'Big Brother' Season 25 Casts Show's First Hearing-Impaired, Sikh and Australian Houseguests — Meet the Contestants

Julie Chen Moonves will return to host 'Big Brother' when the reality competition kicks off its 25th season Wednesday night

The Big Brother season 25 house officially has some new residents.

On Monday, Big Brother announced the 16 cast members who will move in during Wednesday’s live 90-minute premiere and compete for $750,000. The group includes a handful of firsts for the show, including the first hearing-impaired houseguest, the first Sikh houseguest, the first female houseguest over 60, the first Australian houseguest and the first houseguest from Appalachia. And there might just be a theme among the contestants’ names, with three of them being named Red, Blue and America.

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The show has been teasing the twist for season 25, with Big Brother alums Frankie Grande, Britney Haynes and Danielle Reyes breaking into the house and activating a Time Laser in hopes of rewriting their Big Brother journeys. Instead, the laser beam left the whole house looking like it belongs in a comic book.

The twist will be confirmed during Wednesday’s Big Brother season 25 premiere, which will see Julie Chen Moonves return as host. Read on to meet the 16 houseguests who will take on the challenge — and make a guess as to who might be the first Head of Household.

America Lopez

Age: 27

Hometown: Edinburg, Texas

Current City: Brooklyn

Occupation: Medical Receptionist

Blue Kim

Age: 25

Hometown: Riverside, California

Current City: New York City

Occupation: Brand Strategist

Bowie Jane

Age: 45

Hometown: Melbourne, Australia

Current City: Los Angeles

Occupation: Barrister/DJ

Cameron Hardin

Age: 34

Hometown: Eastman, Georgia

Occupation: Stay-at-home dad

Cory Wurtenberger

Age: 21

Hometown: Weston, Florida

Occupation: College Student

Felicia Cannon

Age: 63

Hometown: Tacoma, Washington

Current City: Kennesaw, Georgia

Occupation: Real Estate Agent

Hisam Goueli

Age: 45

Hometown: Minneapolis

Current City: Seattle

Occupation: Geriatric Physician

Izzy Gleicher

Age: 32

Hometown: New York City

Occupation: Professional Flutist

Jag Bains

Age: 25

Hometown: Omak, Washington

Occupation: Truck Company Owner

Jared Fields

Age: 25

Hometown: Norwalk, Connecticut

Occupation: Exterminator

Kirsten Elwin

Age: 25

Hometown: Orlando, Florida via Dominica

Current City: Houston

Occupation: Molecular Biologist

Luke Valentine

Age: 30

Hometown: Weston, Florida

Current City: Coral Springs, Florida

Occupation: Illustrator

Matt Klotz

Age: 27

Hometown: Cameron Park, California

Current City: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Occupation: Deaflympics Gold Medalist

Mecole Hayes

Age: 30

Hometown: St. Louis

Current City: Upper Marlboro, Maryland

Occupation: Political Consultant

Related: Julie Chen Moonves Gives First Glimpse of 'Big Brother' Season 25 House: 'Let’s Get This Game Started!'

Red Utley

Age: 37

Hometown: Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Occupation: Sales

Reilly Smedley

Age: 24

Hometown: Portland, Maine

Current City: Nashville

Occupation: Bartender

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Big Brother season 25 premieres Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.

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