Yahoo Lifestyle Big Brother Host Julie Chen Moonves to Sit Out Live Eviction Due to COVID — Who’s Filling In?
Houseguests, tweak your Diary Room compliments accordingly, because Big Brother will have a new host on Thursday.
Julie Chen Moonves, who usually oversees Big Brother‘s live eviction episodes, plans to sit out tonight’s broadcast after contracting COVID. Current The Talk co-host Jerry O’Connell will fill in for her during the hour.
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“Friday morning I woke up with a sore throat and went to see my good friend who is an ENT. That night he called to say I have COVID,” Moonves shared in an X post on Thursday. “Thankfully this is only the second time for me and it’s been very mild! No fever and just a sore throat. Unfortunately I am still testing positive as of this morning… despite feeling good, strong and my cough being gone, I must sit tonight’s Big Brother live eviction show out.
“Thank you to Jerry O’Connell for filling in for me,” she continued. “I hope Jerry fits [into] my dress, has a ball and tells the houseguests I miss them but will be watching from home. See? Chenbot is human after all! Love one another and enjoy tonight’s show.”
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This will be the first time since Big Brother‘s debut in 2000 (!) that Moonves has missed an episode. (Spoilers for Wednesday’s episode ahead!) During tonight’s broadcast (CBS, 8/7c), either mattress sales representative Kimo Apaka or nurse recruiter Quinn Martin will get evicted from the house and become the first member of the Season 26 jury.
Will you miss Moonves tonight, BB fans? And what do you make of O’Connell as her understudy? Sound off below!
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