Two years after the death of Diego Maradonathe ex-Big Brother Gaston Trezeguet He recalled an iconic moment in the history of the Argentine version of the reality show: when in 2001 the soccer star visited “the house.” The participants of that first edition – among whom were names such as tamara paganini or the actress and model Silvina Luna – They went out into the courtyard and met a hooded figure: the surprise was great when they discovered that it was the soccer star.
“When I thought he was a person but he was a God,” Trezeguet tweeted along with the video.
After the presentation, which caused a peak of 25 rating points, Maradona shared some moments with the participants, including when he kissed Trezeguet himself on the mouth, and the appearance of a mysterious bag of white powder that became a myth, although years later Trezeguet and Paganini revealed in an Instagram live that it was salt.
At that time Big Brother was a new television format in the country, and it was revolutionizing television. Over time it became known that the legendary soccer player charged a large sum of money for participating in the reality show: $25,000.
Maradona’s appearance on the program should have been a surprise for the participants and a secret, but quickly the version of his arrival at the house was leaked and the channel was filled with people.
Diego appeared with long hair and a headband, three-quarter pants and orange Armani sneakers. The only order he received was that he not tell her anything about what was happening outside to the participants.
Maradona died on November 25, 2020 as a result of heart problems derived from pulmonary edema, while the covid-19 pandemic was going on in the country and in the world. Despite the confinement measures in force, a crowd of thousands of people went to queue at Casa Rosada, where he was veiled, to see him off.
