Julie Chen Moonves Reveals She'll Be More Involved Than Usual In 'Big Brother' Season 26

Julie Chen Moonves is dishing on the upcoming new season of Big Brother!

The 54-year-old journalist will return as the host once again for the competition series’ 26th season, which kicks off this week.

In a new interview ahead of the season, Julie teased that she’ll be involved in a different way this year.

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“This season of Big Brother, it’s all about what everyone is talking about, artificial intelligence,” she told Entertainment Weekly. “And we’re going to show you it’s more artificial than intelligent. We’re calling it BB AI.”

“My bold prediction of something that’s going to happen on Big Brother this summer is I get involved in the game like never before. You’re going to see a whole new side to the Chenbot,” she teased, referencing the nickname she was given early on as fans thought she seemed very robotic when the show first started.

“I have to admit it stung when I first saw it,” she told Cinemablend previously about the nickname. “But then I was like, ‘He has a point. And it’s kind of funny.’ And now I embrace it, and it makes me laugh. You have to have a sense of humor about yourself.”

Julie didn’t reveal any more about her involvement this season, but with it being centered around AI, we’re sure to get a different side to Julie with that in mind.

She also revealed if she would ever enter the house as a contestant herself.

“I would do horribly in this game because I’m a journalist and I don’t lie,” she shared with EW. “Would that work for me? Maybe. Maybe I’d go far. But I’m not great at challenges, because I think in a very linear fashion, so I would want to do it the right way — like putting together a model car — instead of the fastest way. So I probably wouldn’t do well at all.”

If you missed it, meet the entire Big Brother season 26 cast!

You can also see a first look at what the Big Brother house looks like. Check out the pics here!

Be sure to tune in to the season premiere on Wednesday (July 17) on CBS.