'Big Brother' 24 Winner Taylor Hale Steps In As New Jury Roundtable Host
Former winner Taylor Hale is the new host of the Big Brother jury roundtable, Parade can exclusively reveal.
The Detroit native, 29, who won season 24 of the long-running reality competition series, was a frontrunner for the job among the fanbase.
She will host the annual roundtable with a jury of seven, which tapes ahead of time and airs during the finale. The evicted houseguests will sit down with her as she leads a discussion about who they think should ultimately win the $750,000 prize.
Currently, there are four contestants left in the game - Chelsie Baham, Makensy Manbeck, Cam Sullivan-Brown and Rubina Bernabe. After the Thursday, October 10, episode, there will be three left ahead of Sunday's finale.
Earlier in September, Parade exclusively revealed that season 2 winner Dr. Will Kirby, who had on and off been hosting the roundtable for more than a decade, was stepping down.
"I can confirm that I will not be serving as the Big Brother jury roundtable host this season," Kirby said in a statement at the time. "It's simply time to hang up the proverbial cleats. The run I've had on the show, first as a contestant and then as a host, is practically unheard of but nothing last forever; I am ready to pass the reality television baton!"
The Big Brother 26 finale airs Sunday, October 13 at 9 p.m. ET on CBS.
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