Carson Kressley, 52, is an actor and fashion designer. He’s best known for his role on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy in the early 2000s, but today he’s a frequent judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race. His co-judge, Ross Mathews, played in an old Celebrity Big Brother season, and Carson says Ross’ BB skills are his inspiration.

His strategy: “Alliances on Big Brother get very tricky because, you know, you just never know if they’re legit. But, alliance partners … I’ve worked with so many people in Hollywood. I’m thinking I’m going to know some of these people when I get in there. And I’m just gonna look for alliances with people I already know because I know how they roll.”