Big Brother housemate Emma learnt that every day is a school day (Picture: ITV)

One Big Brother housemate has truly baffled viewers by confessing that she, erm, didn’t know Christianity was a religion…

Emma, 53, has already acquired a fanbase among viewers of the ITV social experiment, having been branded the next reality TV ‘mother’ on launch night as she strutted into the house wearing a feathered mini dress.

As the oldest contestant this series, Emma hasn’t been afraid to put younger housemates in their place, such as 20-year-old Lily, who has a reputation for screeching, singing, and causing havoc at any given opportunity.

The aesthetics practitioner also enjoys bringing up taboo topics for discussion, whether it’s plastic surgery or, as seen tonight, virginity.

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In conversation with her fellow housemates in the garden, the former Page 3 model asked casually: ‘When did we all lose our virginity?’

‘I lost mine at 14 behind an alleyway in Cyprus,’ confessed Marcello. ‘My first one was horrendous, really bad.’

Segun told his fellow housemates that he practises no sex before marriage (Picture: ITV)

Emma was keen to know more (Picture: ITV)

Marcello, a 34-year-old youth mentor, then asked Segun, 25, how old he was when he first had sex.

‘I’m a virgin,’ he stated. ‘No sex before marriage, innit.’

‘What religion is that?’, Emma quizzed.

When he replied with ‘Christianity,’ Emma looked slightly puzzled.

‘Oh, ok,’ she said, taken aback.

‘I didn’t know that was a religion. I thought that was just a way of life.’

‘People who are not religious still choose that. I’ve met people who have no religion, no faith, and they’re like, no sex before marriage,’ Segun informed Emma.

Marcello revealed how he lost his virginity (Picture: ITV)

Emma is never one to shy away from a taboo topic (Picture: ITV)

Hanah also shared that she is still a virgin in her twenties (Picture: ITV)

She then asked Segun if he ever found it difficult to abstain from sex and if a girl has ever dumped him because of it.

‘No, but they were upset, though,’ he replied, before Emma asked if he can ‘do anything else’.

‘Kissing, holding hands, cuddling, that’s it… but I’m excited for it.’

Segun wasn’t the only housemate to admit he is still a virgin, as Hanah, 24, is also waiting until marriage, joking that she has wanted to get married ‘a few times’ already.

Following the exchange, viewers took to X to praise the housemates for breaking stigmas and discussing virginity so openly – but there was also a lot of confusion regarding Emma’s remarks.

‘Did Emma just say she didn’t know Christianity was a religion lmfaoooo’, wrote ohwelljamie.

‘“i didnt know christianity was a religion” i beg your pardon?’, tweeted yami___77.

Viewers had a good laugh at Emma’s comments

Oops!

Oh, Emma!

‘How at the grand old age of 53 do you not know that Christianity is a religion??’, asked Jay_Alderson04.

Some did jump to defend Emma, however, as they believe she actually didn’t realise that abstaining from sex until marriage was a religious practice, not Christianity itself.