Celebrity Big Brother 2 spotlight: Why Lolo Jones is worthwhile viewing

The entire Celebrity Big Brother 2 cast is now official, and with that we’re spending this week previewing what to expect from many of them! Consider this article series your guide to understanding what each person brings to the table and also whether or not they have a legitimate chance of winning. Today, the focus is on Lolo Jones, someone who is probably far more fascinating than most viewers would even realize at first glance.

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Claim to Fame – Jones is an Olympic athlete, and one of the rare people who has competed both in the Summer Games (as a hurdler) and the Winter Games (in the bobsled category). She’s fiercely competitive, and one of the things that is still driving her to compete is the fact that she has yet to win medal in an Olympic event. She’s appeared on a number of other reality shows before, including Dancing with the Stars, where she performed with Keo Motsepe.

Jones, over the years, has received more attention than the standard Olympian due to her lifestyle as a devout Christian and also opening up publicly about her virginity. Surprisingly, she may not be the most-famous virgin on reality TV this winter, given how much Colton Underwood talks about it on The Bachelor.

Strengths – You don’t become an Olympic athlete unless you want to win at all costs. She’s not going to be someone that gives up, and she’ll probably try her best to win every challenge. She’s going to be someone who probably plays this game hard, even if she doesn’t really know all that much about how the Big Brother game really works going into it. We also think that there’s at least going to be social curiosity around her being in the game, given that she’s such a different person than almost everyone else on this season. If people in the house like getting different worldviews, Jones may provide them with one.

Weaknesses – Is she going to be able to hide her frustration if something goes wrong for her in the game? She struggled with her first routine on Dancing with the Stars, and many attributed her behavior after the fact to bitterness when it was really just frustration over her mistakes during the routine. She wears her heart on her sleeve and we think that could be a problem for her and cause some drama in the game. We also don’t know how willing she’s going to be to lie or do anything deceptive in order to get herself further in the game. There’s also another problem with being hyper-competitive in that you run the risk of exposing yourself as a threat early on.

Outlook This Season – Typically, the majority of athletes who are cast on reality shows are boring. Lolo has the best shot to not be that — she’s interesting, though it’s hard to envision her doing well just because competitively, we’re not sure that she’s built for a game that requires her to be covert. Nonetheless, she should be fascinating live-feed viewing while she’s there.

Related – Be sure to check out some more coverage of Celebrity Big Brother 2, including some other spotlights

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