Celebrity Big Brother's Season 3 cast has been announced by CBS, and the lineup includes Khloe Kardashian's ex-husband Lamar Odom, Bravo star Carson Kressley, and two former Housewives!
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The cast -- competing for a grand prize of $250,000 -- includes an Olympic medalist, a two-time NBA champion, a former pop star, an 1980s TV icon, an Emmy Award-winning TV personality, two former The Real Housewives stars and a UFC champion.
The female celebrity houseguests are model and former The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Cynthia Bailey, actress and former The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Teddi Mellencamp, actress and former Miss USA Shanna Moakler, Olympic medalist Mirai Nagasu, and former UFC champion Miesha Tate.
The male houseguests are NBA champion Lamar, designer and former Queer Eye star Carson Kressley, former N'SYNC member Chris Kirkpatrick, comedian Chris Kattan, singer and rapper Todrick Hall, and actor Todd Bridges.
All of the celebrity houseguests are in their forties or fifties except for Mirai, 28, Miesha, 35, and Todrick, 36. The oldest houseguest is Todd, 56.
Julie Chen Moonves is returning as host of Celebrity Big Brother.
Following the premiere, Celebrity Big Brother will air on multiple nights each week throughout February, with the finale airing on Wednesday, February 23.
Celebrity Big Brother follows a group of celebrities living together in a house outfitted with over 90 HD cameras and over 100 microphones, recording their every move 24 hours a day. The celebrities will have no contact with the outside world.
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Each week, one or more celebrity houseguests will be voted out of the game, and the last player standing will win $250,000.
Celebrity Big Brother is produced by Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan for Fly on the Wall Entertainment, in association with Endemol Shine North America.
RELATED LINK: 'BIG BROTHER' SHOWMANCES NOWThe upcoming winter edition will also be available to stream live and on demand on the Paramount+ streaming service, where fans will also be able to watch the 24/7 live feeds and find exclusive content throughout the Big Brother season.
Big Brother: Celebrity Edition aired its first two seasons in Winter 2018 and Winter 2019.
Actress Marissa Jaret Winokur was crowned champion of the first season of Celebrity Big Brother in America, as she defeated entertainment reporter Ross Mathews for the $250,000 grand prize through a 6-3 vote during the February 2018 finale.
Ross received $50,000 for finishing in second place and was also named "America's Favorite Houseguest" over actress Shannon Elizabeth and Big Time Rush singer James Maslow.
And for Season 2, singer and Braxton Family Values star Tamar Braxton walked away with the $250,000 grand prize as a result of a shocking unanimous 9-0 in the February 2019 finale.
Tamar defeated the show's runner-up, former superstar NFL running back Ricky Williams, who received the 50,000 runner-up prize.
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Comedian Tom Green was named "America's Favorite Houseguest" for the second season and so he earned a bonus prize of $25,000.
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