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Frankie Grande, Ariana Grande's Gay Brother, Competing On "Big Brother 16"

Frankie Grande, the out and proud YouTube star, has been selected as a housemate on Big Brother 16, which debuts on CBS on June 25.

Regular readers of NewNowNext will remember Frankie as a friend of the site—and our roving reporter at the 2013 Go-Go Boy Appreciation Day celebration in West Hollywood.

Related: Frankie Grande Hits Go-Go Boy Appreciation Day In WeHo

He also just happens to be the brother of pop superstar Ariana Grande—but his housemates won't know that right off the bat. "I'm going to drop Grande and just use my father's last name, Marchione," Frankie told People magazine. "If I get recognized, I'm going to have to win Head of Household and do damage control. If I don't, I plan on flying under Screen Shot 2014-06-19 at 5.56.36 PMthe radar the first few weeks."

Of course Ariana doesn't have a "Problem" with Frankie's reality-TV opportunity. "I got to call Ariana on camera and tell her what I was doing and she just said, 'I know how much you love the show. Go make them fall in love with you," he said. "We both get so much hate online... I'm hoping there is more love than hate on me while I'm on the show because Ariana was like, 'I'm going to kill myself if I have to read hate about you too.' "

Aw Frankie, we love you.

Check out Frankie's Big Brother promo clip below

And here's Frankie working the red carpet for NewNowNext

The new season of Big Brother premieres June 25 on CBS

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