Julie Chen Moonves Teases Big Brother 24’s Festival Theme, Retro ‘BB Motel’ House Design and Surprise Eviction Night Twist

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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 live eviction night is going to be unlike any eviction night we’ve ever had because it may not be one of the people that you think that ends up getting bounced that night,” she exclusively explains to Us Weekly. “These houseguests aren’t going to learn of this new twisted twist until that night.

So your head is gonna be spinning this season.”To clarify, the nominated houseguests may not be the ones going home. “There are so many twists and turns this season and challenges that are so much harder that you’re gonna have a hard time just figuring out how to survive in the house,” she says.While we have yet to meet the cast of “16 brand new houseguests” or see the newly designed abode, Julie says the house has a very “mid-century Palm Springs feel” with neon lights. “We’re calling it the ‘BB Motel,’” she adds. “You can check in, but you can’t check out.

You don’t really wanna check out (laughs). You don’t wanna get evicted. You wanna stay in the BB Motel. So it has that whole feel to it this year.

Retro.”In addition to the house concept, she says there will be a weekly theme of the summer called “the BB Fest,” explaining, “Every week throughout the summer, you’re going to see different themes, like a music fest, a comedy fest, a renaissance fest.