover cop and a crochet business owner they also revealed that the cast will have the

A new “Big Brother” twist will roll out when Season 26 premieres on Wednesday, July 17 and Thursday, July 18. While CBS announced the 16 new Houseguests set to move in — including a celebrity chef, a former undercover cop and a crochet business owner — they also revealed that the cast will have the power to vote in a 17th houseguest for the first time.

Additionally, “this new group of Houseguests will experience an unforgettable summer with jaw-dropping surprises as ‘BB AI’ takes over the ‘Big Brother’ house,” the press release teases.

Following the two-night premiere, “Big Brother” will air Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET, the last of which features the live eviction show. Julie Chen Moonves returns as host on the CBS reality series; the live feeds are available toParamount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers and Pluto TV viewers.

Meet the full cast below.

  • Angela Murray

    Age: 50
    Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.
    Current City: Syracuse, Utah
    Occupation: Real estate agent

  • Quinn Martin

    Age: 25
    Hometown: Lawton, Okla.
    Current City: Omaha, Neb.
    Occupation: Nurse recruiter

  • Leah Peters

    Age: 26
    Hometown: Pittsburgh
    Current City: Miami
    Occupation: VIP cocktail server

  • Tucker Des Laruriers

    Age: 30
    Hometown: Boston
    Current City: Brooklyn
    Occupation: Marketing and sales executive

  • Kenny Kelley

    Age: 52
    Hometown: Boston
    Occupation: Former undercover cop

  • Lisa Weintraub

    Age: 33
    Hometown: Los Angeles
    Occupation: Celebrity chef

  • Kimo Apaka

    Age: 35
    Hometown: Hilo, Hawaii
    Occupation: Mattress sales rep

  • Makensy Manbeck

    Age: 22
    Hometown: Houston
    Occupation: Construction project manager

  • Brooklyn Rivera

    Age: 34
    Hometown: Covington, Ga.
    Current City: Dallas
    Occupation: Business administrator

  • Matt Hardeman

    Age: 25
    Hometown: Loganville, Ga.
    Current City: Roswell, Ga.
    Occupation: Tech sales rep

  • Chelsie Baham

    Age: 27
    Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
    Occupation: Nonprofit director

  • Joseph Rodriguez

    Age: 30
    Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
    Occupation: Video store clerk

  • Cedric Hodges

    Age: 21
    Hometown: Running Springs, Calif.
    Current City: Boise, Idaho
    Occupation: Former marine

  • Rubina Bernabe

    Hometown: Los Angeles
    Occupation: Event bartender

  • T-Kor Clottey

    Age: 23
    Hometown: Chicago via London
    Current City: Atlanta
    Occupation: Crochet business owner

  • Cam Sullivan-Brown

    Age: 25
    Hometown: Bowie, Md.
    Occupation: Physical therapist

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