It's 9 years today since the iconic "David's dead" moment on Celebrity Big Brother
It went down in CBB history!
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Despite the last few series of Celebrity Big Brother perhaps not being the most memorable, there was a total exception back in 2016, with series 17 of the hit reality show being most iconic in Big Brother history.
Eventually won by Geordie Shore star Scotty T, the series featured a stellar line-up including the likes of Gemma Collins, Stephanie Davis, Jeremy McConnell, Tiffany Pollard, Megan McKenna, David Gest, Angie Bowie, Christopher Maloney and Darren Day.
As well as Megan's iconic tantrums, Gemma walking an actual Shetland pony around the garden and Stephanie and Jeremy's up and down love story, the most talked about moment from 2016 was the now iconic "David's dead" moment.
That's right, Sunday 12th January 2025 unbelievably marks NINE YEARS since Tiffany Pollard mistakenly thought her fellow housemate David Gest had passed away in the house, after Angie Best received the sad news that her ex-husband David Bowie had died from cancer.
After being told the news by Big Brother bosses, Angie decided to confide in fellow American Tiffany, who totally misunderstood, going into complete meltdown and letting slip the news to the rest of the house.
Once the housemates checked on David, who was resting up in bed at the time, Tiffany was left angry thinking Angie had lied to her, only to later discover the real truth.
Watch the iconic misunderstanding below:
Sadly, David Gest passed away at the age of 62 just months after his appearance in the Celebrity Big Brother house, with Tiffany leading the tributes at the time.
Sharing a photo of the pair inside the house, Tiffany wrote on X at the time: 'I'm so sad to hear about the passing of #DavidGest.My thoughts and prayers are with his friends and family..#Rip💗🙏🏾💗'. (sic)
Meanwhile, fans welcomed the return of Celebrity Big Brother in 2024, after ITV made the decision to reboot the show, following a successful revival of the main show in 2023.
Celebs such as Louis Walsh, Sharon Osbourne and Fern Britton al took part, with David Potts being crowned the winner. The series will return in Spring for another instalment.
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