CBS) Secrets, lies and strategies are all part of the new season of Big Brother.
Host Julie Chen, who's also a co-anchor of The Early Show, says 14 houseguests, the biggest cast ever, will compete for up to $1 million, double the usual jackpot.
From a firefighter to a fashionista, from a waitress to a weatherman, the new Big Brother cast brings together a potpourri of pet peeves and personalities.
Sarah, a retail manager from Chicago declares: "I am going to win because I want to buy lots of shoes!"
Meteorology student Howie, also of Chicago concedes: "I can be deceitful, obnoxious, loud, overbearing."
Rachel, 22, single, and a horse breeder from Colorado asserts, "I really don't care for people that are messy, or slobs," then chuckles.
Ivette, 25, a waitress in Miami Beach observes, "Believe it or not, some girls might be annoyed at the fact that I'm gay, and because they think that it's a phase or that I do it just to be cool and look cute."
Ashlea, a 22-year-old fashion design student from Plantation, Fla. observes, "I hate backstabbers, like slimy little people."
One thing's for sure, with a record 47 cameras and 76 microphones, the backstabbing and back-scratching will not go unnoticed.
Chen toured the redesigned Big Brother house with former cast mates Drew, who won "Big Brother 5," the show's previous incarnation, and Diane, who competed in it.
"Check out the shower!" exclaimed Drew.
"Guys and girls don't take showers together," Diane retorted.
"Yes, they do in here!" Drew responded.
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