Watch: David Bowie's Ex-Wife Learned of His Death While in 'Big Brother' House, Chaos Ensued
Angela Bowie, David Bowie’s ex-wife, learned about his death while in the Celebrity Big Brother house in the U.K. and in her grief chose to share the information with fellow houseguest Tiffany “New York” Pollard. The information was misunderstood and the kind of meltdown that fuels reality TV ensued.
Pollard recognized that Bowie had been crying and asked what was wrong. The late musician’s ex-wife had been notified of Bowie’s death and decided to privately tell Pollard about it, saying simply, “David died.” Here is where the train derails.
Pollard believed that Bowie was talking about another contestant in the house, Liza Minnelli’s ex-husband David Gest, and began to panic. She asked how he died, and Bowie says he died of cancer and that it “just happened.” Pollard proceeded to tell the rest of the house, despite Bowie’s pleas not to, and after a major meltdown, the houseguests took Pollard to Gest’s bed, where he had been sleeping.
Rather than calming her down, Pollard becomes more upset after learning that Gest is alive and becomes convinced that Bowie tried to trick her on purpose.
David Bowie died Sunday after an 18-month battle with cancer. He had just turned 69.
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