UPDATE: Meet The Exciting New Cast of 'Big Brother 25' Houseguests

As always, expect the unexpected from a new season of ‘Big Brother’!

This year, Big Brother is celebrating its 25th season – an exciting landmark for the long-running reality competition. In recent years, the series has significantly improved its diversity and inclusion of people with different backgrounds, races, and sexual orientations.

On BB23, Xavier Prather became the first Black person to win Big Brother. Then, on BB24, Taylor Hale became the first Black woman to win a regular season of the show. Given that season 25 is a big landmark for the series, expectations are very high that BB25 will deliver fun, drama, strategy, and backstabbing.

A record-breaking 17 houseguests have now been chosen to compete on Big Brother 25 for a grand prize of $750,000. Let the games begin!

Scroll through to learn more about the houseguests competing on Big Brother 25, which premieres Wednesday, August 2 on CBS.

America Lopez

Age: 27

Hometown: Edinburg, TX

Occupation: Medical Receptionist

Blue Kim

Age: 25

Hometown: Riverside, CA

Occupation: Brand Strategist

Bowie Jane Ball

Age: 45

Hometown: Melbourne, Australia

Occupation: DJ

Cameron Harding

Age: 34

Hometown: Eastman, GA

Occupation: Stay-at-Home Dad

Cirie Fields

Age: 53

Hometown: Walterboro, South Carolina

Occupation: Nurse / Reality star

Cory Wurtenberger

Age: 21

Hometown: Weston, FL

Occupation: College Student

Felicia Cannon

Age: 63

Hometown: Tacoma, WA

Occupation: Real Estate Agent

Hisam Goueli

​Age: 45

Hometown: Minneapolis, MN

Occupation: Geriatric Physician

Izzy Gleicher

Age: 32

Hometown: New York, NY

Occupation: Professional Flutist

Jag Bains

Age: 25

Hometown: Omak, WA

Occupation: Truck company owner

Jared Fields

Age: 25

Hometown: Norwalk, CT

Occupation: Exterminator

Kirsten Elwin

Age: 25

Hometown: Orlando, FL

Occupation: Molecular Biologist

Luke Valentine

Age: 30

Hometown: Weston, FL

Occupation: Illustrator

Matt Klotz

Age: 27

Hometown: Cameron Park, CA

Occupation: Deaflympics Gold Medalist

Mecole Hayes

Age: 30

Hometown: St. Louis, MD

Occupation: Political Consultant

Red Utley

Age: 37

Hometown: Gatlinburg, TN

Occupation: Sales

Reilly Smedley

Age: 24

Hometown: Portland, ME

Occupation: Bartender