{"id":749755,"date":"2026-07-08T03:40:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T03:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/749755\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T03:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T03:40:26","slug":"big-brother-season-28-cast-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/749755\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Big Brother’ Season 28 Cast Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

The reality competition series, which also includes a pickleball coach and jumbotron engineer among its players, premieres July 9 on CBS. <\/p>\n

\tPublished on July 7, 2026\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Jason<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tJason De Puy, Kamuela \u201cKamu\u201d Kirk, Melody Morris<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCBS\/Evan Mulling<\/p>\n

CBS has unveiled the cast for Big Brother season 28.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the network announced the houseguests competing in the upcoming season of the long-running reality series. The initial 14-player cast includes everyone from a rocket scientist and an MMA fighter to a pickleball coach and a RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race alum, better known as Salina EsTitties.<\/p>\n

The reality competition series follows a group of strangers living together in a house under 24\/7 surveillance as they form alliances, compete in challenges and vote one another out until one houseguest remains to claim the $750,000 grand prize. This season\u2019s theme, \u201cTime Trip,\u201d will see the \u201cpast, present and future collide,\u201d according to CBS. <\/p>\n

Big Brother premieres Thursday with a 90-minute episode beginning at 8 p.m. ET\/PT. The 24\/7 live feeds<\/a> are available the following day on Paramount+, Pluto and YouTube for a limited time. Additional surprise houseguests will also be revealed during the premiere.<\/p>\n

Meet the Big Brother season 28 houseguests, with official bios and photos provided by CBS, below.<\/p>\n

\tChuk Anyanwu<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Chuk
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Evan Mulling\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Age: 27<\/p>\n

Hometown: Dallas, Texas<\/p>\n

Occupation: Supply Chain Analyst<\/p>\n

\tDrew Campbell<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Drew
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Evan Mulling\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Age: 22<\/p>\n

Hometown:\u00a0Temecula, Calif.<\/p>\n

Occupation: Surgical Dental Assistant<\/p>\n

\tHaley Thogmartin<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Haley
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Evan Mulling\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Age: 29<\/p>\n

Hometown: Neosho, Mo.<\/p>\n

Current City: Wildwood, Mo.<\/p>\n

Occupation: Telemedicine Executive<\/p>\n

\tJason De Puy<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Jason
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Evan Mulling\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Age: 35<\/p>\n

Hometown: San Francisco, Calif.<\/p>\n

Current City: West Hollywood, Calif.<\/p>\n

Occupation: Drag Queen<\/p>\n

\tKamuela \u201cKamu\u201d Kirk<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Kamuela
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Evan Mulling\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Age: 32<\/p>\n

Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz.<\/p>\n

Occupation: MMA Fighter<\/p>\n

\tLaTrice Verrett<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"LaTrice
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Evan Mulling\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Age: 57<\/p>\n

Hometown: Kankakee, Ill.<\/p>\n

Current City: Maplewood, N.J.<\/p>\n

Occupation: Boutique Salesperson<\/p>\n

\tLyric Medeiros<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Lyric
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Evan Mulling\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Age: 25<\/p>\n

Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii<\/p>\n

Occupation: Attorney<\/p>\n

\tMallory Aurichio<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Mallory
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Evan Mulling\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Age: 24<\/p>\n

Hometown: Township of Washington, N.J.<\/p>\n

Occupation: Rocket Scientist<\/p>\n

\tMelody Morris<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Melody
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Evan Mulling\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Age: 24<\/p>\n

Hometown: Thornton, Colo.<\/p>\n

Current City: Maricopa, Ariz.<\/p>\n

Occupation: Corporate Game Show Host<\/p>\n

\tRome Seymour<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Rome
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Evan Mulling \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Age: 28<\/p>\n

Hometown: Traverse City, Mich.<\/p>\n

Current City: Delray Beach, Fla.<\/p>\n

Occupation: Pickleball Coach<\/p>\n

\tTaylor Brown<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Taylor
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Evan Mulling\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Age:\u00a027<\/p>\n

Hometown:\u00a0Deerfield Beach, Fla.<\/p>\n

Occupation:\u00a0Elementary School Counselor<\/p>\n

\tBarrett Pfeiffer<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Barrett
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Evan Mulling \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Age: 27<\/p>\n

Hometown: Benton, Ark.<\/p>\n

Current City:\u00a0Austin, Texas<\/p>\n

Occupation: Jumbotron Engineer<\/p>\n

\tAshley Trail<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Ashley
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Evan Mulling\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Age: 24<\/p>\n

Hometown: Alton, Ill.<\/p>\n

Current City:\u00a0Chicago, Ill.<\/p>\n

Occupation: Bartender<\/p>\n

\tYash Patel<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Yash
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Evan Mulling\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Age: 24<\/p>\n

Hometown: Monroe Township, NJ<\/p>\n

Occupation: Financial Analyst<\/p>\n

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