‘Big Brother’ Season 28 Cast Revealed: ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Alum, Rocket Scientist, MMA Fighter and More

Live Feed Home TV TV News The reality competition series, which also includes a pickleball coach and jumbotron engineer among its players, premiered July 9 on CBS. Published on July 25, 2026 Jason De Puy, Kamuela “Kamu” Kirk, Melody Morris CBS/Evan Mulling Logo text CBS has unveiled the cast for Big Brother season 28. 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’s Drag Race alum, better known as Salina EsTitties. 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’s theme, “Time Trip,” will see the “past, present and future collide,” according to CBS. Big Brother premiered on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The 24/7 live feeds are available the following day on Paramount+, Pluto and YouTube for a limited time. Additional surprise houseguests will also be revealed during the premiere. (This list was originally published on July 7 and has been updated as new characters were revealed.) Meet the Big Brother season 28 houseguests, with official bios and photos provided by CBS, below. Chuk Anyanwu Image Credit: Evan Mulling Age: 27 Hometown: Dallas, Texas Occupation: Supply Chain Analyst Drew Campbell Image Credit: Evan Mulling Age: 22 Hometown: Temecula, Calif. Occupation: Surgical Dental Assistant Haley Thogmartin Image Credit: Evan Mulling Age: 29 Hometown: Neosho, Mo. Current City: Wildwood, Mo. Occupation: Telemedicine Executive Jason De Puy Image Credit: Evan Mulling Age: 35 Hometown: San Francisco, Calif. Current City: West Hollywood, Calif. Occupation: Drag Queen Kamuela “Kamu” Kirk Image Credit: Evan Mulling Age: 32 Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz. Occupation: MMA Fighter LaTrice Verrett Image Credit: Evan Mulling Age: 57 Hometown: Kankakee, Ill. Current City: Maplewood, N.J. Occupation: Boutique Salesperson Lyric Medeiros Image Credit: Evan Mulling Age: 25 Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii Occupation: Attorney Mallory Aurichio Image Credit: Evan Mulling Age: 24 Hometown: Township of Washington, N.J. Occupation: Rocket Scientist Melody Morris Image Credit: Evan Mulling Age: 24 Hometown: Thornton, Colo. Current City: Maricopa, Ariz. Occupation: Corporate Game Show Host Rome Seymour Image Credit: Evan Mulling Age: 28 Hometown: Traverse City, Mich. Current City: Delray Beach, Fla. Occupation: Pickleball Coach Taylor Brown Image Credit: Evan Mulling Age: 27 Hometown: Deerfield Beach, Fla. Occupation: Elementary School Counselor Barrett Pfeiffer Image Credit: Evan Mulling Age: 27 Hometown: Benton, Ark. Current City: Austin, Texas Occupation: Jumbotron Engineer Ashley Trail Image Credit: Evan Mulling Age: 24 Hometown: Alton, Ill. Current City: Chicago, Ill. Occupation: Bartender Yash Patel Image Credit: Evan Mulling Age: 24 Hometown: Monroe Township, NJ Occupation: Financial Analyst Rick Devens Image Credit: Evan Mulling Age: 42 Hometown: Macon, Ga. Occupation: Communications Director Angela Murray Image Credit: Evan Mulling Age: 52 Hometown: Syracuse, Utah Occupation: Real Estate Agent Dee Valladares Image Credit: Evan Mulling Age: 29 Current City: Miami, Fla. Occupation: Entrepreneur THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up