Sickening

DarkJager

http://www.breakingnews.ie/entertainment/?jp=MHKFKFSNSNID

This IMO is going way too far. How could anybody possibly want news like this witheld from a member of their family?

little miss

That's awful. She must have said her goodbyes before going into the house then. We live in a crazy world if it seems reasonable to be on a reality tv show rather than attend your own father's funeral.

Dudess

It's absolutely insane! Her FAMILY don't want her to be informed?! So that she won't miss her chance of winning the prize money, or what?!

BoozyBabe

Yea, that's pretty awful alright.

I'd be very annoyed anyway if it was kept from me.
(Not that I'd be a big enough freak to be in a BB house in the 1st place!!)

Tar.Aldarion

They don't want their child to be in a state on national tv maybe? It serves no purpose to tell her now, what could it help?
They also would have known he was dying.

DarkJager

You also have to question that girls motivations for going in if she knew her father was dying. She has to have known there was a possibility he'd be gone when she got out but she still went in. Are people really that greedy for money nowadays?

petes

So what happens when she is kicked out/wins the show?

Emma here are some moments from your time on the show, oh and by the way your father died while you were in the house.

Tar.Aldarion

They would tell her after that, in private, or else she would just be taken away privately.

Duggy747

Well she's cert to win now.

petes

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

They would tell her after that, in private, or else she would just be taken away privately.

Obviously, but ffs she should be taken out of the show privately now and told.

Tar.Aldarion

Against the rules which she abided by, she knew her father was dying, and she would just be on tv in a state, she wouldn't want that.

Dudess

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

They don't want their child to be in a state on national tv maybe?

Surely she wouldn't continue being on TV?

Miss Fluff

Speaks volumes about her family tbh, that's insane......

xzanti

If her father was in a hospice she must have had an idea how sick he was...
If it were me I wouldn't have gone in to the BB House in the first place..

humanji

Duggy747 wrote:

Well she's cert to win now.

Yeah, maybe it's the the skeptic in me, but did the shows producers make sure her dad really died? Could be a stunt to get pity votes and win.

petes

humanji wrote:

Yeah, maybe it's the the skeptic in me, but did the shows producers make sure her dad really died? Could be a stunt to get pity votes and win.

Pretty sick stunt.

Dun laoire

Bet she wins

Rhyme

petes wrote:

So what happens when she is kicked out/wins the show?

Emma here are some moments from your time on the show, oh and by the way your father died while you were in the house.

Was thinking the same thing.

"Congrats you win, la la la" *streamers, confetti, bunting, flowers* "Well done, oh by the way..."

LadyJ

I think everyone's being a little too judegemental here. I mean she must have known her father was dying so maybe the two of them discussed it before she went in and agreed that they'd say their goodbyes there. Maybe it was her father's wish that she wouldn't be told and she agreed.

For some people Big Brother is a big life dream (sad I know but still) and if I were a parent and was dying and I knew that my funeral was going to get in the way of my daughter's dreams then I'm damn sure I'd tell her that a funeral is not a big deal. She can say goodbye to me now and go and do what she wants. I wouldn't want to ruin something like that for her.

By the way, has anyone seen the "Curb your Enthusiasm" with a similar theme to this? Hilarious!

AlmightyCushion

Rhyme wrote:

Was thinking the same thing.

"Congrats you win, la la la" *streamers, confetti, bunting, flowers* "Well done, oh by the way..."

I was thinking more along the lines of

Shows host: "Congrats you win, la la la" *streamers, confetti, bunting, flowers* "All your friends and family are here"
her:"Wow this is so great........where's dad?"
Shows host:"ehh about that"

zuutroy

Maybe she hated him or hasn't seem him for 20 years or something like that. It's impossible to pass judgement without knowing the facts. Not everyone in the world is close to their family.

Tar.Aldarion

Dudess wrote:

Surely she wouldn't continue being on TV?

Contract.

seamus

LadyJ wrote:

I think everyone's being a little too judegemental here. I mean she must have known her father was dying so maybe the two of them discussed it before she went in and agreed that they'd say their goodbyes there. Maybe it was her father's wish that she wouldn't be told and she agreed.

This is probably the most likely.

He was in a hospice, which indicates a long illness, so particularly given that it was her family who decided she shouldn't be told, it seems that she and her father and family had already decided on what to do in this event.

It's not the kind of thing you would declare on entering, "Oh by the way Big Bro, if my Dad dies, don't tell me".

I love how the media sees any remotely outrageous human interest story and passes it off as horrible news to the rest of the world. If her family are making this decision, why should anyone care?

humanji

petes wrote:

Pretty sick stunt.

People will do anything for the right price.

andrew

zuutroy wrote:

Maybe she hated him or hasn't seem him for 20 years or something like that. It's impossible to pass judgement without knowing the facts. Not everyone in the world is close to their family.

hey I was gonna say that!

beans

Endemol see this as an opportunity to get money via ratings, they know this is going to generate a lot of media attention and internet chatter and probably even some prime-time news coverage. The more this pays off for them, the higher the likelihood that further such crap we are going to be exposed to.

Did this woman understand that her Da dying during the show would be beneficial to her chances of exposure / fame / whatever? She must have at some level, however conceited.

It's a cycle of sh!te that can only be ended by switching off, disengaging, letting them away off pulling whatever sick publicity stunts they want with indifference. There are more important things to worry about, like who's going to be spending our taxes for the next few years.

Sorry, this rubbish just gets me all hot and bothered...

scojones

Firstly, why did she go in there if she knew her father was dying?
Secondly, why do her family not want to inform her he has died?

IMO, she should never have went in there in the first place (providing she knew he was dying, if she didn't that's a different story), and her family should really want her to be pulled from the show. It's not as if this can't happen - it has happened in the past.

If she knew he was going to die, and if her family don't want her pulled out of the show for "fear of upsetting her" or because they want her to win the money then I'm sickened. If it was me, I would be VERY irate with my family when I eventually find out my father died and I was not able to attend the funeral and say good bye properly because my family wanted me to win some money or didn't want to hurt me.

thefinalstage

What the hell is wrong with the producers of this show! Tell the girl and let her choose if she wants to leave or not...

Dudess

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

Contract.

Surely there wouldn't be legal action taken against her for breaking her contract when her father's just died?! I wouldn't be surprised if the television network encouraged her to head off.

LadyJ

Dudess wrote:

Surely there wouldn't be legal action taken against her for breaking her contract when her father's just died?! I wouldn't be surprised if the television network encouraged her to head off.

On BB the rule is you give the producers a list of circumstances in which you would like to be taken off the show. She obviously didn't mention this as one of them and her family are obviously in agreement. You're all being ridiculous. It was between her and her father (and the rest of the family).

None of you know the facts. As I said in my previous post, they could have had an agreement beforehand. Death of a parent is a very personal thing and we should be allowed to choose how we deal with it in our own way instead of being ridiculed for our decisions surrounding the whole thing.

smashey

I've just read throught this thread and frankly, where is the atari jaguar option?

Her father was in a hospice but that wasn't going to put her off going in. Father dies and family make it clear they don't want her to know. What's the problem? She might actually have realised that she may never have seen her father again.

Dudess

Her father died and was buried while she was in the house. That's plain bizarre.

Rb

According to what I heard on the news, it was her fathers wish that she not be informed until shes finished in the house, whenever that may be. So I presume they're just respecting his wish.

LadyJ

A lot of people don't like the idea of funerals. Some never go to them because they reckon it's more important to focus on the relationship you had with a person while they were living and that a funeral is pointless. It's only a big deal to people who think otherwise.

70s

3 years ago, my brother was on holiday in Greece with his girlfriend. 4 days into his holiday, we got devastating and unexpected news that our father had terminal cancer. We were coming to terms with this when 8 days later, we got equally devastating, and again totally unexpected, news that our mother had terminal cancer. During this time, brother was sending home text after text telling us what a wonderful time he was having. We didn't want to spoil his holiday, so we didn't tell him.
It meant he came home to a double whammy of bad news and had a lot more to come to terms with in one go than we had, but I feel we did the right thing.
If her father was in a hospice, then she knew his cancer was terminal when she entered the house. Her family are doing what they feel is right.

scojones

70s wrote:

3 years ago, my brother was on holiday in Greece with his girlfriend. 4 days into his holiday, we got devastating and unexpected news that our father had terminal cancer. We were coming to terms with this when 8 days later, we got equally devastating, and again totally unexpected, news that our mother had terminal cancer. During this time, brother was sending home text after text telling us what a wonderful time he was having. We didn't want to spoil his holiday, so we didn't tell him.
It meant he came home to a double whammy of bad news and had a lot more to come to terms with in one go than we had, but I feel we did the right thing.
If her father was in a hospice, then she knew his cancer was terminal when she entered the house. Her family are doing what they feel is right.

And if either/both of them had died would you not have told him?

humanji

Dudess wrote:

Her father died and was buried while she was in the house. That's plain bizarre.

What's bizarre about it? That's one of the things you do with bodies, and assuming they're not going to cremate him, have sex with him or have an hilarious romp a la Weekend At Bernies, what else can they do?

Dudess

Oh yeah, I'm seriously suggesting that the burial of the man was bizarre, not the fact that his daughter was in the Big Brother house while it took place. :rolleyes:

I think it's bizarre that the funeral couldn't be postponed until the girl was out of the BB house. But I accept now that there was more than likely an agreement made.

olaola

Dun laoire wrote:

Bet she wins

She's DEFO gonna win after that.

dame

olaola wrote:

She's DEFO gonna win after that.

Yep, all the sympathy votes.

I wonder will somebody shout the news over the fence just to get a reaction? I wouldn't be surprised if they did and even less surprised if it turned out the producers had planted someone to do it on a live show.

AlmightyCushion

dame wrote:

Yep, all the sympathy votes.

I wonder will somebody shout the news over the fence just to get a reaction? I wouldn't be surprised if they did and even less surprised if it turned out the producers had planted someone to do it on a live show.

That would be soooooo funny.

humanji

Dudess wrote:

I think it's bizarre that the funeral couldn't be postponed until the girl was out of the BB house. But I accept now that there was more than likely an agreement made.

Well doesn't big brother go on for a few months (never really watched myself, so I'm not sure). There'd be a nasty smell.

WindSock

I'd put money on her winning now. If she wanted this to happen on purpose then hopefully it backfires and she gets voted out, then she'll find she has nothing, no ceremony for her Father and no cash, all in the name of 15 minutes of fame.

Dudess

humanji wrote:

Well doesn't big brother go on for a few months (never really watched myself, so I'm not sure). There'd be a nasty smell.

Yep, there's no such thing as a morgue. They'd have to shove him under a bed or something.

AlmightyCushion

Dudess wrote:

Yep, there's no such thing as a morgue. They'd have to shove him under a bed or something.

Use him as a coat stand.

WindSock

AlmightyCushion wrote:

Use him as a coat stand.

Or a place to park your bike.

70s

scojones wrote:

And if either/both of them had died would you not have told him?

If they had both died in a car accident, it would be a different matter and he would need to be told.
This girl entered the house knowing her dad was terminally ill.
If I knew my father didn't have long to live I would not go on holiday or enter a Big Brother house. She chose to, and on doing so probably had an agreement with her family not to be told.

Mahatma coat

A key word bandied about in the local papers here (thats Queensland) is estranged Father.

Dunno if that makes a diference, she knew he was dying and that there was a possibility itwould happen when she was in the house, I think its being handled well by the BB people but badly by the tabloid media

qwertz

Reminds me of that episode on Curb Your Enthusiasm...

Binomate

She probably knew her father was dying before she went in.


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Only read the first page. Other people have suggested this.

Wertz

Further proof if proof were needed that anyone and everyone associated with the creation or production of this programme and all those who sit on their arses watching it every day for 2 months should all take a long walk off a short pier, or choose some other form of mass suicide.
I am sick and tired of the overspill of dross from this TV show infesting normal news and cropping up in unrelated conversations. God just f*ck off and die already...