Earlier this month, ABC formally announced that cast members from “General Hospital” and “The Young and the Restless” are among the contestants set to appear during the upcoming 11th season of “Celebrity Family Feud,” the primetime game show hosted by Steve Harvey (“Family Feud”).
The news comes weeks after actors from both shows shared behind the scenes snaps on Instagram and other social media platforms following a taping last month in Atlanta.
Although a specific air date for the soap opera cast matchup has not been revealed, the primetime game show is scheduled to launch its new season on Thursday, July 10 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on ABC with episodes streaming the next day on Hulu.
Soap stars participating include Finola Hughes, Donnell Turner, Rena Sofer, Tanisha Harper and Maurice Benard from “General Hospital”, and Joshua Morrow, Michelle Stafford, Lauralee Bell, Melissa Claire Egan and Bryton James from “The Young and the Restless.”
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“We were definitely feuding,” joked Hughes during an appearance on “Live with Kelly and Mark” last month. “I was the captain! Well, that means that you go up first and I realized that the little buzzer was a little high. So, when everyone was sort of busy doing other things, I went over and I was practicing with the buzzer, so that I could be fast. But I was practicing at home with Sadie and Cash!” she added, referencing her daughter and son, who thought she would be awful at the game. “We don’t have a buzzer on our counter in the kitchen, every time I would do it, I kept going ‘Bzzz, bzzz!’ You know, and Cash was like, ‘You know you can’t do that when you come on the show?”
Other contestants taking part this season include “The Housemaid” vs. “The Real Housewives” franchise, Martina McBride vs. Patricia Arquette, Jennifer Hudson vs. Taraji P. Henson, Leanne Morgan vs. Lainey Wilson, Laverne Cox vs. Diplo, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders vs. The Harlem Globetrotters, Lil Jon vs. Matt Rife, Rich Eisen vs. Dan Patrick, Stephen Nedoroscik vs. Jordan Chiles, Lil Rel Howery vs. George Wallace, NFLPA Defense vs. NFLPA Offense, Carla Hall vs. Bobby Flay, Jason Ritter vs. Andy Richter, Fantasia Barrino vs. Patti LaBelle, Vanessa Bayer vs. Bridget Everett, Francia Raisa vs. Kat Graham, Kandi Burruss-Tucker vs. Kyle Richards, and Michelle Buteau vs. Normani.
“The Housemaid” contestants include Paul Feig, Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried (“All My Children”), Brandon Sklenar and Sarah Cooper.
From “The Real Housewives,” participants include Cynthia Bailey, Dorinda Medley, Eva Marcille, Melissa Gorga and Alexia Nepola.
The NFLPA Defense will be represented by Booger McFarland, Sam Barrington, Bart Scott, Tyrone Poole and Jevon Kearse, while the NFLPA Offense contestants include Jerome Bettis, Marshall Faulk, Devin Hester, Ronnie Brown and LeSean McCoy.
In addition to announcing contestant matchups, the network also released key art for the upcoming season, which you can check out below.
