welcome to celeb scene Central for the first time in 26 Seasons Julie Chin munves won't be overseeing a big brother live eviction the TV personality who has been hosting the reality show since its 2000 debut announced on social media that she'll be sitting out Thursday's live episode after testing positive for covid-19 Last Friday the morning after hosting the episode that saw Joseph Rodriguez sent home in a Blindside I woke up with a sore throat and went to my good friend who is in yenti Chun munves wrote in an Instagram caption today that night he called to say I have covid thankfully this is only the second time for me and it's been very mild no fever and just a sore throat she continued unfortunately I am still testing positive as of this morning despite feeling good strong and my cough being gone I must sit tonight's Big Brother live eviction show out Chun movees then revealed that a replacement has been lined up the evicted house guest will be greeted by fellow CBS host Jerry o Connell thank you to Jerry oconnell for filling in for me she wrote I hope Jerry fits into my dress has a ball and tells the house guests I miss them but we'll be watching from home she signed off by writing see chinbat is Human After All love one another and enjoy tonight's show over on his own Instagram page oconnell posted a video of himself holding up the script for the eviction episode I'm one of the hosts of the talk but tonight I'm going to be the substitute teacher for big brother he told viewers he then teased Chun Moon participation on today's episode of The Talk which marked her first return since abruptly exiting the show in 2018 in the wake of numerous sexual assault allegations against her husband former CBS CEO lesie munves he has denied the claims Chun munves called into the show to offer oconnell some very important advice about taking over her big brother role I know you're a movie star you're a game show host you're a talk show host you're a husband you're a father to two beautiful girls but I've got to give you a very important tip for tonight Chun munves began after reminding oconnell that the eviction will determine the first member of the season 26 jury when you got into my dressing room go into the bathroom on the second drawer to the left there is a corset I'm telling you Jerry there is no way you're going to fit into my dress tonight without the corset as OK connell's co-hosts erupted with laughter Chun moonves informed him that getting the corset on would be a three-person job but once they tie it on that zipper will zip like buta she concluded