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WATCH: Shock moment COVID-19 hits Big Brother

"Give me a clue what's going on." - by Alex Lilly
  • 01 Jul 2020

Since it's totally cut off from the outside world, the Big Brother house was probably one of the better places to be when the world went into lockdown due to COVID-19.

But now, viewers will get to see the housemates learn about the pandemic in the upcoming plotline.

WATCH BELOW: Big Brother house goes into lockdown due to coronavirus

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In the latest trailer, the remaining housemates are informed of the pandemic after it was revealed a crew member came into contact with a positive case. The house ultimately goes into lockdown and the game is put on hold.

"Guys there's something going on," one contestant says in the promo. "No cameras out the back, none of the cameras are following anywhere".

The promo then shows Big Brother summoning everyone to the Diary Room to inform them that they've been placed in lockdown and the game has been temporarily suspended. However, host Sonia Kruger reveals that the rigged cameras in the house will still be able to record the goings-on inside.

"Give me a clue what's going on," Daniel can be heard asking a rigged camera.

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Judging by the looks on their faces, they did not see this coming.

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During lockdown, the game was suspended.

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Earlier this year, Endemol Shine Australia who produce the show revealed to TV Tonight that the production team member tested negative and that production could resume.

“The test result for our Big Brother crew member believed to be exposed to COVID-19 has come back negative. We will resume filming Big Brother tomorrow and will continue to work within all Federal and State guidelines,” the statement read.

The Big Brother house is located in North Head in Manly, Sydney and is decked out with 65 cameras, including GoPros.

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Host Sonia Kruger outside the Big Brother house.

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Sonia Kruger told the Sydney Morning Herald that informing the housemates of the pandemic back in March was "surreal" and the executive producer made the call to let the contestants know what was going on so that they could stay up to date with news about their families and friends.

"They couldn't believe what they were being told," she told the publication. "It was the consequential things that had them fascinated."

"I remember telling them about the brawl that occurred over the toilet paper and they thought I was winding them up. They were equally as shocked, particularly the boys, about the football codes being suspended. That, to them, was a measure of the severity of the pandemic."

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