CBB 2016: Viewers criticise CBB for airing footage of Angie breaking down after news of David Bowie’s death

The tragic news that music legend David Bowie’s passing broke this morning, as his ex-wife Angie currently remains a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother.

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Celebrity Big Brother has received a number of complaints after airing the sensitive footage of Angie Bowie in the aftermath of learning that her former husband, David Bowie, passed away.

As a prior statement warned, she did learn of the tragic news off camera, and decided to remain in the house.

But at the end of the episode that aired last night (Monday January 11), we see the 66-year-old overwhelmed with emotion as she enters the Diary Room after discovering David passed away after an 18-month battle against cancer.

She said: "I haven’t seen him in so many years I can’t make a big drama about it, but I feel an era has ended with his passing, it’s so very sad."

Shortly after, she breaks down in tears in a hard-to-watch scene, and housemates as David Guest and John Partridge come in to sit beside her and support her as she deals with the news.

And not long after the moment aired, angry fans took to Twitter to say exactly how they felt about the decision.

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Angie Bowie in the Diary Room
Angie Bowie in the Diary Room

**CBB 2016: Angie Bowie to stay in the house after news of David Bowie’s passing **

Celebrity Big Brother have released a statement to say that Angie Bowie will remain in the house after learning that her ex-husband David Bowie has passed away.

The statement read:

"Following the very sad news of David Bowie's death, we can now confirm that Angie Bowie has been informed off camera by her representatives. "She has taken the decision to continue in the programme.

"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. Appropriate support will be available to Angie at any time if needed."

At the age of 69, the music legend passed away after an 18-month battle against cancer.

And while tributes from a host of celebrities, many personal friends of the star, flooded in, his former wife Angie Bowie hadn't heard the sad news as she currently remains in the Big Brother house.

Music legend David Bowie 

A spokesperson for the Channel 5 programme has released a statement outling the action they plan to take in light of the news.

The 66-year-old will have the news broken to her off camera at the “earliest opportunity.”

The spokesperson said:

"Following the very sad news of David Bowie's death this morning, we can confirm that Angie Bowie will be informed off camera today at the earliest opportunity.

"We will update further once this has taken place."

The pair were wed between the years 1970 – 1980.

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