Alison Irwin made history way back in 2004 when she became the first former Big Brother player to cross over as a contestant on The Amazing Race. The Big Brother season 4 runner-up grabbed her backpack and her boyfriend Donny to compete on season 5 of The Amazing Race, but their travels were short-lived, as the couple was the second team eliminated. Oh well.
Since then, however, the floodgates have opened and many Big Brother alums have tried their hand at the globe-trotting CBS series over the years, with two BB couples (Cody Nickson and Jessica Graf as well as Derek Xiao and Claire Rehfuss) winning the show. But the ultimate Big Brother and Amazing Race crossover event is finally about to take place!
Are we referring to the upcoming Amazing Race season featuring all Big Brother players and their loved ones that kicks off Sept. 25 on CBS? Of course not! We’re talking about something way more important than that. We’re talking about a meeting of the minds between TAR host Phil Keoghan and BB host Julie Chen Moonves in which they attempt to teach each other their signature moves.
THIS IS NOT A DRILL, PEOPLE! If you ever felt life was not worth living without ever seeing Chen Moonves attempt to arch her eyebrow to a truly Keoghan-esque level, or bearing witness to Phil busting out Julie’s trademark “But first…” then we have news for you — life is now worth living!
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In the video at the top of this article, that is exactly what you will be seeing. But it’s more than that. So much more. Because not only do you get a swap of signature moves, but you also get each of the original auteurs coaching their counterpart on how to properly execute said moves.
Of course, each host puts their own little spin on it to make it their own. Check out the video above and grade Phil and Julie on their performance as you eagerly await The Amazing Race season 38 premiere on Sept. 25 as well as the Big Brother finale Sept. 28. And perhaps we’ll get Jeff Probst in there next time so we can judge everybody saying “Allllllllllright…”
