CBS has announced the new cast for season 3 of Big Brother: Celebrity Edition.
The cast includes: Former NBA star Lamar Odom, TV personality Teddi Mellencamp, former Miss USA Shanna Moakler, style guru Carson Kressley, Real Housewives of Atlanta star Cynthia Bailey, Olympian ice-skater Mirai Nagasu, singer/influencer Todrick Hall, *NSYNC’s Chris Kirkpatrick, Diff’rent Strokes actor Todd Bridges, Saturday Night Live alumnus Chris Kattan and UFC fighter Miesha “Cupcake” Tate.
Host Julie Chen Moonves teased the cast reveal in 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.”
Season 3 of Big Brother: Celebrity Edition comes after the show’s nearly three-year hiatus. having previously aired in 2018 and 2019. Tony-winning actress Marissa Jaret Winokur won season 1 and four-time Grammy nominee Tamar Braxton won season 2.
Season 3 of Big Brother: Celebrity Edition premieres on Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. ET/9 p.m. PST on CBS. According to CBS, the winter edition will air “multiple nights each week throughout February,” following the typical Big Brother format, but will only last just one month, with the finale date set for Feb. 23. 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.
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