Celebrity Big Brother USA: Why Frankie Grande cast rumors are upsetting fans
Rumors of Frankie Grande joining the Celebrity Big Brother USA cast have persisted for weeks. But not everyone is happy about him potentially returning to the BB house.
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Ever since CBS announced Celebrity Big Brother USA 2018, fans have been speculating that Frankie Grande would be on the show. After all, he competed on both regular Big Brother in America and the celebrity version in England.
The speculation only intensified when another CBBUK alum, Perez Hilton, tweeted about Grande potentially appearing on Celebrity Big Brother USA.
Grande, for his part, has not directly responded to the rumors. But he did tweet last week that he is working on “some fun TV stuff.” Could that include Celebrity Big Brother USA 2018?
But many fans are less than pleased with the possibility of Frankie Grande returning to Big Brother. And they have taken to Twitter to voice their displeasure with this casting rumor.
https://twitter.com/Holly_Homa/status/954598683068297221
https://twitter.com/tweetsfrombenj/status/953562099409719296
If they put Frankie Grande on Celebrity Big Brother US, I will not be watching.
— T. (@terrinlorenzo13) January 4, 2018
Hope they don’t bring back Frankie Grande for CBB. Most annoying houseguest right next to the Brenchels. They’re gonna ruin CBB before it even begins
— proud of louis ♡ (@horansmilesss) December 28, 2017
So why are so many people worried about Frankie Grande joining Celebrity Big Brother USA 2018?For starters, many do not see him as a celebrity. After all, while he has appeared on stage and TV since his Big Brother stint, he is still mostly known as Ariana Grande’s brother.
I don't think I'm gonna watch Celebrity Big Brother if Frankie Grande is gonna it. He is not a celebrity. Sorry.
— Amanda Huvaere† (@groovyhoovie021) January 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/ReynanTamondong/status/954922634558431232
If Frankie wasn't too much of a celebrity to be on #BB16 with regular people, he isn't enough of a celebrity to be on #CBBUS. It should be that simple, but we're talking about CBS here, so I believe the rumors.
— Jonny (@yoshifan331) December 28, 2017
Others are just tired of seeing Frankie Grande on CBS. A strong personality like his is better enjoyed in small doses. But Grande has made numerous appearances on the network over the past few years, including guest stints on Price is Right and Candy Crush.
2018: New year, same old CBS trying to shove Frankie Grande down our throats! #CBBUS
— 🅷🅴🅲♐️ (@Hec718) December 23, 2017
In fact, some fans think it is inevitable that Grande will return to the Big Brother franchise at some point. Ironically, these viewers would rather see Grande on the shortened celebrity edition so they do not have to watch him for an entire summer again.
would you rather have Frankie for 3 weeks in cbbus or 60 + days in BB20 because you know he will be back sooner or later
— BB&DWTS (@casperprincess9) January 3, 2018
Still, despite all of this backlash, Frankie Grande does have some fans who want to see him on Celebrity Big Brother USA.
If Frankie Grande isn’t on Celebrity Big Brother I’m not watching LMAO
— 𝓓𝓮𝓸𝓷 (@Deonbeezy) January 17, 2018
Hopefully Frankie Grande is in Celebrity Big Brother that's according to rumors I heard
— 𝓱𝓮𝓵𝓮𝓷 (@helensanders_92) December 29, 2017
Do you want to see Frankie Grande on Celebrity Big Brother USA 2018? Tell us your thoughts in the comments!