Celebrity Big Brother fans were left baffled after Chris Hughes revealed to his fellow housemates about Katy Perry’s space mission during Thursday’s episode.
Last week the pop star, 40, was fiercely criticised and brutally roasted for her role in Jeff Bezos’ all-female Blue Origin space flight.
As one of the pᴀssengers on the 11-minute excursion, Katy was especially derided for singing to fellow travellers during the journey and kissing the ground after they landed.
However while the space mission took place on April 14 when the celebrities were already in the Big Brother house without access to the outside world and social media, Chris seemed to know about the controversial event.
Speaking with his housemates, Chris appeared to catch Jack P Shepherd off guard as he asked him: ‘If you had the opportunity to go to space like Katy Perry did would you?’
Clearly hearing the news for the first time Jack asked: ‘Did she go to space? Why Katy Perry?’
Celebrity Big Brother is in a ‘fix row’ after Chris Hughes lets slip he knows about Katy Perry’s space mission – despite being in the house during lift off
Last week the pop star, 40, was fiercely criticised and brutally roasted for her role in Jeff Bezos ‘ all-female Blue Origin space flight as she kissed the ground on return to earth
Chris then replied: ‘Just to give it a bit of f****g traction probably but it was the first all female descent to space.
‘I wouldn’t get on that not a chance. I would s**t myself. I’d be so worried I wasn’t coming back’.
And fans were quick to spot the slip up as they took to Twitter to share their shock.
They penned: ‘How TF did chris know katy perry went to space?? Didnt she go up on April 14th and he wemt in the house 7th April’;
‘watching big brother earlier and chris mentioned katy perry going to space and ive been wondering how tf he knew that’;
‘Wait, wait… Chris talking about Katy Perry going to space… that happened whilst #CBB was on! What’s all that about! Sure it was announced in February she would be but it’s a bit weird.’;
‘How does chris know Katy Perry went to space?’; ‘Errrr how did Chris know Katy Perry & Co went to space? It happened whilst they were in the house?’;
‘Ehhh ? How did Chris know about Katy Perry going to space ??’; ‘How did Chris know about Katy Perry going to space?’
Clearly hearing the news for the first time Jack asked: ‘Did she go to space? Why Katy Perry?’
Fans were quick to spot the slip up as they took to Twitter to share their shock
Meanwhile Katy Perry is now facing scrutiny on her tour, as she struggles to sell tickets for her US dates which kick off in Houston, Texas, in two weeks time
Read More Katy Perry mocked over ‘mom moves’ on Lifetimes Tour after being slammed for Blue Origin flight 
‘How did Chris know Katy Perry went to space? He was in the house when it happened’;
‘How does Chris know Katy Perry went to space when they can’t know stuff from the outside and that only happened like last week didn’t it?!’
MailOnline have contacted ITV representatives for comment.
Meanwhile Katy Perry is now facing scrutiny on her tour, as she struggles to sell tickets for her US dates which kick off in Houston, Texas, in two weeks time.
The California Girls singer launched her Lifetimes Tour Wednesday in Mexico and will embark on a string of dates across North America in support of her seventh studio album, 143, which was widely panned by critics on its release in September.
As footage of Wednesday’s show circulated online, social media users were merciless in making fun of her stilted, awkward choreography.
‘Not the mom moves,’ groaned one observer, while another joked: ‘Maybe she should have spent less time in space and more time rehearsing lmao.’
One social media user compared her moves to ‘my cat when she’s cleaning herself,’ another called her a ‘straight up soulless vessel’ and still another marveled that ‘her fans have the audacity to say she’s a better performer than gaga… byeee.’
