Its her father! She is his daughter! She needs to told and too be given the choice to leave if she wants to. You can't expect her to stay in the house for at max another two months now knowing that he dad is dead.

It was his wish !!!! You have to respect that, it's not a question about if Emma must be told or not, it's only about respecting a wish or not.

Look at it this way, if you where Emma, what would you rather? Coming out in 2 months time to find that you father had died 3 months ago, or would you rather be told at the time and be given the opportunity to leave the house?

Id much prefer BB told Emma and gave her permission to, if she wished leave the house to pay her respects. And return after 24 hours.

A wish is a wish, that's all, if it was not her father's wish, I could say, ok she has to leave the house during 24 hours, only for the funerals. But we have to respect a wish from a dead person and the producers made the good choice.

I understand that it was her fathers wish, but im sorry it is so much important then a shabby reality TV show.

It was his wish, you can't break it, it is a wish from somebody who's dead, it does matter !!!

Agree with Arneldo on this, wish or no wish, its far more important for her to know, everything Arneldo said is true, imagine coming out the house to find out your dad is dead, its sad, and she should be told in any situation, just because he wished it, thats not important

maybe in UK you don't want to respect somebody who is dead, that's awful, "no contact with the oustide world" is the main rule, Big Brother tolds that at every time, so I can't see why it should be brooke for any reasons.

Sorry to get off track here but does anyone know when BB u.s starts?

Ah... your dad dies... meh, who cares? big brother certainley doesnt, still stick to the stupid game. Thats a silly thing to say, the rule should never be broken? Then maybe in France you dont want to respect someone who is alive

Sombody has died. It's not like its her dog, it's her dad. She need to know. The fact that sombody has lost there life is far more important then a reality show.

How do you all know she wasnt told? If she has been told i dont think to her (not knowing her of course, going by what she has said earlier) it would be a case of leaving the house. I also thought this was all speculation of a rumour about her father dying.
When housemates in australian big brother go into the house they fill out a form that tells big brother of what they would like to be notified about of the outside world and the happenings. So maybe if he did die she didnt want or dint put that on her form?

A spokesperson has told News.com.au that Emma has not been told and that Big Brother has no initial plans of telling her. It doesn't matter if She did put it on a form or not, Its a serious issue and terribly sad thing to happen. She needs to know and to decide herself weather or not she wants to leave. I think BB is just scared that Emma will leaves and that they will lose a good housemate.

I think you got it spot on there.

It's not a question of a reality show, it's her father, it's his choice, that's it. Imagine that in the outside world, somebody is dead, that person made a wish, do you will break it only because you don't agree with ?

But its not everyday that the daughter of the desist isn't aware that her father is dead. Emma made it clear that she wasn't close with her father but she still deserves to right to be told of something so serious and important.

I don't know if you understand that: He made a wish, people have to respect that, so there is no problem. She will understand, if she doesn't it will be sad for her but as she said, she was not close to him.

I understand completely. I just feel that the fact that he has dies, the fact she is in the house with so sign of leaving soon, and the fact that they are blood over-rules a wish made by her father. That's just my opinion. I understand that he probably doesn't want her to leave to house etc. but it shouldn't be up to him, She should have her say.

Remy, you dont realise, its not just as simple as a wish, she has a right to know, if that was done in BBUK i bet they would be told and given the option to go home or to stay

(Quoted From BB Australia)

A letter from Emma's brother
DAY 34 09:50


Big Brother is aware of and understands many of the concerns the public has expressed upon learning the sad news of Housemate Emma’s father’s death. Emma’s family is appreciative of the care and support her fans have extended. However, this week’s media speculation is mostly uninformed, inaccurate and the cause of much distress to Emma’s family. Emma’s brother Matt has written asking that we help clarify the situation. His letter appears here.


Emma was aware of the possibility that our dads impending death may occur whilst she was in the Big Brother production. Our dad had been ill for a considerable amount of time and wasn’t taken from us suddenly; the family did have time to prepare themselves.We reassured Emma that, in the event that this did happen, grieving our dad’s death when she was released from Big Brother would be no less meaningful or significant than when he actually passed away.

I personally spent the last week of dad's life by his side and one thing he was absolutely certain about was the fact that he didn't want his death to impose either negatively or positively on Emma's Big Brother experience.

He made us promise him that no-one would notify Emma of his death. He was adamant and clear in expressing this request. He also requested that his death remain private from the Big Brother ‘hype’ but unfortunately due to the indecency of the person who leaked the information to the media we have been unable to honor this wish.

Emma and I have maintained a close friendship for many years. We have previously and recently in 'lock down', discussed the possibility of dad’s death thoroughly. I can confirm with absolute confidence that Emma has prepared herself and her views have been considered in the family’s decision-making process.

People may cast their own views and opinions but these people are not privy to Emma and dad’s relationship. We as a family wouldn’t want to interfere with anyone else’s family affairs especially in their time of sadness so we’re stunned by the reaction of so many that have based their opinions on a total lack of knowledge of our family’s internal workings. As Emma’s family we know her very well and are confident we have made the right decision.

Our dad was extremely proud of Emma’s achievements so far on Big Brother. He would watch her each night proudly from his hospital bed heckling rivals and laughing at Emma’s wicked attitude and antics. Without you guys and this Big Brother experience he wouldn’t otherwise have had this opportunity and insight into his daughter’s life, thank you.

Rest assured that the family has made arrangements to postpone dad’s final service until Emma departs the house to ensure Emma is still given the opportunity to participate. As you are aware the funeral has already taken place however the family will reconvene with Emma to lay dads ashes to rest.

On behalf of Emma’s family including Tim [her partner], we sincerely thank the Big Brother production team for supporting and respecting our family’s decision. Our family is not familiar with all this media attention and we are extremely grateful and appreciative of Big Brother's discretion and tact in dealing with this issue.

Regards
Matt (Emma’s brother)

I agree with her brother, they thank all the production because they respect the family's choice.

I still can't and won't ever agree with there decision. Emma, as a blood relative, deserve to right to be told of her fathers death. She deserves the right to, if she chooses, say her goodbyes.

Andrew is the winner of Friday Night Live :sleep:

He choose to take Thomas to the Rewards Room.

is there any way we can watch this online?