A group of 14 reality TV stars in Germany have become some of the last people in the world to discover the world is currently in the midst of a global health pandemic.
Filming for Big Brother Germany began in early February, and the contestants – who are typically shut off from the rest of society during filming – were kept in the dark as the coronavirus began to spread globally. But backlash on social media prompted producers to finally break the news to them during a live special on Tuesday night.
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Newer contestants who had only just entered the house had been banned from speaking to others about the events unfolding outside the Big Brother house.
During the programme, the show's host and a doctor delivered the news to the stunned housemates, who were then shown a video about how the virus had spread, how Germany had closed its borders, and how restaurants and bars all over the country had closed down.
