Big Brother has found itself at the center of racism after viewers slammed a comment Olivia made to Chinese friend Jinrun on Monday.
The Scottish dancer, 23, tried to teach her fellow contestants a mountain song titled Donald’s Pants, only for them to struggle to understand her heavy accent.
Kerry, from Essex, said: ‘I’ll be honest with you, I don’t recognize a word you said.’
While Halle was born in London, she added: “Not the same, all I got were Donald’s trousers.”
Olivia then pointed to Yinrun, who was born in China but lives in Harrogate, and said: ‘If you didn’t understand me, she won’t have a clue what the hell I just said.’
Controversy: Big Brother has found itself at the center of racism after viewers slammed Olivia’s (pictured) comment to Chinese housemate Jinrun on Monday
Accents: The Scottish dancer tried to teach her fellow contestants a mountain song titled Donald’s Underpants, only for them to struggle to understand her strong accent (Yinrun pictured)
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one viewer wrote: “Okay – we’ll let that racism from Olivia slide. Oh wait, she’s just Asian, never mind…’.
While another said: ‘did Olivia REALLY say if you don’t understand me she definitely won’t (then keep pointing at Yinrun!) my freaking jaw is still open! Terrible girl! #racism #BigBrotherUK #getoliviaout’.
Another commented: “Casual xenophobia from Olivia. Very on brand.
And a fourth said: ‘Olivia – racism doesn’t make you any less boring.’
Elsewhere in the show, they were left furious again after Olivia was saved from eviction.
She succeeded in her undercover task and avoided being voted “least entertaining” by the housemates, which meant she was therefore safe from the public vote.
After singing and dancing in a bid to impress, viewers were left claiming Olivia would have an ‘aspirin headache’ and wishing she would face the blow and ‘go away’.
On X, formerly known as Twitter, one wrote: “The only thing ruining Big Brother is the big mouth, swearing, horrible woman, Olivia, and they gave her immunity.” You may have to stop watching.
Outspoken: Olivia then pointed to Yinrun, who was born in China but lives in Harrogate, and said: ‘If you don’t understand me, she won’t have a clue what the fuck I just said.’
Unimpressed: Angry fans have moved on to X, formerly known as Twitter
While another said: ‘Olivia is nasty on Big Brother, go away’.
Someone else said: ‘Olivia would give an aspirin headache Jesus Christ’.
While another wrote: ‘Oh Big Brother KNEW we’d all want Olivia out, funny how she’s been tasked with winning immunity this week.’
And: ‘He hoped he would leave’.
Another said: ‘Olivia is starting to annoy me already.’
With someone else writing: “Olivia has to get out of the Big Brother house.”
And: ‘Come on Big Brother…. less Olivier please’.
It comes after Olivia was branded a “diva” and “annoying” by fans after she dramatically broke down in tears when she was up for eviction, minutes after entering the house.
During one task, contestant Jenkin, 25, predicted Olivia would be the “hardest housemate to live with”, unwittingly leading her to face the public vote.
Big Brother continues on Tuesday at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
BIG BROTHER 2023: MEET THE CONTESTANTS!
JENKIN
AGE: 25
PROFESSION: Bartender
FROM THE: Bridgend
HOW WOULD YOUR FRIENDS DESCRIBE YOU? “Loud and messy, and probably irritating.”
TOM
AGE: 21
PROFESSION: butcher
FROM THE: Somerset
WHAT ARE YOU MOST NOMINATED FOR? “I think I could potentially offend some people.” My mouth moves faster than my brain.’
TRISH
AGE: 33
PROFESSION: Stay at home mom
FROM THE: Luton
WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH THE PRIZE MONEY IF YOU WON? “I think my first priority is to sort out my housing situation.” The housing crisis is ridiculous and my housing situation is unstable. It brings me a lot of mother guilt because I have a small child. That is my biggest incentive and motivation to win.’
JORDAN
AGE: 25
PROFESSION: A lawyer
FROM THE: Scunthorpe
WHAT ARE YOU MOST NOMINATED FOR? “Being argumentative and acting like I don’t want to be there, even if in my heart I do.” They could nominate me for maybe being inactive or not giving everyone equal attention. They may feel left out, but I can’t help it.’
DYLAN
AGE: 39
PROFESSION: DJ
FROM THE: Coventry
TELL US INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT YOURSELF: ‘I appeared on a TV show called The Last Leg about amputees – two years before I lost my leg!’
NOKIE
AGE: 26
PROFESSION: banker
FROM THE: Derby
WHAT MADE YOU APPLY TO BECOME A BIG BROTHER HOUSEWIFE? ‘I love challenges. I have had so many amazing moments in my life, like going to Miss Universe as Miss Great Britain. I like doing something different and I think this is the next challenge I want to conquer. I want to show people what pageant girls are really like and disprove many stereotypes surrounding them. I also show what it’s like to be a woman who has worked in male-dominated fields. I want to show that women are capable of doing anything they want.’
PAUL
AGE: 23
PROFESSION: Security officer
FROM THE: Liverpool
WHAT ARE YOU MOST NOMINATED FOR? ‘Being the biggest fan, eating all the food and being the loudest housemate.’
OLIVIA
AGE: 23
PROFESSION: Dancer
FROM THE: Glasgow
WHAT ARE YOU MOST NOMINATED FOR? “I think when people are in that hungry state, that’s when I’ll cheer people on and grind their gear.” I think they will nominate me because of my willpower, because of my brutal honesty and exaggeration of opinion.’
FARIDA
AGE: 50
PROFESSION: Makeup artist
FROM THE: Wolverhampton
TELL US INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT YOURSELF: “People are always surprised when I say that I got married at the age of 43. Or also that I am a former vacation representative for Gran Canaria and Menorca.”
HALLIE
AGE: 18
PROFESSION: Youth worker
FROM THE: London
WHAT ARE YOU MOST NOMINATED FOR? “Being lazy and having an opinion.” I’m quite opinionated, I like to speak my mind and few people like that. I am quite real.’
IINRUN
AGE: 25
PROFESSION: Customer Service Agent
FROM THE: Harrogate
WHAT PART OF THE EXPERIENCE ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO? “I’m most excited to be surrounded by so many people from different walks of life.” I don’t think I’ll ever live in a house with so many different people again. I’m from China and I think it will help me get more into British culture.’
CHANEL
AGE: 29
PROFESSION: Dental therapist
FROM THE: Llanelli
WHAT ARE YOU MOST NOMINATED FOR? “Probably just because I’m boring. In Wales we have this saying “I’ll do it in a minute now”. So if I went to make food and left a dish on the side, I have every good intention of washing it, but I’d say, “I’ll do it now in a minute,” and it might be three hours later before I do it. Well, probably for such nonsense.’
ZAK
AGE: 28
PROFESSION: Model
FROM THE: Manchester
WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH THE PRIZE MONEY IF YOU WON? “Pay off my debts and help my family.” I’ve also been saving up to build a park in my village back home in Thailand because there are no parks or playgrounds where I grew up.’
MATTHEW
AGE: 24
PROFESSION: Doctor
FROM THE: Isle Of Man
HOW WOULD YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY DESCRIBE YOU? “They would say I’m a pretty happy person or someone who really wants to experience life to the fullest and do everything it has to offer.” Someone who is kind and funny and doesn’t take life too seriously.’
HENRY
AGE: 25
PROFESSION: A food writer
FROM THE: Cotswolds
HOW WOULD YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY DESCRIBE YOU? “I think they would say I’m particularly outgoing and very chatty.” I mean, to be honest, my parents would definitely say I’m a bit of a snob, but I take that as a compliment. I think it means you have high standards and good taste. They would say I’m quite an unusual child.’
KERRY
AGE: 40
PROFESSION: NHS manager
FROM THE: Essex
WHAT MADE YOU APPLY TO BE A BIG BROTHER HOUSEWIFE? ‘I like the program. To me, it’s the ultimate reality TV show ever. I have multiple sclerosis and the reason I never applied before is because I always saw those great big stairs to get into the house. It was a bit unachievable because I was in a wheelchair for the first three years of my illness. When I saw that he was coming back and looking for the right people from all walks of life, I thought, this is my year.’
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