‘Celebrity Big Brother’ Casting Spoilers: Joey Lawrence Confirmed by CBS Insider
Celebrity Big Brother casting spoilers reveal actor Joey Lawrence on the roster for CBB US 2. This news comes from Perez Hilton via Twitter. He let fans know that he had the inside scoop on everything Celebrity Big Brother.
Celebrity Big Brother spoilers: Joey Lawrence Confirmed For CBB
In an exclusive from the all-knowing Perez Hilton, he revealed that Joey Lawrence was confirmed to star. His information comes from a Big Brother insider who claims that Joey is definitely doing the show. The revelation comes out of left field because Joey Lawrence has not been any of the leaked lists so far.
Mostly known from ABC Family’s Melissa and Joey, the actor played Joe Longo, a live-in nanny who had lost his money to a Ponzi scheme. He also voiced the main protagonist Oliver in Disney’s Oliver and Company. He even came in third place in season three of Dancing with the Stars.
Perez Hilton The Big Brother Superfan Not Invited?
According to Perez Hilton, he is a self-proclaimed Big Brother superfan. He said that he would have loved to be on the show last year and even filmed a video saying why CBS should bring him on. Recently, he disclosed that he thinks, “I’ll never get on Celebrity Big Brother.”
Perez dishes that the CBB cast list is officially locked. He also disclosed some names of celebs who passed up on the opportunity to play. Todrick Hall, the youtube and MTV star turned down a spot. Todrick was possibly too busy or perhaps not interested. Carnie Wilson, one of the hosts on The Talk was signed but backed out due to health issues.
Perez has also claimed that many of the celebrities signed onto the CBB have backgrounds on Dancing with the Stars.
Dancing with the Stars Alumni to Makeup Majority of CBB?
It seems that a number of the celebrities set to appear on Celebrity Big Brother have already been on Dancing with the Stars. The information correlates with some of the stars rumored to be signed on from several leaked cast lists.
Calvin Johnson, Carson Kressley, Tonya Harding, and Jonathan Bennett are all former DWTS contestants who have appeared on a couple of lists. Former NFL wide receiver Calvin Johnson came in third place on season 23. Designer and TV personality Carson Kressley has done plenty of different reality comp shows. Tonya Harding, disgraced former figure skater also came in third place on her season. Jonathan Bennett, mostly known as Aaron Samuels in Mean Girls was a celeb dancer, too.
So much fun with @JonathanBennett on tonight's @lohanbeachclub after show! Still looking good with the hair pushed back! ? #MeanGirlsReunion #LohanBeachClub pic.twitter.com/jFiYWBTpUx
— Lindsay Lohan (@lindsaylohan) January 9, 2019
So far, the only other confirmed houseguest is Natalie Eva Marie, a former WWE female wrestler. She was seen doing promo earlier this week for Celebrity Big Brother at a local LA gym. CBB premieres on January 21st!
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