Quelsurprise: Omarosa Manigault has already made an impact on her fellow houseguests.
Thats a big ask.
You mean all 11 have watched the show before?Almost all.
Its not a house of superfans.
Half of our cast are actual, legitimate fans of our show and watched multiple seasons.
The other half are new to it.
Did any of them have any crazy requests?Nothing crazy, honestly.
We called our counterparts in the U.K. to find out their experiences were with celebrities.
We have more games than the other formats.
We want the games to be as fair as possible.
And we made it clear to the cast no special treatment.
How is everyone reacting to Omarosa?I would say its surprising.
There is no doubt she was polarizing, judging by the reaction to her walking in.
Remember we sequestered everyone so they had no idea of the cast.
They did not know until they stood on that stage.
Certainly the biggest reaction was to Omarosa.
But I will tell you this…shes smart.
And she knows her reputation going into this house.
She also happens to be aBig Brothersuperfan.
And she is playing to win.
It will be surprising to people.
Lets talk about the structure ofCelebrity Big Brother.What exactly will be condensed?
How will it work?We are calling thisBig Brotheron hyperdrive.
There will be multiple game cycles over the course of the broadcast week.
It will be really crazy.
The game will move so fast.
Will the games be similar to what weve seen before?Absolutely.
And because of that, the HGs will have much a smaller yard space than usual at night.
Thats because we are pulling out all the stops.
Im assuming the celebrities will be sharing rooms.Oh yeah.
This isBig Brotherthrough and through.
Its just happening at a faster pace.
There were a few concessions made for privacy reasons.
Other than that, these celebrities are in here as roommates.
You took the camera over the toilet out?We did.
That was one of the biggest concerns we faced with the cast.
Its not going to happen.
They all like their privacy in the bathroom stall.
Theyve been in the house for almost a week and theyve been good about that bathroom.
Can you tease some of the challenges?
Will be they getting wet and slimed?Absolutely.
Like I said, this isBig Brotherthrough and through from night one.
it’s possible for you to expect a bigger-than-life spectacular competition that involves all kinds of messy perils.
Will there be slop?Yes.
Theres not a have-not room, just because of time.
And there isnt time to put people on slop for a week.
It doesnt make sense for the game.
Rest assured, though, they will experience slop at some point during the game.
Who has surprised you so far?I am honestly impressed by all of them.
Im so impressed by how they jumped in and embraced whatBig Brotheris all about.
The seclusion from the outside world, the alliances.
The game started immediately.
We have some really strong women in the house.
I think that is showing very quickly while the men are still trying to figure it out.
Im really impressed by Chuck Liddell, who seems to be completely out of his comfort zone.
Even Metta who came in with no knowledge, has been able to adapt.
There are already clear lines being drawn.
Does this group swear any more than average BB players?Honestly?
A helluva of lotless.
I would call it Suitcase-Gate.
They were creative like you wouldnt believe.
It was very clever.
Its not because we are trying to be mean and dont want them to wear lots of beautiful outfits.
We have a reality in the house.
Its a certain size with a certain amount of storage space and it just cant hold all of that.
Thats why we restrict everyone to one very large suitcase.
So Shannon took it to, well, it can be a container that holds a Christmas tree.
Celebrity Big Brotherdebuts at 8 p.m.
ET tonight on CBS and will conclude Feb. 25.
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