CBS unveils 14 houseguests for Big Brother 28 on YouTube

CBS has revealed the initial cast for the 28th season of its long-running reality competition "Big Brother," introducing 14 new houseguests during a special live event on YouTube. The announcement was made on Tuesday, July 7, marking the first time the network has used the platform for a cast reveal.

The diverse group of contestants includes a rocket scientist, an MMA fighter, a pickleball coach, a Jumbotron engineer, and a drag queen who is a veteran of another reality franchise. Jason De Puy, a 35-year-old drag queen from West Hollywood, California, previously competed on "RuPaul's Drag Race" under the stage name Salina EsTitties. Another contestant with a reality television background is Lyric Medeiros, a 25-year-old attorney from Honolulu who appeared on "American Idol."

The full list of announced houseguests also includes Ashley Trail, 24, a bartender from Chicago; Barrett Pfeiffer, 27, a Jumbotron engineer from Austin, Texas; Chuk Anyanwu, 27, a supply chain analyst from Dallas; Drew Campbell, 22, a surgical dental assistant from Temecula, California; Haley Thogmartin, 29, a telemedicine executive from Wildwood, Missouri; Kamuela "Kamu" Kirk, 32, an MMA fighter from...