Celebrity Big Brother Season 3 - Here's What We Can Tell Fans So Far
Ah, "Big Brother: Celebrity Edition"! The competition reality series wherein a gaggle of mostly B, C, and D-list celebrities are thrown into the infamous "Big Brother" house together and participate in various competitions in an effort to secure power over the house and eventually remain the last house guest standing. Think Omarosa Manigault, Brandi Glanville, and Chuck Liddell duking it out until the very end. Sounds dreamy downright scary, right?!
During the inaugural season of the series offshoot, viewers watched as actor Marissa Jaret Winokur eventually took home the W, along with the whopping $250,000 cash prize, per CNN. Comedian Ross Mathews also enjoyed a successful run, finishing the competition as the first runner-up. Though Winokur was mocked for choosing to bring Mathews to the finale with her, but she stuck to her guns. "I'm a 'Big Brother' fan and I know in 'Big Brother' Land, yes, that was the worst move," she confessed. "But in my heart and in my soul -– and in being a mother -– [I wanted] to show [that] if you have a good friend, regardless of what the outcome is, you take your friend," she explained about the risky move.
So, what's the deal on Season 3 of the highly entertaining competition show? Keep reading after the jump to find out!
When will Celebrity Big Brother return for Season 3?
"Celebrity Big Brother" stans can finally breathe a sigh of relief, because a brand-new season of the hit series is on the horizon. PHEW!
According to Deadline, CBS announced that Season 3 of the popular reality competition series is set to drop in February 2022, following the same pattern as the previous two seasons. Turn on your fireplace, get your hot cocoa ready, and prepare to snuggle down deep for a long winter nap and tune into another riveting season the beloved show.
Per Entertainment Tonight, the "Big Brother" house will be equipped with "94 HD cameras and 113 microphones, recording their every move 24 hours a day," so the new season is sure to have absolutely no shortage of entertainment ... or drama. And as always, viewers will still be privy to a 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week live feed through a Paramount+ subscription!
Who will be in the Celebrity Big Brother Season 3 cast?
Now that we know when the "Big Brother: Celebrity Edition" new season is set to drop, we can now start obsessing about who the new season's cast might include! While we still don't know that answer, we can surmise that it probably won't include any A-listers.
During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, "Celebrity Big Brother" host Julie Chen Moonves didn't shy away from the type of celebrities the show's casting department pursues. "The magic is always in the casting. It's the same thing whether you're a celebrity or not a celebrity. [Houseguest] Cody [Nickson] this year is an example of someone who was on the cusp that certain people were fighting for [to cast] and other people wanted someone else. It's going to be the same game. The concept is going to be the same. Hopefully it will be household names," Chen divulged.
In short: "We're being realistic. It's not going to be all Oscar winners. But maybe we'll have someone who won an Oscar decades ago," Chen said about the celebrity casting process. At least that narrows things down a little, right?
Will Steve Burns make a comeback on Celebrity Big Brother?
A-list celebs or not, many fans of "Big Brother: Celebrity Edition" have their own ideas as to who they would like to see join the cast and they're not exactly quiet about it. In an Instagram post wherein "Big Brother" announced plans for a Season 3, many viewers of the show took to the comments section to allow their voices to be heard.
One name on the tip of everyone's tongues: the former host of "Blue's Clues," Steve Burns. As you may recall, Burns made headlines yet again when he re-emerged on Nick Jr.'s official Twitter account and finally explained the reason for his untimely exit from the show: He wanted to go to college. Before signing off, he took the opportunity to thank his loyal fanbase for their many years of devotion. "I wanted to tell you that I really couldn't have done all of that without your help and in fact, all the help that you helped me with when we were younger is still helping me today, right now. And that's super cool," Burns said. "I guess I just wanted to say that after all these years, I never forgot you. Ever. And I'm super glad we're still friends."
Julie Chen Moonves, get Steve Burns from "Blue's Clues" on the line!