The Season 2 cast of “Big Brother: Celebrity Edition” includes a comedian, a former White House staffer, a couple of Olympic athletes and one of O.J. Simpson’s old pals, CBS announced Sunday.
Julie Chen Moonves returns as the host, welcoming the 12 celebrity houseguests who will compete for $250,000.
And the houseguests are: actor/host Jonathan Bennett, singer Tamar Braxton, singer Kandi Burruss, comedian Tom Green, Olympic track and bobsledder Lolo Jones, TV personality Kato Kaelin, actor Joey Lawrence, 12-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte, mom-anger Dina Lohan, former WWE wrestler Natalie Eva Marie, former White House director of communications Anthony Scaramucci, and former NFL star Ricky Williams.
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The two-night premiere event airs on Jan. 21 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET/PT) and Jan. 22 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET/PT) on CBS.
The premiere will be followed up for three weeks and then conclude with a two-hour finale on Feb. 13.
“Big Brother: Celebrity Edition” chronicles 12 celebrities living together in a house outfitted with over 80 HD cameras and over 100 microphones recording their every move 24 hours a day and with no contact with the outside world. A celebrity houseguest is voted out of the house each week, with the last remaining guest receiving $250,000.
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