By John Powell – GlobalTV.com

She is as real as real can be.

On the premiere of Big Brother 26 viewers saw a twist involving a seventeenth houseguest named Ainsle. Her fate was in the hands of the first eight houseguests. They voted on whether she could join the game or not.

Pleading her case Ainsle claimed to be 24-years-old, from San Diego and working in a surf shop. The vote ended up being tied and therefore Ainsle was denied entry…or was she?

“Julie, this a huge bummer! Those of you who voted ‘Yes’, thank you but to those of you who voted ‘No’ I am incredibly disappointed. So, it looks like I won’t be playing the game with you guys but you haven’t gotten rid of me just yet,” she said.

Ainsle soon revealed the truth about herself. She morphed into her true AI self rewarding the houseguests who voted to allow her to play and punishing those who didn’t. Ainsle stands for: Artificial Intelligence Network Self-Learning Entity.

In “human form” Ainsle didn’t appear to be AI or CGI animated and that is because she wasn’t.

Ainsle was actually prominent TikTok influencer and actress Cosette (Rinab).

Cosette has 2 million followers on TikTok and describes herself as a “digital creator”. She has appeared in small roles on the television shows Broad City, Blue Bloods and All Rise.

@cosette

“A trailblazer known for her impressive use of TikTok’s video features, brands have taken notice and enlisted her for consulting services & partnerships. Cosette has worked with fashion brands Dolce & Gabbana, Levi’s, Tory Burch, and Boohoo and attended Milan and New York Fashion Week,” states her bio.

You can check out her demo reel here.

Cosette was mentioned in the credits of last night’s show.

Part two of the season premiere airs tonight at 9:00 PM ET on Global TV.

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