‘Big Brother 26’ Cast and New AI Twist Revealed: Photos

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 Housegues who would 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 guest.
Additionally, “this new group of houseguests will experience an unforgettable summer with breathtaking surprises as ‘BB AI’ takes over the ‘Big Brother’ house,” the press release teases.
After the two-night premiere, “Big Brother” will air on Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9pm ET, the latter of which will feature the live eviction show. Julie Chen Moonves returns as host on CBS’ reality series; the live feeds are 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
Hometown: Long Beach, California.
Current city: Syracuse, Utah
Occupation: real estate agent -
Quinn Martin
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Age: 25
Hometown: Lawton, Oklahoma.
Current city: Omaha, Neb.
Occupation: nurse recruiter -
Leah Peters
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Age: 26
Residence: Pittsburg
Current city: Miami
Occupation: VIP cocktail server -
Tucker Des Laruriers
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Age: 30
Residence: Boston
Current city: Brooklyn
Occupation: Marketing and sales manager -
Kenny Kelley
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Age: 52
Residence: Boston
Occupation: Former undercover agent -
Lisa Weintraub
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Age: 33
Residence: Los Angeles
Occupation: Famous chef -
Kimo Apaka
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Age: 35
Hometown: Hilo, Hawaii
Occupation: Mattress salesman -
Makensy Manbeck
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Age: 22
Residence: Houston
Occupation: Construction project manager -
Brooklyn Rivera
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Age: 34
Hometown: Covington, Georgia.
Current city: Dallas
Occupation: business administrator -
Matt Hardeman
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Age: 25
Hometown: Loganville, Georgia.
Current city: Roswell, Georgia.
Occupation: technical salesman -
Chelsie Baham
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Age: 27
Residence: Rancho Cucamonga, California.
Occupation: Non-profit organization director -
Joseph Rodriguez
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Age: 30
Hometown: Tampa, Florida.
Occupation: video store clerk -
Carlo Hodges
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Age: 21
Hometown: Running Springs, California.
Current city: Boise, Idaho
Occupation: former Marine -
Rubina Bernabe
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Residence: Los Angeles
Occupation: event bartender -
T-Kor Clottey
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Age: 23
Residence: Chicago via London
Current city: Atlanta
Occupation: Owner of a crochet company -
Cam Sullivan Brown
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Age: 25
Hometown: Bowie, Maryland
Occupation: Physiotherapist