The houseguests of Big Brother 27 have been announced, and before you tune into the special premiere on Thursday, July 10, you should get familiar with the cast — including those from the New Jersey-New York metro area. Here are the Big Brother 27 houseguests with regional ties.

Rachel Reilly opens up about returning to Big Brother 27, balancing motherhood, and her plans to compete for the $750,000 prize.

Big Brother returned for its 27th season on July 10, 2025, kicking off a new summer of strategy, alliances, twists, and drama.

Big Brother fans are buzzing about the show’s latest twist, and they think they’ve got it uncovered. During the Season 27 premiere on July 10, the mystery 17th houseguest, Big Brother legend Rachel Reilly, was revealed. But that wasn’t the only surprise in store for fans for this season's "Summer of Mystery."

"Big Brother," themed "A Summer of Mystery," has announced the houseguests. It opens on CBS Thursday, July 10.

Rachel Reilly is back in the Big Brother house, and fans are either cheering or ready to change the channel. The Season 13 champ made a surprise entrance on the July 10 premiere of Big Brother 27 as the long-rumored “mystery houseguest,” after CBS teased her return with a week of cryptic clues.

We’re mining the archives for some of Robin Abrahams’s hit columns you may have missed (this one is from 2014). But keep your questions coming for the future!

Here's everything to know about the rules all Big Brother contestants must follow. One of the most crucial elements in Big Brother is eliminating the noise from the outside world so contestants can fully focus on the show. Houseguests do not have access to the internet or any other form of outside communication.