Why Fans Think Marvin Achi Was Replaced On Big Brother 24
Just hours after the Big Brother 24 cast reveal, it was announced that Joseph Abdin will replace Marvin Achi as a houseguest for the season. Marvin is a 28-year-old chemical processing engineer who was born in Rivers State, Nigeria, and currently lives in Houston, Texas. His replacement Joseph is a 24-year-old lawyer from Lake Worth, Florida. Fans were surprised to hear that changes would be made to the cast, since the show revealed its stars much later than usual this year. Although the last minute cast change was shocking, it is not unprecedented, especially in the COVID-19 era of Big Brother.
In 2020, Big Brother winners Josh Martinez and Kaycee Clark were both supposed to compete on Big Brother 22, the second «all-stars» season, but their positive COVID-19 test results forced production to remove them from the cast just days before the live move-in. They were replaced by Memphis Garrett and Keesha Smith. Additionally, three days before the Big Brother 23 premiere, previously announced cast member Christie Valdiserri tested positive for COVID-19, even though she was vaccinated and followed all of the guidelines. She was replaced by Claire Rehfuss.
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In a tweet, Big Brother announced the cast change without an explanation, simply stating: "Important casting update! Marvin will no longer be one of our Houseguests on this season of Big Brother. We’re excited to welcome Joseph, a 24-year-old lawyer from Lake Worth, FL. to the #BB24cast!" Big Brother fans are now speculating that a positive COVID-19 test could be the reason why Marvin was removed from the Big Brother 24 cast. However, because the tweet did not explicitly state this, fans are coming up
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