The Sun<\/a> reports that cast member Levi Banks will no longer be participating in the season and was replaced by Yash Patel, who stepped in \u201cjust days before the show\u2019s premiere.\u201d<\/p>\nPer a production source, \u201cLevi did the full casting process including his contestant portrait and sequestering. After everything, he was pulled from the season at basically the very last second. Yash was an alternate and replaced Levi.\u201d<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no word yet as to why this happened, so stay tuned.<\/p>\n
Twenty-four-year-old Yash is a financial analyst from Monroe Township, New Jersey, and The Sun notes that his \u201cpromotional rollout looked different from the rest of the cast,\u201d leading to speculation that he\u2019d joined the show later than everyone else.<\/p>\n
Per the official press release, 14 Houseguests will move into the Big Brother house during the first episode, and \u201cadditional surprise Houseguests will be revealed on air.\u201d This cast includes \u201can MMA fighter, rocket scientist, game show host, daughter of an \u201980s pop star, and a DRAG RACE All Star, among others. This new group of Houseguests is stepping into a summer where nothing is as it seems, where every twist rewrites the rules, and where time becomes the ultimate twist.\u201d<\/p>\n
Big Brother Season 28 is hosted by Julie Chen Moonves and drops its first 90-minute episode tonight, July 9, on CBS and Paramount+.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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