{"id":367162,"date":"2026-07-09T18:49:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/367162\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T18:49:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:49:14","slug":"dallas-native-among-cast-for-cbs-big-brother-season-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/367162\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas native among cast for CBS\u2019 \u2018Big Brother\u2019 season 28"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of the newest houseguests on \u201cBig Brother\u201d<\/a> has a local tie.<\/p>\n

CBS announced the cast<\/a> of the show\u2019s 28th season this week, including Dallas native Chuk Anyanwu<\/a>. The 27-year-old has degrees from the University of North Texas and Texas Women\u2019s University, and is currently working as a supply chain coordinator for Williams-Sonoma, Inc., according to his LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing on \u2018Big Brother\u2019 feels insane right now, because one, it does not feel real,\u201d Anyanwu said in a promo video for the show.<\/a> \u201cThere\u2019s one end where there\u2019s so much money that I could win and there\u2019s a whole \u2018nother end where I\u2019m about to be in a house with insane people.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Chuk Chuk Anyanwu, houseguest on Season 28 of the CBS original series \u201cBig Brother,\u201d scheduled to air on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+. \u00a92026 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Evan Mulling CBS <\/p>\n

For those not familiar with \u201cBig Brother,\u201d the reality series puts a group of people in a house under 24-hour surveillance as they battle against each other to take home a $750,000 cash prize.<\/p>\n

This season\u2019s theme is \u201ctime trip,\u201d which will see houseguests enter a world where \u201crooms, relics and competitions transport them across moments in time, while early twists shake up the game from the start.\u201d<\/p>\n

In total, there are 14 houseguests this season, including Barrett Pfeiffer, a contestant that lives in Austin but is not from Texas. Anyanwu is the only houseguest with local ties.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also have an insane social game, I\u2019m a first-generation immigrant, I truly feel like I can talk to anyone,\u201d Anyanwu said in a show promo.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfac In case you missed it: <\/p>\n

\u201cBig Brother\u201d season 28 kicks off with a 90-minute premiere on Thursday, July 9, followed by new episodes on Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.<\/p>\n

The show airs on CBS and streams the next day on Paramount+.<\/p>\n

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Brayden Garcia is the entertainment reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where he mainly writes about how the film and TV industry impacts North Texas, from Taylor Sheridan shows to the Fort Worth Film Commission and everything in between.\n <\/p>\n