Big Brother is one of the most popular reality shows, and it’s coming back this summer with its Season 26, which has already has its schedule, and new twists. One of the changes that fans can expect is the introduction of AI in the house, which will certainly be interesting to watch.
As always, a new Big Brother cast has been announced. The goal of producers is to try to make it as diverse as possible, with people of different backgrounds. However, the show isn’t safe from controversy, especially when it comes to racism.
For example, one of the most beloved Big Brother winners, Taylor Hale, was bullied during her time in the house, especially at the beginning of Season 24, but she overcame that to triumph. So, here’s what to know about the new contestants for Season 26.
Big Brother 2024 Cast: Complete list of contestants
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Tucker Des Lauriers
Des Lauriers is a 30-year-old marketing and sales executive from Boston. He currently lives in Brooklyn.
T’kor Clottey
Clottey, 23, is a crochet business owner currently living in Atlanta.
Rubina Bernabe
Bernabe, 35, is an event bartender in Los Angeles.
Quinn Martin
Martin is a 25-year-old nurse recruiter currently living in Omaha, Nebraska. She is from Lawton, Oklahoma.
Angela Murray
Murray is a 50-year-old real estate agent currently living in Syracuse, Utah. Her hometown is Long Beach, California.
Brooklyn Rivera
Rivera is 34 and currently lives in Dallas. Her hometown is Covington, Georgia, and she is a business administrator.
Cam Sullivan-Brown
Sullivan-Brown is 25 and from Bowie, Maryland. He’s a physical therapist.
Cedric Hodges
Hodges is a 21-year-old former Marine who is currently living in Boise, Idaho. He is from Running Springs, California.
Chelsie Baham
Baham is a 27-year-old nonprofit director from Rancho Cucamonga, California.
Joseph Rodriguez
Rodriguez is a 30-year-old video store clerk from Tampa, Florida.
Kenney Kelley
Kelley is 52 and a former undercover cop from Boston.
Kimo Apaka
Apaka, a 35-year-old mattress sales rep, is from Hilo, Hawaii.
Leah Peters
Peters is a 26-year-old VIP cocktail server currently living in Miami. She is originally from Pittsburgh.
Lisa Weintraub
Weintraub, 33, is a celebrity chef in Los Angeles.
Makensy Manbeck
Manbeck is 22. She is a construction project manager from Houston.
Matt Hardeman
Hardeman, originally from Loganville, Georgia, is a 25-year-old tech sales rep currently living in Roswell, Georgia.
Big Brother Cast: Julie Chen Moonves speaks about audience reactions
Long time Big Brother host, Julie Chen Moonves gave her opinion on America’s reaction to some of the contestants’ choices while playing the game in a recorded interview, per Collider. “I love hosting this show because it’s gotten to the point where I feel like all these houseguests are my children,” she said.
“And I know as fans love to love some people and hate on others. I like to put on my Jesus glasses and say, ‘Look, God created us all. And we all have a good side and a bad side, and it depends, who triggers what side to come out, right?‘” she continued.
“Give them a chance at redemption,” she told the audience. “Give them a chance to see themselves the way America saw them and give them a chance to explain and change,” she added.
