pinoy big brother double up: 12 housemates revealed

the 12 housemates of pinoy big brother double up was revealed tonight in a special show dubbed as pinoy big brother double up: the magical reveal. the 12 housemates are as follows:

1. princess, 22, sassy vamp ng cebu
2. tom, 21, riomantic stud ng samar
3. delio, 26, simpatikong kusinero ng batangas
4. paul, 24 cebu
5. jason, 21, boy astig ng mindoro
6. melissa, inday kengkay ng gensan
7. yuri,
8. carol, conservative pharmacist ng tondo
9. mariel, 21, struggling mom ng davao
10. yhel, 26, young widow ng pampanga

as one of this season's twists, two sets of identical twins will also enter the house, though there are several differences in their features. the twins are:

toffi, 19, basket bolero ng rizal and kenny, 19, joker jock ng rizal
jp, 29, jetsetter dad ng qc and jm, 29, delightful dad ng qc

as part of the double up twists, there will be 2 big brother houses. the twins will leave separately and will switch houses once ordered by big brother. they need to keep this a secret and shall not be revealed to the other housemates. if any of the housemates notice this secret, they will be forced evicted from the house.

the first house is occupied by princess, tom, delio, paul, jason, jp and kenny.

the second house is occupied by melissa, yuri, carol, mariel, yhel, toffi and jm.

it will also be the first season that the big 4 will have charities that will also get prizes from the show.