“Big Brother 23” premieres Wednesday, July 7 at 8/7c on CBS with 16 new houseguests. Get to know them now.
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Alyssa Lopez
Image Credit: CBS Age: 24 (will turn 25 on 7/17/21)
Hometown: Sarasota, Fla.
Current City: Sarasota, Fla.
Occupation: Swimwear designer
Strategy: “My strategy for winning the game is to win the very first HOH. I think the first HOH is the most important one. I would then be able to align myself with powerful physical and mental players, but I’d also try to make a final 2 alliance with someone outside of that. That way I can see the game from all angles. I think my social game is what will help me the most. I am very outgoing, understanding and comforting. House guests will want to talk to me about their thoughts on other house guests and I will use that to my advantage by having a lot of people trust me. I won’t speak my mind too much on weeks that I am not HOH but put ideas in their head to get rid of certain people I think would hurt my game. Just like Tyler played on season 20.”
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Azah Awasum
Image Credit: CBS Age: 30
Hometown: Baltimore
Current City: Baltimore
Occupation: Director of Sales Operations
Strategy: “Spot the power players early and annihilate or divide them one by one! Play for MYSELF not the house. I’m hoping my amiable appearance will cause the guests to let their guards down with me. I want every houseguest to feel like they have me in their pocket. Finally, I make really good decisions as long as there is no romance involved. NO SHOWMANCES!”
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Brandon “Frenchie” French
Image Credit: CBS Age: 34
Hometown: Camden, Tenn.
Current City: Clarksville, Tenn.
Occupation: Farmer
Strategy: “Building relationships with everyone not just your alliance. Being a farmer, no two days are the same. You never know what to expect. I always have to evolve and change game plans on a daily basis and I have got really good at it. Set strategies are overrated and crumble so my lifestyle fits perfect with the Big Brother house.”
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Brent Champagne
Image Credit: CBS Age: 28
Hometown: Cranston, R.I.
Current City: Cranston, R.I.
Occupation: Flight attendant
Strategy: “Although I feel my athletic ability/background will bring me far in the game, my primary strategy for winning Big Brother is heavily dependent on my social abilities. I’ve been told, countless times, by many, both peers and strangers, that my charm is POWERFUL. I plan on using this skill in every social interaction in the house, male or female.”
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Britini D’Angelo
Image Credit: CBS Age: 24
Hometown: Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Current City: Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Occupation: Kindergarten teacher
Strategy: “My strategy for winning the game is simply put, to never forget who I am as an individual, be AUTHENTIC in the house, win competitions in order to secure relationships/alliances in the house, and not be afraid to make the BIG MOVES! Big Risk means even bigger reward!”
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Claire Rehfuss
Image Credit: Cliff Lipson/CBS Age: 25
Hometown: Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Current City: New York
Occupation: AI engineer
Strategy: “I’ll win with my intelligence, drive, and adaptability! I’ll sniff out the big threats quickly and navigate my way through the game by creating advantageous alliances. I believe I’ll thrive in a chaotic environment, something I learned from my childhood and from working in such a rapidly changing field, so I’ll try to cause disruptions and create entropy in the game whenever possible. Hopefully, people will underestimate me the first couple of weeks and give me time to build up relationships before I unleash my cutthroat game play.
I’m also going to try to get out the strong alpha dudes early, that way I don’t have as many challenge threats or egos that I have to tiptoe around. I’d love to have a strong, small team of women working with me. It’s a cliche that ‘women’s alliances don’t work in Big Brother,’ but it’s only because of the women that are chosen to be a part of them. I’ve found women to be my most loyal friends and I have the ability to quickly read people so I’m confident I’ll find fellow black widows.”
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Christian Birkenberger
Image Credit: CBS Age: 23
Current City: Harwinton, Conn.
Occupation: General contractor assistant
Strategy: “Ultimately be myself because I am a joy!! But I would like to appear fun & clueless as to not raise any flags, align myself with more people and slip up as a physical threat when I need to schmooze the house.”
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Derek Frazier
Image Credit: CBS Age: 29
Hometown: Philadelphia
Current City: Philadelphia
Occupation: Safety officer
Strategy: “Try to get to know everyone on a personal level so they never put me on the block. I will get everyone to do my dirty work because I am good at being a leader.”
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Derek Xiao
Image Credit: CBS Age: 24
Hometown: Baltimore
Current City: New York
Occupation: Start-up founder
Strategy: “Build relationships with everyone in the house and slowly turn friendships into alliances. And then layer in unassailable logical reasoning to influence peoples’ decisions.”
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Hannah Chaddha
Image Credit: CBS Age: 21
Hometown: Chicago
Current City: Chicago
Occupation: Graduate student
Strategy: “My strategy for winning the game starts with cultivating personal relationships with everyone in the house. I don’t have to be everyone’s best friend nor do I want to be, but I fully intend on learning about everyone’s strengths and weaknesses. I won’t have a problem exploiting their weaknesses for my benefit and aligning myself with those whose strengths can compensate for my own shortcomings. I don’t want to play the game on a week-to-week basis, but instead, I want to ensure that with every move I make/competition I win, I use that as an opportunity to set myself up for two/three weeks of safety down the line. I’m not afraid to play hard, get messy, and bathe in people’s blood, but doing it in such a tactful way that the other Houseguests don’t realize what’s happening. I plan on lying about my occupation and career aspirations because I don’t want the other Houseguests to overestimate my intelligence right off the bat.”
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Kyland Young
Image Credit: CBS Age: 29 (will turn 30 on 7/13/21)
Hometown: San Bernardino County, Calif.
Current City: Venice Beach, Calif.
Occupation: Account executive
Strategy: “My strategy is to combine the subtle influence of Derrick, with Cody’s charm, Dan’s strategic thinking, and hold back on showing how good I am at competitions until I have to (hopefully not needed until the end, like Kaycee in season 20). I know that sounds like such a vague idealistic plan, but I genuinely believe that I have each of those attributes/capabilities I am describing. I have been studying the game and preparing mentally and physically to an unreasonable amount; however, I believe I have the restraint and tact to not give away that I’m as good as I think I will be. I’m well aware this all sounds arrogant, but I feel like knowing this, and the self-awareness I employ in my life in general makes me feel this is all possible.”
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Sarah Steagall
Image Credit: CBS Age: 27 (will turn 28 on 8/9/21)
Hometown: Boiling Springs, S.C.
Current City: Ft. Myers, Fla.
Occupation: Forensic scientist
Strategy: “I plan to float! I want to make everyone around me feel at ease and convince them I’m a non-threatening, loyal person. Once they realize I’m only playing for myself, hopefully it’ll be too late to stop me.”
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Tiffany Mitchell
Image Credit: CBS Age: 40 (will turn 41 on 8/5/21)
Hometown: Detroit
Current City: Detroit
Occupation: Phlebotomist
Strategy: “My strategy for winning the game is to learn as much asI can about everyone else and keep my mouth shut.”
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Travis Long
Image Credit: CBS Age: 22
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Current City: Honolulu
Occupation: Tech sales consultant
Strategy: “Forming close one-on-one relationships with people behind the scenes, limiting yet utilizing my charismatic personality to connect with people but also not going too over the top with my friendliness and openness so I can cruise a bit under the table in group settings.”
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Whitney Williams
Image Credit: CBS Age: 30
Hometown: Portland, Ore.
Current City: Portland, Ore.
Occupation: Makeup artist
Strategy: “Each season and cast [are] so different that it makes it hard to go in with an exact game plan, you really need to get to know the other houseguests to know what will work. I do know that I’m going to go into the house as a strong competitor, while hopefully not making too many ripples. I also want to uphold my values and create genuine friendships, but winning this game for myself and for my children is my top priority.”
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Xavier Prather
Image Credit: CBS Age: 27
Hometown: Kalamazoo, Mich.
Current City: Milwaukee
Occupation: Attorney
Strategy: “From a competition standpoint, only win when I have to. Socially, make genuine connections and friendships with each of the house guests. Reiterate that we are playing game and avoid bringing personal matters into game decisions. Adapt to the twists of the game as they come and enjoy playing Big Brother the way it was meant to be played!”
