Sharon Tharp

It’s almost that time. Big Brother is back for the summer and Julie Chen Moonves is teasing what’s in store for season 24. The longtime host, 52, opened up about this year’s theme, house design and twists, keeping details very vague, ahead of the live premiere. “I think the big headline is [that] the first […]

Her showmance days are over. Big Brother 23 alum Alyssa Lopez was focused on winning when she signed on to compete in The Challenge: USA, the new CBS iteration of the MTV franchise. The MollieBird swimwear designer, 25, opened up about how she went into this new game with a different mindset than last summer. […]

James Wallington is not just the winner of The Amazing Race season 32, he’s a reality TV superfan, which he hoped would help him heading into compete on The Challenge: USA. “Once I took off the fangirl goggles, and looked and assessed the room, I was a little intimated,” the Michigan native, 33, exclusively tells […]

Domenick Abbate was hoping his second place finish in Survivor: Ghost Island wouldn’t be top of mind for other players as he went in to compete on The Challenge: USA, the CBS iteration of the long-running MTV franchise. The construction supervisor wanted to fade “into the background” and get his footing in the game. “I’m […]

Kyland Young, one of six members of The Cookout alliance that ran Big Brother 23, was a little concerned when he saw so many of his former castmates on The Challenge: USA. The account executive, 30, stars on the new CBS iteration alongside some of his allies in Xavier Prather, Azah Awasum and Tiffany Mitchell, […]

Shantel Smith wasn’t familiar with The Challenge franchise before she signed on for the new CBS iteration but “just wanted another adventure” after her impressive run on Survivor season 41. The pastor, 35, binged some of the all-star versions of the show but went into The Challenge: USA filming not knowing “how scary it was […]

Is it harder to live on an island or locked in a house for three months? Xavier Prather knew he had to keep an eye on the former Survivor players as they went to compete on The Challenge: USA, a spinoff of the MTV reality competition series.. “Survivor players are built different. They just are,” […]

A reluctant yes. Tyson Apostol didn’t exactly jump at the chance to compete on The Challenge: USA, the brand new iteration of the MTV reality competition, which will air on CBS this summer. Still, the four-time Survivor player, who won season 27 of the long-running series, felt the paycheck was worth dealing with “s–theads I […]

Are they casuals or super fans? The Challenge: USA cast seem to be all over the map when it comes to their knowledge of the game. And just in case, they reached out to past players for advice. In these two new videos provided exclusively to Us Weekly, the competitors open up about their favorite […]

The preseason continues! As Big Brother 24 approaches, CBS is revealing more and more details about the highly-anticipated summer programming. The network unveiled new key art for the 2022 season of Big Brother, provided exclusively to Us Weekly. In the new promo art, host Julie Chen Moonves sits atop the logo surrounded by a pool […]

What an end! Maryanne Oketch took home a million dollars and became the winner of Survivor 42 after an epic performance at the final tribal council. The seminary student, 24, beat out Mike Turner and Romeo Escobar in a 7–1–0 vote. “I genuinely do not think that I went in with as many votes as […]

No hard feelings! Omar Zaheer is at “peace” with the epic blindside that took him out of Survivor 42. The veterinarian, 31, was playing a super strategic game with allies left and right, but it was only a matter of time before things caught up to him. “I feel like there were so many warning […]

An early target. Drea Wheeler felt the need to fight for her life in the game since “episode two” of Survivor 42. “I would just always do whatever I could to maneuver the vote off of myself,” the fitness consultant, 35, exclusively tells Us Weekly after being voted out. “I knew that my name was […]

He was “toast.” At least that’s how Hai Giang sees his vote off of Survivor 42. A clear social and strategic threat, the data scientist, 29, couldn’t have flown under the radar much longer and ultimately a lie Omar Zaheer told Mike Turner sealed his fate. “I was so impressed with Omar’s ability to turn […]

It almost seemed inevitable? As hard as Chanelle Howell fought for her Survivor life, she was pretty much doomed after the messy first tribal council her tribe attended. The executive recruiter, 29, thought she was tight with Daniel Strunk until he called her out when he was getting heat from their other tribemates, which she […]

It’s that time again! Big Brother season 24 will kick off with a 90-minute premiere on Wednesday, July 6, CBS has announced. The long-running reality competition series, hosted by Julie Chen Moonves, will air this summer alongside The Challenge: USA, a spinoff of the long-running MTV series, which will air a 90-minute episode right after […]

He wasn’t long for this game. Daniel Strunk knew his time on Survivor season 42 would be short-lived after his very first tribal council performance. The law clerk, 30, made it clear he did not want to go to rocks, effectively giving Hai Giang all he needed to stand his ground in a deadlocked vote. […]

Todrick Hall skipped all press interviews after the Celebrity Big Brother finale last month, but now he finally has something to say. “I haven’t avoided press because I’m afraid to comment on my experience on big brother, but more to protect myself and my mental health to make sure I could actually get my show […]

Still grateful. Survivor superfan Zach Wurtenberger looks back at his experience “so positively” even after being voted out first during the premiere episode on Wednesday, March 9. The student, 22, “wasn’t one hundred percent sure” he was going home but “felt pretty confident” the tribe was leaning toward keeping Tori Meehan over him. He was […]

Keeping it classy. Carson Kressley doesn’t have anything bad to say about his Celebrity Big Brother costars as he’s busy celebrating his win for America’s Favorite Houseguest. The Queer Eye alum, 52, beat out Lamar Odom and Shanna Moakler to win this year’s fan favorite award and the $25,000 prize. “I was thrilled and surprised,” […]

Still catching up. Cynthia Bailey was never exactly sure what was happening in the Celebrity Big Brother house, but she does own up to owing Shanna Moakler an apology now that the season has wrapped. The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum, 55, slowly learned after exiting the house on Wednesday, February 23, that she was […]