Check out the 16 new HGs who will compete on Big Brother 16. And watch Jeff Schroeder’s video interviews with them:


Amber Borzotra

Amber Borzotra loves to play pranks on people. Being raised by a single mother in low income housing has taught her what it’s like to struggle, and she will stop at nothing to win the money so she can help her mother.

Amber Borzotra


Brittany Martinez

Brittany Martinez is a mother of three who once faked labor to get out of a speeding ticket. She recently started dating again after 8 years of marriage.

Brittany Martinez


Caleb Reynolds

Caleb Reynolds joined the army after high school and was a prison guard in Iraq. He and his family run a hunting business, and his favorite movie is The Notebook.

Caleb Reynolds


Christine Brecht

Christine Brecht once threw a surprise birthday party for a homeless man in the park, was in a hot air balloon accident in high school, but only walked away with bruises. She has been to Disneyland more than 50 times.

Christine Brecht


Cody Calafiore

Cody Calafiore is a Seventeen Magazine “2014 Hot Guy Panelist,” where he gives young female readers advice on dating and fashion. He was drafted to a pro soccer team in college, but was cut from the team after getting injured. Chick flicks are his guilty pleasure.

Cody Calafiore


Derrick Levasseur

Derrick Levasseur attended college on a full ride baseball scholarship and got his master’s degree in Business Management. He’s been a Police Sergeant for 10 years after starting as an undercover officer when he was only 20 years old.

Derrick Levasseur


Devin Shepherd

Devin Shepherd is a former professional baseball player who used to play for the St. Louis Cardinals. He was 6 feet 2 inches tall by the time he was 12 years old.

Devin Shepherd


Donny Thompson

Donny Thompson is a small town guy whose claim to fame is that he was the janitor at Kelly Pickler’s high school. He’s never been on a plane. He may look like a hunter, but he hates killing animals.

Donny Thompson


Frankie Grande

Frankie Grande is a former Broadway actor who is now a popular YouTube sensation with over 175,000 subscribers and nearly 10,000,000 views. His sister is the multi-platinum selling pop singer Ariana Grande.

Frankie Grande


Hayden Voss

Hayden Voss is a Pedi Cab driver who recently moved to Los Angeles without knowing a soul. This self-described “Player” plans on using his “surfer dude” exterior to his advantage while in the Big Brother house.

Hayden Voss


Jocasta Odom

Jocasta Odom is a minister who once got into an argument with a church goer for complaining about her not wearing panty hose. She would swear on the bible to win the game of Big Brother and plays pranks on her husband when she’s angry with him.

Jocasta Odom


Joey Van Pelt

Joey Van Pelt was her high school’s mascot (a tiger), homecoming queen and senior class president. She has very liberal views, a strong stance on recycling and once even traveled the San Juan Islands helping terminally ill patients with end of life care.

Joey Van Pelt


Nicole Franzel

Nicole Franzel has dreamt of moving into the Big Brother house since she was 8 years old and would love to have a showmance with someone like Ian.

Nicole Franzel


Paola Shea

Paola Shea is a Maxim magazine girl who is also a top ranked female gamer and is determined to become the best female DJ in the world after making a splash in the electronic music scene a couple of years ago.

Paola Shea


Victoria Rafaeli

Raised by orthodox Israeli parents, Victoria Rafaeli is expected to live at home until she’s married, and once even rejected a public marriage proposal. She started her own photography business when she was only 19 years old, without any formal training.

Victoria Rafaeli


Zach Rance

A self-described “con artist,” Zach Rance recently earned his Economics Degree. His best friend is his 10 year-old brother and someday he wants to be a professional caddy.

Zach Rance

 

John Kubicek

Senior Writer, BuddyTV

John watches nearly every show on TV, but he specializes in sci-fi/fantasy like The Vampire DiariesSupernatural and True Blood. However, he can also be found writing about everything from Survivor and Glee to One Tree Hill and Smallville.