CBS2.com’s Diane Henry has finally been able to post MOST of the Houseguest interviews. It’s always an added bonus to watch new HG interviews from someone who’s been in the house before. Interviews with Jeff, Laura, Casey, and Kevin are, for some reason, not yet available. Keep checking! Click below for individual HG interview links or just go CBS2′s website to watch ‘em all! As always, come visit our Yak’s Corral in our forums and discuss your likes and dislikes of these new houseguests! Don’t forget to visit YakkityYaks for all your Big Brother 11 and Entertainment needs!!

Michele: http://www.cbs2.com/video/?id=107743@kcbs.dayport.com

Braden: http://www.cbs2.com/video/?id=107754@kcbs.dayport.com

Jordan: http://www.cbs2.com/video/?id=107753@kcbs.dayport.com

Ronnie: http://www.cbs2.com/video/?id=107750@kcbs.dayport.com

Russell: http://www.cbs2.com/video/?id=107748@kcbs.dayport.com

Natalie: http://www.cbs2.com/video/?id=107746@kcbs.dayport.com

Chima: http://www.cbs2.com/video/?id=107741@kcbs.dayport.com

Lydia: http://www.cbs2.com/video/?id=107739@kcbs.dayport.com

38 hours after we were first introduced to the 12 new houseguests set to compete in Big Brother 11, Ross Matthews of theinsider.com has this lovely little gem to share with us all. In it he interviews the women who will be entering the house, we assume, on July 5th. So sit back, relax and watch as we get to see a bit more of Chima, Lydia, Jordan, Natalie, Michele and Laura. And please, join us in our forums afterwards to tell us what you think!

And, as always, stay tuned to Yakkity Yaks for all the latest Big Brother 11 news, spoilers, live feed updates, games and more! For all your online entertainment needs, the place to be is Yakkity Yaks!

Thanks to our own Hevnlee for bringing this to our attention! (UPDATE: Staffer Sassygal just passed this information on to us, big thanks to her. You can read it here, post #12, but in essence it states that a Tweet from WLBB, who just interviewed Grodner, says there is NO jungle room…….stay tuned for all the hot info they’re sure to give us when they post this interview!) (That being said, there IS a third bedroom, as shown by the Chenbot in a house tour. Click here to view it.

An interview posted on victoriaadvocate.com carries snippets from many of this season’s houseguests with their expectations and thoughts on the upcoming season, including a chuckle inducing quote from Chima, “I thought ‘Big Brother’ would be a great way to make a ton of money in a limited time without really having to work for it.” (While it may seem like you don’t have to work for it, I doubt anyone that’s made it to the end would see it that way!)

Within this article was a VERY interesting quote from Grodner herself…..

“Executive producer Allison Grodner teased that one of the three bedrooms, a jungle-themed enclave, will feature a nasty surprise.

“It is a room that will test their resolve,” Grodner said during a recent tour of the newest “Big Brother” house. “I will go out on a limb and say that it is the worst room to sleep in any ‘Big Brother.’ After 11 seasons, that’s saying a lot. This is a special treat for the houseguests. Each week, one group of houseguests will end up in this room.”

PLUS she made mention of the mystery 13th houseguest, who will be revealed on July 7th, as we reported earlier today….

“One clique will be joined by a mystery 13th houseguest when the show premieres July 9. Rumors have been swirling online that the 13th spot would go to a contestant who appeared in a previous season of “Big Brother.” HTML code on the show’s official Web site points to someone with the first name Brian.”

Soooooooooooo……….Brian from last season Brian? Brian who had the potential to be right up there with Dr. Will in terms of Big Brother gameplay had he not been so arrogant from jumpstreet Brian? Hmmmmmmmm……….come on into our forums to discuss and speculate! And please join us for all the other Big Brother news, spoilers, games, live feed updates and all else we have to offer!

Thanks again to our staffer Sassygal who steered us to this tidbit.

Remember rodeo rider Steven from last years’ Big Brother? You know, “Suck it b*t*hes?”. Well apparently he’s not too happy with this years casting and has voiced his opinion on the matter on his MySpace blog. According to his Myspace: BB10StevenMySpace.

Now, our forum members have voiced their own opinions based on first impressions directly in our forum BUT wow, we’re not sure what to think about Stevens’ writing above. He’d know better than those not in the house but hopefully his feelings will change once he watches. Tune in to Yakkity Yaks for all the latest Big Brother news, spoilers, games, live feed updates and more!

Another big thanks go out to our staffer Sassygal for giving us the 411 here, but if you go to cbs.com’s official bio site here, then go over to the mystery houseguest picture with the “?” in it, put your mouse over it but do NOT click on it, it says that this person will be revealed on July 7th!!!

With all the speculation and rumors that have been going around; including the mystery hg being either Sheila, Renny or Kaysar, we’d LOVE to hear from you! Tell us what you think about this and all things Big Brother!

Just a little bit earlier we gave you preliminary information on the Big Brother 11 Houseguest but we can now give you more detailed information on each and every one of them! Courtesy of cbs.com and their Big Brother 11 website, here’s your Big Brother 11 Houseguests! Be sure to join us in our forums for official bios going up soon and if you register you can join our Sponsorship game!

But first………….. on the bio page, after the 12 new hg’s there’s a box, with a ? in it………….so a 13th unannounced hg? Hmmmmmmmmmmm………..Here’s your new houseguests! Taken from the cbs.com bio area:

CLICK BELOW TO MEET YOUR HOUSEGUESTS AND READ THEIR BIO!

Braden

“Born and raised in Dana Point, Calif., Braden spends his time surfing and has experience working as an international model and an actor. This bachelor lists his favorite activities as sleeping and talking to girls. He is a cocky surfer who, ironically, is afraid of drowning. He constantly boasts about his self-perceived intelligence, looks, charm and overall desirability.

Braden calls himself a fashion icon and thinks anything creative is totally rad; he even designs his own jewelry. But he hopes that he is not placed in the house with “fashionistas who think they are too cool for school.” Braden has a very laid-back, California vibe and is concerned that the stress levels in the house will mess up his mellow personality. His fellow Houseguests may be thrown off by Braden’s vocabulary as he tends to make up his own words.

Aside from winning the cash prize, Braden hopes to have new experiences and gain the virtue of patience. He plans to win BIG BROTHER by being two-faced.

Braden’s favorite color is blue (because, according to him, it compliments his eyes) and his favorite food is sushi. His birth date is September 13, 1980. ”

Casey

“Fifth grade teacher by day and DJ by night, Casey will rap for anyone on request. Funny, outgoing and intelligent, this teacher is most proud of having a career where he has taught at schools located in low-income areas for more than 15 years. He takes great joy in knowing that he has the opportunity to work with good kids who are not growing up in ideal situations.

Casey calls his wife “terrific” if for no other reason than she puts up with him. An understanding woman, she will miss him during his stay in the house, but she realizes that this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for Casey. He feels the most difficult part about being in the house will be being away from his family, and he is worried about the milestones he might miss in the lives of his 19-year-old and nine month-old sons.

With the BIG BROTHER cameras surrounding him at all times, he is quite nervous about his nose-picking habit. He’s pretty sure that the cameras will eventually catch him. Other than that, he really doesn’t have any fears and quips that there are only two things that he is afraid of: his “wife and the IRS.” He is looking forward to getting outside of his comfort zone which will end up in self-discovery, adventures and awesome experiences.

One of his life’s mottos is, “refuse to lose,” and if he encounters any whiny people in the house, he will simply say, “life isn’t fair. We’ve all had tough times. Suck it up and move on.”

Casey’s birth date is February 16, 1968. ”

Chima

“An exotic beauty, Chima is truly as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. Educated and independent, this freelance journalist is currently single and looking for a man who is tall, considerate and has a great sense of humor.

Chima is extremely close to her ailing mother and expects she’ll be taking care of her in the future. The fact that her mother’s health is no longer at its best greatly concerns Chima, but she plans to happily provide the same care and love to her mother that her mother has provided to her throughout her lifetime. She is also very close to her stepfather, and fondly recalls him as the man who taught her how to ride a bike, swim and was always ready and willing to help her with her homework.

Adaptation, the ability to not be intimidated and an extremely disarming smile are all tools that may get Chima far in this game. In life she has proven that she is strong and has the will to win. Her plan is to create and break alliances and annihilate her competition. With her keen mind and plan at hand, she hopes to walk away with the cash prize.

Chima is a military brat who has lived all over the country. Her birth date is July 28, 1976.”

Jeff

“This single advertising salesman, hopes one day to find his perfect mate, and is looking for someone who is fun, beautiful and looks great just hanging around the house. He wouldn’t mind a “showmance” with one of his fellow Houseguests if she fits his criteria.

Jeff is a guy’s guy who loves to be outdoors and play sports. He especially likes competitive football, which he played in college. To date, the accomplishment he is most proud of is playing running back for Benedictine University.

He describes himself as curious, adventurous, spontaneous, witty and outgoing. If he ran for office, he would like to be Mayor so he can be his own boss and, to some degree, get his own way. He lives by the motto “treat others as you’d like to be treated,” and hopes others in the house will live by that too.

Jeff is ecstatic to be selected for BIG BROTHER, but hopes not to do anything on television to embarrass himself or his family. He has a big heart and he wants that to be the thing the audience notices most about him.

Jeff’s birth date is June 5, 1978. ”

Jordan

“This small-town girl’s motto is to “live life to the fullest, without holding back,” and is certain that competing on BIG BROTHER will have her doing just that. Unfortunately, her naïveté may be her own undoing. Jordan is confident that no matter what happens in the game, she will stay the same sweet person she’s always been.

Easy-going and laid-back, Jordan says she’s game for anything, short of eating an insect, but she’s also always up for a challenge and that’s something this game will surely give her.

It will be very hard for her to be apart from her mother and brother for such a long time (she also has one sister), because she is very close to them and describes her mother as an extremely strong person who she considers her hero.

Jordan describes herself as an outgoing friend and party girl who likes to hang out with her female friends — all tools she’ll use to gain the trust of her fellow Housemates and, if the situation calls for it, she’ll flirt with the guys for votes. But she won’t have sex on television, or as she calls it, “bugger,” because her grandpa will be watching the show.

With nothing in her hometown holding her back, she is ready to play the game and ready to be the last Houseguest standing.

Jordan’s birth date is November 21, 1986.”

Kevin

“Kevin’s proudest accomplishment comes from one of the most trying times in his life, growing up a Jehovah’s Witness. He was eventually excommunicated at age 21. Cut off from his family and friends, he didn’t let it destroy him. Instead, he found happiness and thrived. He currently works as a graphic designer.

People are sometimes thrown off by his exotic look and cannot determine what nationality he is. He affectionately calls himself “blackanese” as a tribute to his African-American and Japanese heritage. He describes himself as ghetto, fabulous and inappropriate, and warns his fellow Houseguests that, although he doesn’t have a temper, he can get bitchy. He knows how to find the slightest flaw in a person and magnify it for all to see.

Kevin believes the most difficult part of the game will be its duration, but he’ll overcome it by setting mini goals and pacing himself. He’s also not too proud to throw a few battles if it means winning the war. After growing up in the closet, he knows he has the tools to deceive anyone who gets in his way.

Aside from the money, he has a bigger prize in mind: it’s his hope that somewhere the parents with whom he lost touch can smile knowing what their now grown-up son has accomplished.

Kevin’s birth date is September 18, 1979.”

Laura

“This 21-year-old bikini model knows how attractive she is and uses it to her every advantage. Laura is very active and enjoys working out, cheerleading, kickboxing, running and gymnastics. She feels that her determination and sassy, outgoing attitude will get her far in the game.

She finds her work as a model rewarding due to the fact that she is able to meet fascinating people, has received crazy gift offers and has been able to travel to amazing places for free. This work has resulted in her appearance in several tanning product advertisements and gave her the opportunity to win the 2008 Planet Beach Title (a pageant) where she also competed in the World Finals.

She enjoys going out at least once a weekend. She doesn’t feel that she is extremely temperamental but, once while out and about, she went toe-to-toe with a woman who gave her a nasty attitude. She can’t stand when people attempt to make her feel inferior.

While in the house, she plans to live in her bikini (which will surely show off a lower back tattoo that she refers to as her “Tramp Stamp”) and feels that her body will be her secret weapon. For her, the hardest part of being confined in the house will be abstaining from sex.

Unafraid to hurt feelings, lie or manipulate in order to win, she feels that her advantage is that she is a genuine BIG BROTHER fan who truly knows how to play the game — she can even name the Head of Household winners from every season.

Laura’s birth date is December 21, 1987. ”

Lydia

“Lydia, this single woman has been up-close-and-personal with fame as she used to be a nanny for a high profile couple, which surprises people given her tattooed body and eccentric personality. Her fellow Houseguests may judge her by her looks, but she says, “don’t judge a book by its cover.”

She describes herself as unique, colorful, silly and mellow, but liars and disrespectful people really get under her skin. Thinking of what her mother would tell her to do really helps calm her down.

Lydia has a very close relationship with both of her parents. Her father, a police officer, isn’t fond of her body art, but he loves and supports her no matter what. She refers to her mom as her best friend. She is extremely close to her siblings as well.

Her hobbies include bowling, swimming and yoga. She does not like to watch any sports whatsoever.

Lydia hopes that her stay in the BIG BROTHER house will bring her many new kind-hearted friends. She loves nice people and knows that they will share a lot together, especially during this experience.

Lydia’s birth date is March 8, 1985. ”

Michele

“Hardworking, creative and intelligent, Michele is most proud of earning her Ph.D. in Neuroscience. It’s a tool that could help her enter the BIG BROTHER house with an edge over the competition. She’s a neuroscientist who has extensively studied the mind and is sure she can spot a lie a mile away.

Michele’s motto in life is “don’t sweat the small stuff,” which is something she needs to continually remind herself. In the past, she’s had a tough time controlling her emotions and was often extremely stressed, but she was able to overcome her issues and get back on track.

She described herself as a news-junkie and is not sure how she’ll cope without the Internet, but is sure her fellow Houseguests will provide hours of entertainment.

Michele is a self-proclaimed nerd and former band geek who is always the smartest person in the room. She used to get beat up in school for being too smart and is now ready to get revenge for all the smart kids.

Michele’s strategy going into the game is to try to win challenges without actually dominating the competitions. She figures that will help her stay under the radar, while her people skills will her keep her a favorite in the house.

Michele was born and raised in Iselin, New Jersey. She has been married for three years. Her birth date is June 16, 1982.”

Natalie

“Natalie wants people to know that nobody can intimidate her! This feisty Latina has no problem lying, cheating and stealing to win the game. She’ll do whatever it takes to keep the heat off her and turn it onto others, and believes her petite frame will throw off her opponents.

Natalie is a World Champion bronze medalist in Tae Kwon Do. She knows how to protect herself and she says she can handle anything that comes her way. She’s also a big poker player and is confident that her ability to pick up on her opponent’s “tells” will serve her well in this competition. One would be foolish to underestimate her and she invites them all to “bring it on.”

The rock in Natalie’s life is her father. His unselfish nature is something she’ll never forget and believes that being out of contact with him for such a long time will be the most difficult aspect of this game.

Natalie is a strategist and plans to deal herself a good hand in the house as she is definitely going to be a force to be reckoned with.

Natalie was born in Chino, Calif. Her birth date is March 3, 1985.”

Ronnie

“Ronnie, a married man of five and a half years, will miss his wife tremendously while he is in the BIG BROTHER house because she puts up with him, and he worries that his Housemates may not. He describes his wife as his hero and says she is one of the kindest people he has ever met who embraces everyone in the world.

He is obsessed with video games and often plays more than six hours a day, even to the point of ignoring his wife. Ronnie is a collector of all things sci-fi, especially Star Wars collectibles.

Ronnie is an über BIG BROTHER fan who can recite the order of every person ever evicted from the BIG BROTHER house. This student is most proud of being a national champion in speech and debate, as he feels this activity is where he excels.

One of the most interesting things he learned from one of his previous jobs as a travel agent is that you can purchase a personal blessing from the Pope.

Ronnie’s birth date is January 15, 1979. ”

Russell

“Known to his friends as “Russell the Lovemuscle,” this commercial real-estate broker is certain to be a favorite in the BIG BROTHER house. Loud and brash, Russell holds nothing back and is always ready for a fight. In fact, his brash personality is probably his biggest asset outside the house, where he is a mixed martial arts fighter. He claims nothing scares him and that includes the game of BIG BROTHER.

Russell’s biggest pet peeve is people who don’t think before they act, but only because he’s made mistakes while doing just that. In college, he was in a motorcycle accident while trying to impress a group of girls. The crash left him temporarily paralyzed and it took six surgeries to get him back into fighting form.

Now Russell is ready to tackle a new form of competition against his fellow Houseguests. It’s a challenge and he’ll do with a smile on his face because, according to Russell, “if you’re not smiling, you’re not living.”

Russell has previously lived in Southern California and Lebanon. His birth date is September 1, 1984. ”

All the info we get on this one is “unknown houseguest”………let the speculation begin!

Finally! We have our Big Brother 11 Houseguests! Courtesy of The Early Show and cbs.com, here are the houseguests you are going to hate to love, love to hate, or be totally ambivalent to and let us tell you this, it sure is a MIX of people AND very exciting!

So here you go, courtesy of my early rising sleuthing posters as well, read it here and you’ll get preliminary information about the hg’s and check back soon today for more detailed information!

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Score another one for our very own staffer Sassygal! Post #10, you can read it here!

But of course we wouldn’t leave anything out either, so in essence, Diane met and interviewed the cast of the upcoming Big Brother 11 season and will be releasing all information tomorrow after 12 p.m. at cbs2.com . There will be cast bios AND video, so you KNOW it’s going to be great stuff!

“BB11 bios, video interviews to be released tomorrow! Go to CBS2.com after 12PM for my cast interviews!
19 minutes ago from web
Met, interviewed the Big Brother 11 cast yesterday…….tune into CBS2.com for video and bios coming soon. Should be a great season!”

Come on into our forums and let us know what you think; stay tuned for all the latest Big Brother 11 news, spoilers, live feed updates, games and more! For all your online entertainment needs, visit YakkityYaks!

A source of ours here at Yakkity Yaks has told us to expect more exciting information regarding Big Brother 11 sometime today. We don’t know what time but we do know that it’s going to have something to do supposedly with how many “teams” there will be and also numbers, our source being told to definitely expect more than 12 hg’s.

Nothing’s confirmed, as always, however we also like to put it out there because it’s fun and exciting to speculate! Stay tuned to Yakkity Yaks for this information, as soon as we get it YOU’LL get it! Join us in our forums for ALL the latest Big Brother 11 news, spoilers, speculation, rumors, live feed updates and more!

Big thanks goes out to all of our sources for so generously and liberally passing this information along to us, it does not go unnoticed.

Grain of salt time again Yakksters but a source of ours close to Real says that one of the two supposed “fan faves” in the Big Brother 11 House will be none other than my luscious bit of Muslim honey, Kaysar Ridha…….along with Sheila from Big Brother 9, they would join 12 new houseguests for the upcoming, sure to be exciting Big Brother 11 season!

Now here’s the thing, we couldn’t confirm this information directly but based on our source’s information AND the fact that Sheila is desperatly looking for someone to watch her dog while she’s on “vacation” for 3 months, well it gave us enough pause to at least throw it out there.

That being said, again, it’s not confirmed, but a nice niblet to chew on while we await the next several days to hear who is, in fact, OFFICIALLY in the Big Brother 11 house. Stay tuned to Yakkity Yaks for all the latest news, rumors, spoilers, live feed updates, games and of course Ahrean’s world wide web famous show recap threads. For all your online entertainment needs please visit us at YakkityYaks.com! And join us in our forums to voice your thoughts on this!

Thanks go out to our very own staffer SassyGal for this short snippet just posted in our forums (see post #29)!

We here at YakkityYaks thought it would be a good idea, with all the different tidbits floating around, to do a roundup of what we know, don’t know and are guessing so far about the upcoming season of Big Brother 11. With just about 16 days to go until the premiere it sure is getting exciting!

Here’s what we know so far that can be said as fact:

• Thanks to our own member Sassygal’s inquiry (she’s the one responsible for first breaking this one on the web! Way to go Sassy!) to Showtime, Big Brother After Dark WILL be returning to the airwaves this summer.
• Housecalls with Gretchen will NOT be returning this summer, due to lack of sponsorship.
• Big Brother 11 will premiere on July 9th, with the first eviction to be on July 16th.
• Julie Chen WILL be hosting all season, unless her in utero bambino decides to make an early appearance.

Here’s what we do NOT know for SURE:

• The exact number of houseguests (although there’s a lot of guessing and surmising going around, obviously nothing’s confirmed yet until the CBS website updates it)
• The “twist” (for more though see our other articles with guesses on it, and read below)

Here’s the speculations currently circulating around the web:

• The house theme this year is eco-friendly.
• One possible twist is that there’s no set prize money and the houseguests have to earn it somehow.
• Another possible twist clue centers around high school type cliques (although personally, I swear to god if the cast of High School Musical, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, Hannah Montana or ANY of the Jonas Brothers show up I’m running away.)
• Houseguests will actually be going into the house on July 5th (hope they at least get to see some sort of fireworks in sequester!)

That’s pretty much what we have right now but please join us in our forums and let us know if we’ve missed anything! Also, don’t forget to take advantage of the Early Bird Live Feeds Offer by clicking here, you DON’T want to miss out! And we’ll have plenty more spoilers, speculations, rumors, games, live feed updates and of course, Ahrean’s World Wide (Web) famous show night recap threads where you can catch what happens, as it happens, while the show airs! Come on by Yakkity Yaks, get your yak on!