Big Brother season 25: Meet the upcoming houseguests

Hit reality TV series Big Brother is all set to return with a brand new season this week on Wednesday, August 2, at 8:00 pm ET on CBS. The upcoming season 25 will feature 16 new houseguests as they spend a significant amount of time in the house where they will be monitored 24/7.

CBS' press release for the show reads as:

"This season’s cast includes a Deaflympics gold medalist, brand strategist, exterminator, geriatric physician, professional flutist, political consultant and a DJ from Australia, among others. This new group is in for a summer to remember, full of jaw-dropping moments and twists that will send the Houseguests spiraling into another universe."

---

Meet the 16 cast members of Big Brother season 25

The upcoming season of Big Brother is set to premiere on Wednesday, August 2, with a live 90-minute premiere during which, the new contestants who will be in the race to win $750,000 will be introduced.

Season 25 has a diverse cast and includes different types of people. For the first time, the CBS show will feature a hearing-impaired, a Sikh, the first female cast member over 60, the first Australian houseguest, and the first Appalachia-hailing contestant.

Set to appear in the upcoming season includes:

• America Lopez: The upcoming contestant is 27 years old and originally from Edinburg, Texas. She is currently living in Brooklyn and is a medical receptionist.
• Blue Kim: The 25-year-old brand strategist is originally from Riverside, California and currently lives in New York City.
• Bowie Jane: Bowie is a 45-year-old barrister and DJ from Melbourne, Australia who currently lives in Los Angeles.
• Cameron Hardin: The upcoming Big Brother season 25 contestant is a stay-at-home father from Eastman, Georgia who is 34 years old.
• Cory Wurtenberger: The 21-year-old college student set to compete in the CBS show is from Weston, Florida.
• Felicia Cannon: The upcoming cast member, Felicia is a 63-year-old real estate agent from Tacoma, Washington. She currently lives in Kennesaw, Georgia.
• Hisam Goueli: The upcoming Big Brother season 25 contestant, Hisam is 45 years old and a geriatric physician. He is originally from Minneapolis and currently lives in Seattle.

• Lizzy Gleicher: Lizzy is a professional flutist from New York City who is 32 years old.
• Jag Bains: The upcoming Big Brother season 25 contestant is the show's first Sikh cast member and is 25 years old. He is from Omak, Washington and owns a truck company.
• Jared Fields: The upcoming cast member is a 25-year-old exterminator from Norwalk, Connecticut.
• Kirsten Elwin: The molecular biologist from Orlando, Florida via Dominica and is currently living in Houston, Texas. She is 25 years old.
• Luke Valentine: The upcoming contestant is an illustrator. He is 30 years old and hails from Weston, Florida, and currently lives in Coral Springs, Flordia.
• Matt Klotz: Matt is the show's first hearing-impaired cast member. He is a 27-year-old Deaflympics Gold Medalist from Cameron Park, California who lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
• Mecole Hayes: The 30-year-old upcoming cast member is a political consultant from St. Louis and currently lives in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
• Red Utley: The salesperson who is set to compete in the CBS show is 37 years old from Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
• Reilly Smedley: The upcoming contestant is a 34-year-old bartender from Portland, Maine who currently lives in Nashville.

---

Tune in on Wednesday, August 2, at 8:00 pm ET to watch the season premiere of Big Brother season 25 on CBS.