Meet the new gay "Big Brother" housemate

Braden(L) and Kevin are two of the roommates to keep an eye on this season

The new season of CBS's Big Brother premieres on Thursday, July 9th at 8PM EDT, and we have a first look at the new housemates.

This season the show is harkening back to high school, as the housemates have been chosen to fill various cliques, i.e. the "popular kids", the "jocks", the "brainiacs" and the "offbeat". Oh jeez ...

One of the "offbeat" is the show's openly gay housemate Kevin, who hopes to use the show to reconcile with his family:

Kevin's proudest accomplishment comes from one of the most trying times in his life, growing up a Jehovah's Witness. He was eventually excommunicated at age 21. Cut off from his family and friends, he didn’t let it destroy him. Instead, he found happiness and thrived. He currently works as a graphic designer.

Of course, it wouldn't be Big Brother without the revelation that a housemate has done gay soft core, and this season the baton is passed to straight actor/model/surfer Braden.

He has two acting credits, the David Decoteau opus Brotherhood 2, and a small part on Dante's Cove. I say "small part" sarcastically, of course, because ... well, follow Reality Blurred's links and you can see for yourself. Yikes!

Well, I'm intrigued, but I think I may skip this season and just catch the highlights (the thought of reliving high school really doesn't appeal to me.) What do you think? Will you be watching this season, or just wait for the best naked clips like me?