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The latest episode of Celebrity Big Brother showed a brief clip of Angie Bowie learning about the death of her former husband David.
Angie is currently starring on the show with no contact from the wider world, but was informed of David Bowie’s death off-camera.
While Monday night’s show covered events that happened in the house on Sunday, the episode ended with a clip of Angie in the Diary Room reacting to events on Monday.
“I haven't seen him in so many years I can't make a big drama about it,” she said. “But I feel an era has ended.”
She added: “I’m so very sad. Stardust has gone.”
After receiving the news, she decided to remain on the show, and is still able to leave at any time if she wishes.
A statement from Channel 5 said: “[Angie] has taken the decision to continue in the programme.
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“The decision to remain in the house is entirely her choice, and she has been given the option to leave at any time if she changes her mind.”
While the former model has the made the choice to stay in the house, some viewers have hit out at Channel 5 on Twitter over the broadcast footage of Angie in tears in the Diary Room, with one user saying that the network are "using a death for viewing figures".
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wow can't believe <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CBB?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3153861-https://twitter.com/hashtag/CBB?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#CBB</a> just showed the moment Angie Bowie found out as a 'preview' for tomorrow's show. Using a death for viewing figures.. — Becki McKeown (@beckimckeown) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/beckimckeown/status/686670125865537536" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3153861-https://twitter.com/beckimckeown/status/686670125865537536" data-vars-event-id="c23">January 11, 2016</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Fancy showing Angie Bowie being told her ex has died on TV, I'm fuming with Channel 5. Not on. — PICKLE QUEEN (@JanoskianForce) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/JanoskianForce/status/686669631944310784" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3153861-https://twitter.com/JanoskianForce/status/686669631944310784" data-vars-event-id="c23">January 11, 2016</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wow, Channel5 stooping to a new low showing Angie Bowie crying over her dead ex-husband. Wtf. — Harley Ilott (@harleyilott) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/harleyilott/status/686670258988519424" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3153861-https://twitter.com/harleyilott/status/686670258988519424" data-vars-event-id="c23">January 11, 2016</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Have C5 genuinely shown footage of Angie Bowie being told? That's gutter stuff. — Tim (@timseesthelight) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/timseesthelight/status/686671455032111104" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3153861-https://twitter.com/timseesthelight/status/686671455032111104" data-vars-event-id="c23">January 11, 2016</a>
In response, a statement from Channel 5 reads: "Angie Bowie was told off-camera about the tragic death of David Bowie by her agent. She then took the decision to remain in the house of her own accord. Tonight’s preview of the upcoming programme included footage of Angie in the diary room after she had heard the news about her ex-husband.”
Angie and David Bowie were married for 10 years between 1970 and 1980, and have a son together, Duncan Jones.
Channel 5, 9pm