Julie Chen Moonves Says She Wasn’t The First Choice To Be ‘Big Brother’ Host But Reveals Who Was

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Whitney Port is opening up more about the concerns surrounding her weight.

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is about to kick off — which means a whole new house theme for fans to enjoy and for the houseguests to navigate over the next three months.Ahead of the season 25 premiere, stalwart host Julie Chen Moonves invited ET for an exclusive tour of the house, so fans can get pumped up for the excitement to come.«The Multiverse is the theme for season 25,» Julie explained. «What does that mean? That means the game has turned upside down, anything can happen.

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house can pull some houseguests back in, even years later!On Friday, fans eagerly awaiting the start of season 25 found out one of the big twists waiting for the next batch of players — and it includes three very familiar faces who are coming back to really shake things up.Longtime host Julie Chen Moonves spoke with ET and revealed that three key players from previous seasons are going to be coming back to change things up in a big way.The returning houseguests include Danielle Reyes, Britney Haynes and Frankie Grande!So what does their involvement mean for the gameplay this coming season? "[It] means the game has turned upside down, anything can happen," Julie teased. «Expect the unexpected more than ever.»Reyes famously competed during Season 3, where she came in second place and was regarded as one of the strongest players to ever enter the house.

Julie Chen Moonves starts our interview with a prayer. “Heavenly Father, thank you for this beautiful day, and thank you for providing peace and patience,” she begins, after asking if I’d like to contribute or simply listen. I choose the latter and admit that this is a first in the decade I’ve been a journalist.

has seen some truly wild moments, shocking twists and simply inspired, unexpected gameplay. Now, stalwart host Julie Chen Moonves is breaking down some of the show's most memorable and surprising moments.Julie recently spoke with ET, ahead of the forthcoming and shared a few of her favorite shocking moments — starting with Dan Gheesling throwing himself a symbolic funeral.«Season 14, Dan staging his own funeral.

Julie Chen Moonves has revealed that Meredith Vieira was actually offered the Big Brother hosting gig before her.

's return to CBS with season 25, Julie Chen Moonves is opening up to ET about who the network originally wanted as host and how much longer she sees herself working on the reality TV competition.  When asked if there's anything the fans of the hit series — which sees a group of strangers forced to co-exist in a shared house while they are isolated from the outside world — don't know, Moonves says that CBS wanted another daytime TV fixture to host. «I wasn't the first choice to host.

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