Big Brother 2022 is back for another season, premiering 7.30pm Monday, 9 May on Channel 7 and 7plus.
A total of 21 new and returning housemates, ranging in age from 22-52, will enter the custom-built house throughout the season with the aim of surviving every eviction and living together for 62 days.
They’ll be cut off from the outside world with cameras and microphones recording their every move for 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The first night will see 11 new and exciting housemates enter the house, along with four housemates deemed Big Brother royalty. After the dust settles on night one, more royalty will enter Big Brother’s house through a secret door.
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Hosted by Sonia Kruger, three housemates will be left standing and, in a live Grand Final television event, Australia will vote to determine who deserves to win the $250,000 prize.
A new addition to the game includes the Head of House (HOH) vote where each week the housemates will vote for one person to hold unprecedented power in the game. HOH will be safe from eviction all week. They will also have exclusive access to the HOH Suite with two friends of their choice. The housemates cannot be HOH two weeks running, but they can be HOH multiple times. Additionally, there will be a new set of challenges and surprises every week including Battle Week, Party Week, Hacked Week, and Temptation Week.
The well-known house nominations, secret missions, and nominations challenges will be returning.
Returning housemates
Anthony Drew, 33 – 2013 housemate
Dave Graham, 42 – 2006 housemate
Estelle Landy, 33 – 2012 housemate
Layla Subritzky, 33 – 2012 runner-up
Reggie Bird, 42 – 2003 winner
Tim Dormer, 37 – 2013 winner
Trevor Butler, 48 – 2004 winner
Tully Smyth, 34 – 2013 housemate
New housemates
Aleisha, 24 – Entrepreneur
Gabbie, 22 – Retail Worker
Jaycee, 23 – Musician and Rapper
Joel, 26 – Fitness fanatic
Johnson, 25 – Big Brother superfan
Josh, 32 – Ex international model
Lara, 52 – Hairdresser
Lulu, 39 – Community worker
Melanie, 41 – Receptionist
Sam, 31 – Intimacy coach
Taras, 34 – Musician.
Big Brother 2022 premieres Monday, 9 May on Channel 7 and 7plus.