Celeb Big Brother's Angie Bowie yet to be informed of ex-husband David's death

By Patrick McLennan
( What's on TV )
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Celebrity Big Brother contestant Angie Bowie is yet to be informed of the death of her ex-husband, rock great David Bowie.

David Bowie passed away over the weekend after an 18-month battle with cancer. He was married to former model Angie from 1970-1980 and they had one child, award-winning film director Duncan Jones.

A Channel 5 spokesman 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.”

Their divorce was acrimonious and Angie recently said of Bowie: "He hates me. I go to great lengths to avoid him."

The legendary rock star died having just released a new album Black Star on Friday, which was his 69th birthday.

 

Patrick McLennan
Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.