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What Vietnamese woman told 'PBB' housemates

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div style="padding-top:66.375%"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1467420" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></div></figure><h3>Palawan-born Thuy joins &#x27;PBB: Lucky 7&#x27;</h3><p>MANILA - A 23-year-old Vietnamese woman is now part of the newest season of &quot;Pinoy Big Brother.&quot; This, after the celebrity housemates completed all seven of the challenges given to them throughout their two-week stay in Vietnam. </p><p>Thuy, who was born in Palawan after her parents fled the then war-torn Southeast Asian nation back in the 1970s, could not hold back her emotions after it was confirmed that she will be one of the &quot;regular&quot; housemates. </p><p>&quot;Marunong ako mag-Tagalog,&quot; Thuy, in tears, told the celebrity housemates, revealing that she grew up in the Philippines. </p><p>Since joining as a &quot;guest,&quot; Thuy had to pretend to be the winner of the Vietnamese edition of the reality television show.</p><p>She also had to fool the celebrity housemates into thinking that she could not understand Tagalog. </p><p>Thuy said that she <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/13/16/why-vietnamese-woman-wants-to-join-pbb" target="_blank">wanted to be part</a> of &quot;PBB&quot; because she wants to share her story of growing up with refugee parents in the country. </p><p>&quot;Pinoy Big Brother&quot; has yet to reveal the other details surrounding the &quot;regular&quot; edition of the reality show. The show did tease that the celebrity housemates, with Thuy, will be returning to the iconic yellow house near the ABS-CBN compound in Quezon City on Saturday. </p>