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Age: <\/strong>27<\/p>\n
From: <\/strong>New York<\/p>\n
Job:\u00a0<\/strong>Sex and relationship coach<\/p>\n
Playing as:\u00a0<\/strong>Herself<\/p>\n
Instagram: @alyssaljub<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
Alyssa is an assistant to a sex coach in New York, with the 27-year-old saying she loves \u201chelping people have amazing sex\u201d.<\/p>\n
Going into The Circle as herself, saying that if she can get the other players to open up about their sex lives, she can \u201cabsolutely get people to tell me about their strategies\u201d.<\/p>\n
Josh \u2018Bru\u2019 Brubaker<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Age: <\/strong>24<\/p>\n
From: <\/strong>West Hollywood, California<\/p>\n
Job:\u00a0<\/strong>Radio presenter<\/p>\n
Playing as: <\/strong>Himself<\/p>\n
Instagram:\u00a0<\/strong>@bruontheradio<\/a><\/p>\n
Radio host and TikTok star Bru is a 25-year-old living in West Hollywood who describes himself as a \u201cgolden retriever\u201d.<\/p>\n
With 3.5 million followers on social media, Bru thinks he can be popular in The Circle as well and says he\u2019s being himself as he knows who he is and is \u201cpaid to talk\u201d during his day job.<\/p>\n
Frank Grimsley<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Age: <\/strong>28<\/p>\n
From: <\/strong>Maryland<\/p>\n
Job: <\/strong>School social worker<\/p>\n
Playing as:\u00a0<\/strong>Himself<\/p>\n
Instagram:\u00a0<\/strong>@franknthecity<\/a><\/p>\n
Frank is a 28-year-old school social worker from Maryland who describes himself as \u201cthe big boy with a big personality\u201d.<\/p>\n
Confident, fun and with a love for partying, Frank says he\u2019s a body-positive person who decided to go into The Circle as himself to \u201cbring a little bit of Southern charm\u201d to the competition.<\/p>\n
Yu Ling Wu<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Age:\u00a0<\/strong>25<\/p>\n
From:\u00a0<\/strong>San Francisco<\/p>\n
Job:\u00a0<\/strong>Brand marketing consultant<\/p>\n
Playing as:\u00a0<\/strong>Herself<\/p>\n
Instagram:\u00a0<\/strong>@yulingwu<\/a><\/p>\n
Yu Ling Wu is a 25-year-old brand marketing consultant from San Francisco.<\/p>\n
She is a Chinese-American woman who says she was raised culturally by MTV and VH1, while on the digital front, she \u201clives and breathes social media\u201d.<\/p>\n
As for her game -playing strategy, Yu Ling says she\u2019s planning on being \u201crelatable\u201d and \u201chilarious\u201d in The Circle in the hopes of winning around her fellow players.<\/p>\n
John Franklin<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Age:\u00a0<\/strong>24<\/p>\n
From:\u00a0<\/strong>New Jersey<\/p>\n
Job:\u00a0<\/strong>Comedian and musician<\/p>\n
Playing as: <\/strong>Carol (his mother)<\/p>\n
Instagram:\u00a0<\/strong>@_johnfranklin_<\/a><\/p>\n
Comedian and musician John is a 24-year-old from New Jersey and The Circle\u2019s first catfish.<\/p>\n
The Italian-American has entered the show as his mother Carol, explaining that she\u2019s \u201can incredibly smart, strong, independent woman\u201d and he knows her inside out.<\/p>\n
Crissa Jackson<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Age:\u00a0<\/strong>31<\/p>\n
From:\u00a0<\/strong>Pennsylvania<\/p>\n
Job:\u00a0<\/strong>Former basketball player and social media influencer<\/p>\n
Playing as:\u00a0<\/strong>Herself<\/p>\n
Instagram:\u00a0<\/strong>@crissa_ace<\/a><\/p>\n
Pennsylvania-based Crissa Jackson is a former basketball player turned social media influencer who is using her digital skills to go far on The Circle.<\/p>\n
The 13th woman to play for the Harlem Globetrotters, Crissa is used to facing competition and says that she \u201clikes to think that I\u2019m going to play this game like that, having that full court vision\u201d.<\/p>\n
As for her strategy, Crissa says: \u201cI\u2019m a lesbian, I\u2019m a female athlete, I\u2019m a mum, I\u2019m a wife \u2013 so I\u2019m able to relate to so many different people.\u201d<\/p>\n
Parker Abbott<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Age:\u00a0<\/strong>21<\/p>\n
From: <\/strong>Miami<\/p>\n
Job:\u00a0<\/strong>Student<\/p>\n
Playing as:\u00a0<\/strong>Paul (her father)<\/p>\n
Instagram:\u00a0<\/strong>@parkerabbott<\/a><\/p>\n
Miami-based student Parker says her only two personality traits are\u00a0\u201cbeing in a sorority and going out and partying\u201d and so she\u2019s decided to enter The Circle as her father, Paul.<\/p>\n
She explains that The Circle is all about trust and if she saw \u201ca 21-year-old sorority girl\u201d, she definitely wouldn\u2019t put trust in them. \u201cEspecially with my pictures,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n
Emma Bunton and Mel B<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Age: <\/strong>Both 46<\/p>\n
From:\u00a0<\/strong>The UK<\/p>\n
Job:\u00a0<\/strong>Members of The Spice Girls<\/p>\n
Playing as: <\/strong>Jared<\/p>\n
Instagrams:\u00a0<\/strong>@emmaleebunton<\/a>, @officialmelb<\/a><\/p>\n
Spice Girl icons Emma Bunton and Mel B were two last-minute additions to The Circle line-up, with the singers taking part in the show as a catfish.<\/p>\n
The pair entered The Circle in episode 2 as Jared \u2013 a 28-year-old children\u2019s author, but it was up to them to decide what Jared\u2019s personality would be like.<\/p>\n
The Circle is streaming now on Netflix<\/a>. Check out our\u00a0 streaming hub<\/a>\u00a0for more recommendations on what to watch, or visit our\u00a0 TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
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