Big Brother star Olivia has come under fire from viewers who have accused her of being ‘racist’ towards fellow housemate Yinrun.
23-year-old Olivia suggested Yinrun wouldn’t be able to understand her on during Monday’s (October 9) episode. The Scottish dancer from Glasgow had been trying to teach her co-stars a Scottish song, but her fellow housemates struggled to understand her accent.
Kerry admitted: “I will be honest with you, I don’t recognise one word that you said.” Hallie agreed: “No same, all I got was Donald’s trousers.”
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But Olivia got herself in trouble with fans when she claimed they would find it even more difficult to work out what her housemate Yinrun was saying. Yinrun is a customer support worker from Shanghai, China.
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She pointed at Yinrun and said: “If you didn’t understand me, she’s going to have no clue what the f*** I just said.” And fans watching at home weren’t happy about the remark at all.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one fan fumed: “Did Olivia REALLY just say if you can’t understand me she definitely won’t (then proceed to point at Yinrun!) my f***ing jaw is still open ! Horrid girl! #racism #BigBrotherUK #getoliviaout.”
Another said: “Olivia – racism doesn’t make you less boring.” A third claimed: “Okay – we’re going to let that racism from Olivia slide. Oh wait, she’s only Asian, doesn’t matter…”
While Yinrun is from China originally, she now lives in Harrogate. She previously told Big Brother that she felt like an “outsider” as she was struggling with the language barrier.
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Olivia was nominated for the first eviction on Friday. But she was given the chance to swerve it if she managed to escape being the least entertaining housemate.
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