However, another mystery guest might cause their own set of mischief and mayhem this season. On Wednesday, CBS released an official press statement about the upcoming season. It revealed that three mysterious figures would enter the Big Brother house on premiere night. The first is a masked visitor with an accomplice. The most interesting is a mystery guest.
CBS didn’t reveal much about these figures’ roles within the season. However, Julie Chen-Moonves went into further details during an interview with Entertainment Weekly (EW). She hinted that the mystery houseguest would be a polarizing character. She also shared more details about the accomplice and the masked visitor.
The masked visitor sounds like it may be an Ainsley 2.0 character. Someone or some character who will set up the mysteries for the week. Julie mentioned this character will have a bit more depth than Ainsley and be more 3D. With the boxing area called “Ben’s Boxing,” maybe this new character could be named Ben, and the season revolves around him and his crimes?
The accomplice is described as someone who will have a lot of duties this season. Therefore, it seems like this character may be a sabetour or America’s Player character. We wonder if this character will have the accomplice role determined before entering the game (and we have to figure it out along with the houseguests) or if the viewers will get a chance to vote for this player.
It might be more interesting if this player starts the season that way and we watch them plot and plan. Additionally, Big Brother can always add a viewer’s vote component if the other houseguests evict the accomplice player, but the producers want to continue the twist. The viewers could vote for someone else to take over the accomplice role.
Now, the mystery houseguest is the most interesting of these three figures. Julie confirmed that it will be a person, and not a character created by Big Brother. This person could be a reality TV star, a celebrity, or a former Big Brother houseguest. We don’t know much about this mystery houseguest’s role in the season.
They could be there as a way to introduce the season or a 17th houseguest. If they’re entering the game, a celebrity is highly unlikely. Big Brother requires too much time away from their lives and work, especially with so little pay. This means it’s most likely a former Big Brother player or someone in the reality TV world. This may also be narrowed to specific CBS or associated companies. Therefore, this may limit the person to only people who have appeared on The Challenge, The Amazing Race, and Survivor.
With The Amazing Race 38 featuring former Big Brother houseguests, the series may want to return the favor with a former Amazing Race player. However, The Amazing Race fandom is small in comparison to some other popular reality TV shows.
Based on Julie’s description of this mystery guest, this seems like a well-known enough person that there will be a strong reaction either way. This makes it highly likely that it’s a popular reality TV star within the CBS brand, or a former houseguest who will elicit a reaction. Most of the Big Brother houseguests are currently clearly not sequestered, especially a few that may fit this polarizing category.
Additionally, it’s highly unlikely that it’s someone from Big Brother 26, because they’re still under contract with CBS, so it wouldn’t be a surprise if they appeared on the show again. Julie made it seem like she was surprised that the producers convinced this person to appear on the premiere episode.
That also makes me wonder if this person will become an official houseguest. An appearance by a former player shouldn’t shock Julie, but getting them to commit to the game again might. The same goes for a well-known reality TV star who has not entered the Big Brother house before. It’s a pressure cooker environment, so it takes a lot to commit to that level of stress and dedication, especially someone already established in the reality TV world.
Some clues could point to multiple houseguests. However, we suspect one major clue will lead viewers to the mystery houseguest’s identity. We just don’t know which one.
Who do you think will be the mystery houseguest? A former player, a celebrity, or a reality TV star? Also, do you think they will become a new houseguest or just make an appearance? Let us know in the comments.
