You already know Cirie Fields. Now meet Cirie, Big Brother season 25 star.
The 53-year-old American nurse is already a reality show legend. She is widely considered one of the greatest Survivor players of all time, despite having never won the competition, appearing four times: Survivor: Panama in 2006, Survivor: Micronesia in 2008, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains in 2010 and Survivor: Game Changers in 2017. Her losing streak, however, ended when she fooled every single person in the castle on The Traitors US, winning the Peacock program earlier this year.
Now Fields has joined the Big Brother season 25 cast, becoming the first Survivor alum to cross over into the CBS series. She's not only the surprise 17th housemate for the landmark 25th season but also the mother of another BB contestant: Jared, who had already been publicly announced as part of season 25. However, the 25-year-old exterminator revealed he'd wisely be keeping his identity on the down low so that the rest of the players don't realize he comes from reality TV royalty.
However, it winds up being a good thing having his mom in the house, because Jared finishes last during the first comp and is eventually nominated for eviction at the end of the season 25 premiere on Wednesday, August 2, alongside Cory Wurtenberger, Felicia Cannon and Kirsten Elwin. When host Julie Chen Moonves instructs the players to return to the house for one final twist, Cirie is surprisingly waiting in the kitchen to greet them with champagne.
Julie didn't have time to formally announce to the housemates that Cirie would be joining them in this season's Big Brother competition, but she did relay the news to us viewers, many of whom were plenty excited to see the Survivor legend in the mix.
Will Cirie benefit from all of that reality show experience and use it to her advantage to win that hefty cash prize of $750,000 after 100 days of gameplay? Will the rest of the Big Brother house eventually recognize Fields and use both her celebrity and her connection to Jared against her? Only time will tell.
Fans react to Cirie, Big Brother season 25 contestant
Cirie is officially a big brother houseguest! We are heaaaa!!! #BB25 pic.twitter.com/xqWgqYt0vfAugust 3, 2023
SHE’S CONFIRMED. CIRIE’S WINNING #BB25 pic.twitter.com/raxBZVUyWIAugust 3, 2023
CIRIE!!!!!!!!!!!!! it’s what SHE and WE deserve!!!!! #BB25August 3, 2023
The first 16 players of #BB25 realize they just lost America's Favorite Houseguest by seeing Cirie in the kitchen pic.twitter.com/7TUNDMieGBAugust 3, 2023
Cirie could get the reality tv equivalent of an EGOT status #bb25 pic.twitter.com/OmTAcP9yM0August 3, 2023
Me running to 9:30 PM Pacific time to watch Cirie on the live feeds: #BB25 pic.twitter.com/cxp5F5DaUWAugust 3, 2023
WAS THAT MOTHER CIRIE IN THAT KITCHEN??#BB25 pic.twitter.com/bQzOnoJ4zAAugust 3, 2023
jared: mom i lost the first competition and now i’m nominated for evictioncirie: #bb25 pic.twitter.com/LpL9NIZHXCAugust 3, 2023
CIRIE FIELDS IS PLAYING BIG BROTHER!!!! #BB25 pic.twitter.com/gbX63OHEMAAugust 3, 2023
i’m not even exaggerating this was my reaction to cirie being on big brother. WE’LL BE ABLE TO WITNESS HER GAMEPLAY ON FEEDS??? we are so blessed 😭 #BB25 pic.twitter.com/LrpfSAFD8fAugust 3, 2023
Cirie needs a friendship bracelet, a coup d’état, a Diamond POV, a cloud power, a safety suite, a slop pass……. #BB25 pic.twitter.com/IUoaZc5XTPAugust 3, 2023
THERE IS NO WAY CIRIE FIELDS IS IN THE HOUSEWHEN IS OUR SPECULATION EVER RIGHT TO THIS DEGREEHOOOOOOOOOOOLY BIG BROTHER #BB25 pic.twitter.com/qMC4UN0tjSAugust 3, 2023
Big Brother season 25 airs new episodes on Sunday and Wednesdays at 8 pm ET/PT, with a live show (delayed on west coast) on Thursdays at 9 pm ET. You can catch up with the episodes or watch the live house feed on Paramount Plus.
