Visiting former housemate Federico Martone let slip to a shocked Noirin Kelly that Michael Jackson had passed away, breaking the rule that housemates should not know about the outside world.

While Noirin and Federico were taking each other on in the 'gymkhana' task today.

Federico did an impression of the King Of Pop, and she guessed correctly who it was.

He then said Frederico said: "Did you hear about him? He passed away, he had a cardiac arrest."

She was visibly shocked.

She later went and told the other housemates the news, who responded with shock disbelief.

As Federico was also a guest on Big Brother's Little Brother today, George Lamb asked him "What are you doing, you idiot?"

Federico meekly responded with, "I was announcing the death of the King of Pop".

it's not often I agree with George, but in this case ...