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A cassette and Ruru Madrid’s voice leave “PBB Collab 2.0” housemates hilariously confused

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Liezel Dela Cruz

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1764204869333NEW THUMB (6).jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><br/></div><p>Millennials and &#x27;90s kids everywhere probably felt the collective weight of their age in the most hilarious way possible after watching the &quot;<a href="http://pbb.abs-cbn.com"><strong><u>Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0</u></strong></a>&quot; November 26 episode. </p><p>The Gen Z housemates were confused by an object (cassette player) in the living room, hence the wildest guesses, with Lee Victor calling it a “casket” and saying he’s only ever seen one in movies, while Eliza Borromeo tried her best to explain it as an audio tool paired with a &quot;CD na rectangle.&quot; They looked at it like it was an ancient artifact until they learned, much to their wide-eyed surprise, that it was just a cassette player. It turned out the housemates had never seen one in real life. </p><p>After Kuya dropped the announcement via speaker that there was a message waiting for them and that they needed to find the cassette tape to access it, the housemates scrambled around in a mini scavenger hunt that ended almost too quickly when Fred Moser spotted the hidden item. But things got even more &#x27;chaotic&#x27; when the boys struggled to load the tape properly, repeatedly trying to insert it with case and all, not realizing they had to take it out of the case first. OMG. A we-are-so-digital moment!  </p><p>Once the cassette finally played and a mystery man teased his upcoming entry as the newest houseguest, the housemates went into guessing mode trying to identify the voice, with Lella Ford picturing someone “na may bigote.&quot; A bunch of them guessed it cool be Luis Manzano, while Sofia Pablo was quick to threw in her own theory saying it might be Ruru Madrid. But our favorite description would have to be Miguel Vergara&#x27;s hilarious statement that it sounded like Big Brother “‘pag bagong gising.” </p><div><iframe width="913" height="543" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/J0Tbr3ZDrQE" title="Day 33: Housemates, first time makakita ng cassette! | PBB Collab 2.0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>While the housemates were busy prepping for the arrival of their mystery houseguest, clueless but hyped, little did they know that Big Brother was already having a conversation in the confession room with none other than Ruru Madrid himself. </p><p>Although Ruru confessed he was low-key anxious about entering the house without knowing exactly what kind of experiences he was about to walk into, he also shared how his girlfriend <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/2025/5/26/day-79-bianca-umali-dedicates-being-a-houseguest-to-her-mom-pbb-collab-2345"><strong><u>Bianca Umali</u></strong></a>, who had been a houseguest in the first &quot;<a href="http://abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/pinoy-big-brother-collab"><strong><u>PBB Collab</u></strong></a>,&quot; gave him a bit of an idea of what to expect. So he&#x27;s actually looking forward to making new memories and feeling the same kind of warmth and fun she told him about. </p><p>Ruru was hyped that a bunch of Sparkle housemates inside, like Sofia, Marco Masa, Caprice Cayetano, Ashley Sarmiento, and John Clifford, are people he’s already bonded with on set before, making this feel like a mini reunion, and at the same time, he’s genuinely looking forward to getting to know the Kapamilya housemates he hasn’t met yet. </p><div><iframe width="913" height="543" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6Fs-QrqKpc4" title="Day 33: Ruru Madrid, bagong houseguest ni Kuya! | PBB Collab 2.0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Ruru immediately got to work on his first task assigned by Kuya, where he had to make his presence felt through the house speaker system while remaining out of sight in the confession room, all while watching the housemates&#x27; reactions live through a monitor. </p><p>He seemed to be having the time of his life watching the housemates react, especially when the Kapamilya group started to get suspicious since the voice sounded so much like Big Brother and they knew no one else was allowed to use the speaker, while the Kapuso housemates were slowly piecing it together and doubling down on their theory that it had to be Ruru behind the voice. </p><p>Ruru then tasked Ashley and Sofia to bring his suitcase to the confession room, which basically sealed the deal for the two girls who were now so sure they’d be seeing Ruru in the flesh, making them super excited, especially Sofia, who shared how she’s always felt close to Ruru since they once played siblings in a teleserye. Ruru even recalled how he used to give her motorcycle rides when she was just ten years old. All housemates couldn’t contain their thrill as they welcomed the newest visitor, who in turn, greeted them with punchlines.  </p><div><iframe width="913" height="543" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8CjFQnlg_YA" title="Day 33: Ruru, nagparamdam sa housemates? | PBB Collab 2.0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>After a fun round of house touring and casual &#x27;kwentuhan&#x27; with the housemates, Ruru was called back into the confession room where Big Brother gave him a special task designed to uplift the spirits of the nominated housemates, who were about to be given a surprise at the end of the task.  </p><p>In the task called “Ready, Cassette, Go” the housemates were divided into two groups—Side A composed of the non-nominated housemates and Side B composed of the nominated housemates plus Ruru—with a giant cassette prop placed between them acting as a visual wall, where Side A had to toss small cassette tapes over the divider while Side B, moving in sync and working as one unit, had to catch the right color-coded tapes in their individual basket, each color representing one of the nominees.  </p><p>The task kicked off with a few rough throws from Caprice, who struggled a bit at first to get the tape to land where it needed to. But as soon as John Clifford and Joaquin Arce took over, they were able to adjust and figure out the best strategy to get the tapes across with more control. Over at Side B, Heath Jornales also came up with an effective &#x27;diskarte&#x27; to improve their chances of catching the right cassette tapes. </p><p>At the end of the task, the nominated housemates were presented with a reward—a cassette recording with a message from a loved one. Eliza Borromeo, with the rest of the house gathered around her in the living room, listened as her father, Ronaldo Santos, poured out words of love and assurance, telling her how proud he was and reminding her that no matter the outcome of her journey in &quot;PBB,&quot; she would always be the winner in his eyes. </p><p>He also briefly addressed the issue she once opened up about being stopped from studying, saying he never opposed her desire to study but that an unexpected opportunity came along which meant her schooling had to be set aside for a while, adding that &quot;walang magulang ang gustong mapahamak ang anak,&quot; and assuring Eliza that their whole family is proud of her.  </p><p>Inside the confession room, Eliza said the message gave her the courage to keep going because she had been overthinking these past days about whether her family was truly proud of her, and this message finally confirmed that they are. </p><div><iframe width="913" height="543" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wB3tLhrt2Fc" title="Day 33: Eliza, nakatanggap ng mensahe mula sa kaniyang tatay | PBB Collab 2.0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>The nominated housemates this week are Marco Masa, Anton Vinzon and Heath Jornales for the Kapuso/Sparkle group, and Carmelle Collado, Eliza Borromeo, and Krystal Mejes for the Kapamilya/Star Magic lineup. One Kapamilya and one Kapuso will be welcomed back by the outside world this Saturday. </p><p>Catch “<a href="http://pbb.abs-cbn.com"><strong><u>PBB Collab 2.0</u></strong></a>,” online via livestreams on the PBB YouTube Channel, Kapamilya Online Live (KOL), and <a href="https://app.iwanttfc.com/dFR6MWHAcVb"><strong><u>iWant</u></strong></a>.</p>

<p>Ruru Madrid is officially a houseguest, but before the big reveal, the "PBB Collab 2.0" housemates went wild throwing out the most random guesses.</p>

Ruru Madrid is officially a houseguest, but before the big reveal, the "PBB Collab 2.0" housemates went wild throwing out the most random guesses.