{"id":248623,"date":"2026-06-26T18:20:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T18:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/big-brother-icon-janelle-pierzina-addresses-rumors-shes-joining-season-28-dont-have-time\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T18:20:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T18:20:22","slug":"big-brother-icon-janelle-pierzina-addresses-rumors-shes-joining-season-28-dont-have-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/big-brother-icon-janelle-pierzina-addresses-rumors-shes-joining-season-28-dont-have-time\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Big Brother\u2019 Icon Janelle Pierzina Addresses Rumors She\u2019s Joining Season 28: \u2018Don\u2019t Have Time\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Janelle Pierzina<\/strong> seemingly has other obligations this summer instead of returning to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/big-brother\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Big Brother<\/em><\/a> house for season 28.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, I\u2019m not doing #BB28,\u201d the four-time player, 46, wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/janellepierzina\/status\/2069979283766808677?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via X<\/a> on Thursday, June 25. \u201cBetween selling houses, running Airbnbs, raising three kids, and pretending I know what day it is, I don\u2019t have time to be locked in a house for 100 days. You guys can fight over slop without me. \ud83d\ude02.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Janelle did raise eyebrows when she mentioned a vacation in a destination <em>Big Brother<\/em> fans know all too well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBesides, I\u2019m going to Greece this summer! \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf7,\u201d she quipped.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/big-brothers-taylor-and-janelle-discuss-tactic-people-are-scared-of\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/big-brothers-taylor-and-janelle-discuss-tactic-people-are-scared-of\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Taylor and Janelle Discuss &#8216;Big Brother&#8217; Tactic People Are &#8216;Fearful&#8217; to Use<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tBig Brother legends Taylor Hale and Janelle Pierzina are weighing in on a strategy they think houseguests should use more often. While discussing how the fear of being attacked online has changed the game, Hale, 28, exclusively gave Us Weekly her advice for players who want to be villainous without getting lambasted on social media. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Back in 2012, Janelle told fans she was going to Greece for an extended summer vacation. Weeks later, it was revealed that Janelle actually returned for <em>Big Brother 14<\/em>. The joke has since become an ongoing bit in the<em> Big Brother<\/em> fandom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJanie said Greece!!! I cannnnnnt \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02,\u201d one fan reacted to Janelle\u2019s mention of Greece while an unbeliever quipped, \u201cYeah, yeah whatever girl. Get ready for sequester this week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other fans took Janelle\u2019s message about not returning for the new season to heart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour commentary will be missed. Have a great trip be safe &amp; head on a swivel,\u201d one user wrote while another joked that \u201cJanelle wants to stay home in order to find out who wins<em> Love Island USA<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Big Brother 28<\/em> is nearly two weeks away with the competition show premiering on Wednesday, July 9. Details about the theme and the cast have yet to be officially announced.<\/p>\n<p>Fans have been speculating if there will be returning players this season following the success of former winner <strong>Rachel Reilly<\/strong>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/rachel-reillys-daughter-adora-wants-to-win-big-brother-like-mom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unexpected return<\/a> last season. Rachel, 41, appeared on three seasons of the hit show, making her debut in season 12 back in 2010. Janelle is not the only player shutting down rumors of a return. Fellow legend <strong>Danielle Reyes<\/strong> also posted a video sharing that she was not playing <em>Big Brother<\/em> this summer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/janelle-pierzina-and-rachel-reilly-troll-fans-over-big-brother-27-twist\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Big-Brother-Legends-Janelle-Pierzina-and-Rachel-Reilly-Are-Trolling-Fans-Over-Mystery-Houseguest-Twist-2074932092-1449162049-.jpg?crop=0px%2C25px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Big-Brother-Legends-Janelle-Pierzina-and-Rachel-Reilly-Are-Trolling-Fans-Over-Mystery-Houseguest-Twist-2074932092-1449162049-.jpg?crop=0px%2C25px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Big-Brother-Legends-Janelle-Pierzina-and-Rachel-Reilly-Are-Trolling-Fans-Over-Mystery-Houseguest-Twist-2074932092-1449162049-.jpg?crop=0px%2C25px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Big-Brother-Legends-Janelle-Pierzina-and-Rachel-Reilly-Are-Trolling-Fans-Over-Mystery-Houseguest-Twist-2074932092-1449162049-.jpg?crop=0px%2C25px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Big-Brother-Legends-Janelle-Pierzina-and-Rachel-Reilly-Are-Trolling-Fans-Over-Mystery-Houseguest-Twist-2074932092-1449162049-.jpg?crop=0px%2C25px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Big-Brother-Legends-Janelle-Pierzina-and-Rachel-Reilly-Are-Trolling-Fans-Over-Mystery-Houseguest-Twist-2074932092-1449162049-.jpg?crop=0px%2C25px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Big-Brother-Legends-Janelle-Pierzina-and-Rachel-Reilly-Are-Trolling-Fans-Over-Mystery-Houseguest-Twist-2074932092-1449162049-.jpg?crop=0px%2C25px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Big-Brother-Legends-Janelle-Pierzina-and-Rachel-Reilly-Are-Trolling-Fans-Over-Mystery-Houseguest-Twist-2074932092-1449162049-.jpg?crop=0px%2C25px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Big-Brother-Legends-Janelle-Pierzina-and-Rachel-Reilly-Are-Trolling-Fans-Over-Mystery-Houseguest-Twist-2074932092-1449162049-.jpg?crop=0px%2C25px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Big-Brother-Legends-Janelle-Pierzina-and-Rachel-Reilly-Are-Trolling-Fans-Over-Mystery-Houseguest-Twist-2074932092-1449162049-.jpg?crop=0px%2C25px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1600%2C900&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Big-Brother-Legends-Janelle-Pierzina-and-Rachel-Reilly-Are-Trolling-Fans-Over-Mystery-Houseguest-Twist-2074932092-1449162049-.jpg?crop=0px%2C25px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1800%2C1012&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Big-Brother-Legends-Janelle-Pierzina-and-Rachel-Reilly-Are-Trolling-Fans-Over-Mystery-Houseguest-Twist-2074932092-1449162049-.jpg?crop=0px%2C25px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1920%2C1080&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Big Brother Legends Janelle Pierzina and Rachel Reilly Are Trolling Fans Over Mystery Houseguest Twist 2074932092 1449162049\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/janelle-pierzina-and-rachel-reilly-troll-fans-over-big-brother-27-twist\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Big Brother&#8217;s Janelle and Rachel Troll Fans Over Mystery Houseguest Twist<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tJanelle Pierzina and Rachel Reilly can\u2019t help but stir a commotion online about Big Brother 27\u2019s mystery houseguest. Janelle, 45, kicked off speculation on Tuesday, July 8, when she took to social media to share that she thought Rachel, 40, was returning to the beloved competition series. \u201cUmmmm Rachel\u2019s phone goes right to voicemail,\u201d she [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cQuick update, I just want to share first and foremost, I\u2019m working. I\u2019m not doing <em>Big Brother 28<\/em>,\u201d Danielle, 54, said in a video shared <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DaniHenReyes\/status\/2069845253985829003\" target=\"_blank\">via X<\/a> on Tuesday, June 24. \u201cI know, I know. I appreciate you guys hoping but I haven\u2019t been contacted by the producers. I am excited that this season is going to be the 1,000th episode of Big Brother. How exciting is that? And I haven\u2019t been invited to do anything for this. So you guys more than likely won\u2019t see me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, Danielle can be seen wearing her <em>Big Brother All Stars<\/em> hat, which was the last time she competed in the game. However, Danielle threw fans for a loop with a seemingly cryptic message at the end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd fans, you guys know I would never lie about something like this,\u201d the <em>Traitors<\/em> alum said in a different tone as she smiled directly into the camera.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/big-brother-alum-janelle-addresses-season-28-cast-rumors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Janelle Pierzina seemingly has other obligations this summer instead of returning to the Big Brother house for season 28. \u201cNo, I\u2019m not doing #BB28,\u201d the four-time player, 46, wrote via X on Thursday, June 25. \u201cBetween selling houses, running Airbnbs, raising three kids, and pretending I know what day it is, I don\u2019t have time [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":248624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-248623","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248623\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/248624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}