{"id":727,"date":"2025-07-11T05:52:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T05:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/727\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T05:52:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T05:52:03","slug":"rachel-reilly-checks-into-big-brother-27-in-mystery-houseguest-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/727\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Reilly Checks Into Big Brother 27 in Mystery Houseguest Twist"},"content":{"rendered":"

The \u201cBig Brother\u201d Season 27<\/a> contestants better grab a life vest, because Seasons 12 and 13 star Rachel Reilly is checking into the game at the Hotel Myst\u00e8re, but in premiere twist she is technically not the 17th mystery houseguest.<\/p>\n

Thursday night\u2019s season premiere saw Julie Chen welcome the new competitors<\/a> into the house for \u201cA Summer of Mystery,\u201d complete with the return of the former winner. Fans had been speculating Reilly as the mysterious 17th houseguest for a few days, after following clues shared by the CBS competition series ahead of the premiere episode.<\/p>\n

Reilly\u2019s return became official with tonight\u2019s premiere, after shocking the other houseguests with her arrival. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m back bitches!\u201d Reilly said upon joining the houseguests. \u201cI\u2019m here to show these newbies how to play Big Brother.\u201d The premiere ended with one more twist, revealing that Reilly is actually a regular houseguest, whereas one of the aforementioned cast members is her accomplice and the actual 17th mystery guest. It is up to the other houseguests to identify the accomplice and if they identify them they\u2019re out of the game, if not they\u2019ll stay in play. Results will be revealed in Sunday\u2019s new episode.<\/p>\n

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Reilly\u2019s other television appearances include three seasons of \u201cThe Amazing Race\u201d \u2014 Seasons 20 and 24 with her showmance-turned-husband Brendon Villegas and Season 31 with her sister and \u201cBB15\u201d alum Elissa Slater \u2014 as well as Season 2 of \u201cThe Traitors,\u201d \u201cSnake in the Grass\u201d and \u201cCelebrity Fear Factor.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHouseguests will enter the enigmatic Hotel Myst\u00e8re, a place where secrets lurk behind every door and nothing is as it seems,\u201d CBS previously teased. \u201cIn a season full of surprises, the premiere will be filled with unexpected twists and turns, including a masked visitor, a secret accomplice and the shocking arrival of a \u2018Mystery Houseguest\u2019 whose identity will remain under wraps \u2026 at least for now.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for the summer schedule, all of this year\u2019s episodes will air at 8 p.m. ET\/PT on their respective days \u2014 Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday and every other Friday \u2014 meaning it will be easier than ever to keep track of things. Paramount+ and Pluto TV viewers will also be able to follow along on the live feeds, of course.<\/p>\n

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