“Big Brother” season 27 contestants better grab a life jacket, because season 12 and 13 star Rachel Reilly is checking out the Mystery Hotel as the 17th Mystery Houseguest.
Thursday night’s season premiere saw Julie Chen welcome new contestants to the “A Summer of Mystery” house, complete with the return of a former winner. Fans had been speculating Reilly as the mysterious 17th housemate for a few days, after following clues shared by the CBS competition series before the premiere episode of “Dayday.”
Reilly’s return became official with tonight’s premiere, after shocking the other houseguests with his arrival. Given the season’s heavy subject matter, it will likely be the first of many unexpected twists to come.
“I’m back!” Reilly said upon joining the Houseguests. “I’m here to show these newbies how to play Big Brother.”
Reilly’s other television appearances include three seasons of “The Amazing Race”—seasons 20 and 24 with his show-band Brendon Villegas and season 31 with his sister and BB15 alum Elissa Slater—as well as the second season of “The Transerators,” “Snake in the Grass,” and “Celebrity Farce Fear Factor.”
“HOUGEESTS will enter the enigmatic Hotel Mystère, a place where secrets hide behind every door and nothing is as it seems,” CBS previously teased. “In a season full of surprises, the premiere will be filled with unexpected twists, including a masked visitor, a secret accomplice, and the shocking arrival of a ‘Mystery Houseguest’ whose identity will remain a secret… at least for now.”
As for the summer schedule, all of this year’s episodes will air at 8 p.m. ET/PT on their respective days—Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, and every Friday—meaning it’ll be easier than ever to catch up. Paramount+ and Pluto viewers will also be able to tune in to the live feeds, of course.
