Lyric Medeiros is stepping into the Big Brother house with a legal career she’s planning to keep quiet. The Honolulu attorney previously competed on American Idol Season 21, where her audition was cut short by Katy Perry.
Here’s everything to know about her as Big Brother 28 kicks off:
How old is Lyric on ‘Big Brother,’ and what’s her job?
Lyric, 25, is an attorney working in litigation at a Hawaiian law firm, based in Honolulu, Hawaii, according to TV Insider. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2022 with a double major in English and film, television and theatre, and a minor in journalism, according to HollywoodLife. She now attends law school at the University of Houston and recently earned her MBA, per HollywoodLife and Today.com.
What is ‘Big Brother’ star Lyric Medeiros’ Instagram?
Lyric’s Instagram is @lyricmedeiros. At the time of publishing she had 368,000 followers.
Has Lyric been on television before?
Lyric is the daughter of ’80s pop singer Glenn Medeiros, best known for his 1987 cover of “Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You,” which peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, according to TV Insider. His follow-up, “She Ain’t Worth It” with Bobby Brown, spent two weeks at No. 1, TV Insider reported. After his music career wound down, Glenn earned a doctorate in education and became president of Saint Louis School, an all-boys school in Honolulu, per Today.com.
Lyric competed on American Idol Season 21 in 2023, where Katy Perry cut her audition short mid-song, telling her, “Girl, you flew 10 hours to be cute and safe?” according to Talent Recap. She advanced to the Hollywood Round on the strength of Lionel Richie and Perry’s votes, over Luke Bryan’s “no,” before being eliminated. Lyric also runs a TikTok account where she and her father perform duets of his old hits, a series that’s helped him go viral with a new generation of fans, per Today.com.
Who are Lyric’s parents and siblings?
Lyric’s mother, Tammy Armstrong, married Glenn in 1996, according to TV Insider. Lyric has one brother, Chord, who works as a civil engineer and is less active on social media than his sister, per Today.com. Lyric has said their parents chose their names to reflect their father’s music career.
What is Lyric’s race/ethnicity?
Lyric is Portuguese American through her father, who is of Portuguese descent.
What are Lyric’s ‘Big Brother’ goals?
Lyric is planning to hide her legal career from other houseguests by telling them she’s a singer instead, according to Talent Recap. She told Parade she’s “absolutely open to a showmance,” per Swooon.
When does Big Brother Season 28 premiere?
Big Brother 28, subtitled Time Trip, premiered July 9 with a 90-minute episode on CBS. Big Brother: Unlocked followed July 10, and live feeds are now available on Paramount+, Pluto TV and YouTube.
Featured image photo credit: CBS
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