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Big Brother host Julie Chen Moonves loves her gig. But after hosting the show since 2000, Julie has now made a confession. And she shared that producers didn’t choose her first as the Big Brother host.

Find out who almost got the gig instead of Chen Moonves. And learn what else Julie revealed. Get all the details below, including when the new season will debut.

Julie Chen Moonves Nearly Didn’t Host Big Brother!

Big Brother fans know Julie Chen Moonves for her role as host since 2000. But for the first time, the 53-year-old feels ready to spill what happened behind the scenes as producers prepped the show’s first season.

And Julie shared that she did not rank as the top choice for host, according to People.

“I wasn’t the first choice,” admitted Chen Moonves. And instead,…

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Julie Chen Moonves is one name that easily comes to mind when we talk about the reality show ‘Big Brother.’ But, here’s the surprise for you, she wasn’t the first choice! The TV personality in an interview shared that the makers wanted to bring an experienced journalist and co-moderator working for a different network.

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As per the 53-year-old host, she feels great hosting the show and will carry on as long as possible, “I have no idea how many more years this is gonna go on but right now, the way I’m feeling, I hope it never ends.” At the helm for the last 24 seasons, the host added, “Looking back now, I know I was meant to host this show.” She said, “I was terrible in the beginning. I’ve grown so much as a human being and as a…

Julie Chen Moonves has been the host of Big Brother since its beginning, and while she’s one of the highlights of the series these days, that wasn’t always the case. Recently, Moonves recalled the lukewarm reception both she and the show received in the early years from viewers, and she opened up about how she really felt about the nickname “Chenbot.”

Those who have a Paramount+ subscription can re-live Julie Chen Moonves’ early seasons on Big Brother, and see how the nickname Chenbot came to be. Moonves talked about it in an interview with Entertainment Tonight, and she gave her perspective on why fans might’ve found her so robotic:

Big Brother mainstay Julie Chen Moonves is about to host the show’s 25th season, and she now reveals if the criticism she received in the earlier seasons, including her nickname “Chenbot,” still bothers her. One of Julie’s first jobs was in 1990 when she interned at CBS Morning News alongside Andy Cohen. From 1999-2002, she was the anchor of the show, and the news anchor of CBS This Morning. She later co-hosted The Early Show. In 2000, she became the host of the reality competition series, Big Brother, and has continued with the job ever since.

In an interview with E! News, Big Brother’s Julie Chen Moonves discussed how she wasn’t always so beloved as the show’s host. She shared, “They hated me in the beginning.”

Julie explained, “As a matter of fact, that nickname Chenbot?…