CBS recently announced the latest cast members of the reality TV show "Big Brother" Celebrity Edition. The revelation was made via a super-speed clip aired just before the Grammy Awards went on screen on Sunday night.
The 11 celebrities who agreed to be locked up for two and a half weeks at the Big Brother house include three-time "Apprentice" contestant Omarosa Manigault; Sugar Ray singer Mark McGrath; "American Pie" actress Shannon Elizabeth; former NBA star Ron Artest, now known as Metta World Peace; "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Brandi Glanville; season 18 "Dancing With the Stars" fourth placer James Maslow; former "Celebrity Apprentice" contestant Keshia Knight Pulliam; "Hairspray" broadway actress Marissa Jaret Winokur; Miss Universe 2015 first runner-up Ariadna Gutierrez; mixed martial artist Chuck Liddell; and "RuPaul's Drag Race" judge Ross Matthews.
Manigault is arguably the biggest name in this roster. She served as President Donald Trump's director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison until January, when she officially left her post. She was reportedly fired by Chief of Staff John Kelly back in December.
CBS announced the series' winter season premiere back in December 2017, and slated it for Feb. 7, 2018. The first ever celebrity edition of "Big Brother" in the United States will run for only two and a half weeks until Feb. 24. There will be 13 episodes for that limited run, four of which will be two hours long.
CBS All Access subscribers can also get an uncensored look at the Big Brother house via the 24/7 live feed.
The all-star cast will go through the normal processes in the Big Brother house. There will still be a Head of Household, Power of Veto competitions, and live evictions.
Julie Chen is going back to host the series, which will air at the same time as the 2018 Winter Olympics happening in Pyeongchang, South Korea from Feb. 9 to Feb. 25.
