Big Brother 26 Cast Revealed: Meet the Guests

THE Big Brother 26 The cast is here and hopefully ready to expect the unexpected.

The 16 new guests were announced on Monday, July 15, and the group includes a celebrity chef, a former undercover cop, a former Marine and more.

Before they officially move into the Big brother home on the first of two nights on Wednesday, July 17 and Thursday, July 18, We Weekly asked the candidates to reveal which ones Big brother the elders they would feel most threatened to see in the game.

“Point (Baths) of season 25, » Rubina Bernabéa 35-year-old event bartender, said We“You couldn’t beat that guy! He won everything.”

Although Rubina does not want to face competitive beasts, Joseph Rodriguez, Lisa Weintraub, Tucker Des Lauriers, Cam Sullivan-Brown are more wary of strategic actors.

“Someone like a Vanessa Rousso” said Joseph, a 30-year-old video salesman. We“Someone who is really smart and cunning and is also willing to challenge you in front of other people and make you struggle to come up with a good answer in the moment.”

For Lisa, a 33-year-old celebrity chef, she wouldn’t be happy to see Big Brother 16 champion Derrick Levasseur.

“He stepped up and he did it with kindness but also with a very smart game,” she said. “I would love to be on his team but I wouldn’t want to be against him either.”

Tucker, a 30-year-old marketing and sales manager, responded Big brother legend Dan Gheesling. While Tucker thinks that he and the Traitors the star of season 2 could be buddy, he knows what Dan can do in the game.

Meanwhile, Cam, a 25-year-old physiotherapist, would hate to see a player like Big Brother 23‘s Tiffany Mitchell in the game.

“She was the one who started it all,” he explained. “She wasn’t really a threat in terms of challenges, but she was because she was pulling the strings at the Cookout.”

Speaking of pulling strings, all 16 houseguests will be able to do just that this season. CBS revealed Monday that the first twist players will face will be the ability to vote for a 17th houseguest during the premiere. Additional details on who that player will be have yet to be announced.

For Kenney Kelleya 52-year-old former undercover cop, is not afraid of anyone who enters the house because he is not the kind of person who is easily “intimidated”.

“I wouldn’t let anybody threaten me,” he said. “I’m a pretty confident person. I’ll be able to walk into that house and take care of whoever’s in there.”

Watch the video above to see what the other houseguests had to say, and keep scrolling to find out the BB26 casting:

Chelsie Baham

Age: 27 years old

Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, California

Profession: Director of non-profit organization

Angela Murray

Age: 50 years old

Hometown: Long Beach, California

Current City: Syracuse, Utah

Profession: Real estate agent

Quinn Martin

Age: 25 years old

Hometown: Lawton, Oklahoma

Current City: Omaha, NE

Profession: Nurse recruiter

Lea Peters

Age: 26 years old

Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Current City: Miami, FL

Profession: VIP Cocktail Server

Tucker Des Lauriers

Age: 30 years old

Hometown: Boston, MA

Current City: Brooklyn, NY

Profession: Marketing and sales manager

Kenney Kelley

Age: 52 years old

Hometown: Boston, MA

Profession: Former undercover cop

Lisa Weintraub

Age: 33 years old

Hometown: Los Angeles, California

Profession: Famous chef

Kimo Apaka

Age: 35 years old

Hometown: Hilo, Hawaii

Occupation: Mattress sales representative

Makensy Manbeck

Age: 22 years old

Hometown: Houston, Texas

Profession: Construction project manager

Brooklyn Rivera

Age: 34 years old

Hometown: Covington, Georgia

Current City: Dallas, TX

Profession: Business administrator

Matt Hardeman

Age: 25 years old

Hometown: Loganville, Georgia

Current City: Roswell, GA

Occupation: Technology Sales Representative

Cedric Hodges

Age: 21 years old

Hometown: Running Springs, California

Current City: Boise, Idaho

Occupation: Former Marine

Joseph Rodriguez

Age: 30 years old

Hometown: Tampa, Florida

Occupation: Video store employee

Rubina Bernabé

Age: 35 years old

Hometown: Los Angeles, California

Profession: Event bartender

T’kor Clottey

Age: 23 years old

Hometown: Chicago, IL via London, UK

Current City: Atlanta, GA

Occupation: Crochet business owner

Cam Sullivan-Brown

Age: 25 years old

Hometown: Bowie, Maryland

Profession: Physiotherapist

Big Brother 26 will premiere on CBS and Paramount+ on Wednesday, July 17 at 9 p.m. ET.