Oh dear reader... what I've been told by Mzansi Magic about Sunday's Idols is far more shocking, dangerous and crazy than we could have imagined!
As you know, Viggy Qwabe withdrew from the competition after her twin sister Virginia was eliminated BUT there was so much more that happened you're gonna freak.
I've been snooping to find out what went on behind-the-scenes and I've discovered that it's a sordid reality TV story that's so insane you couldn't script it.
It involves a rage-filled family on the attack, a police emergency and Mzansi Magic staff fearing for their lives.
I've spoken to Mzansi Magic, who tell me that this Facebook post is true... it was posted yesterday by a member of the audience at the live show:
But wait.. there's more... what happened when the Qwabe family left their seats?
According to Mzansi Magic, they went outside the auditorium and attacked a member of their publicity team! - which is why the police had to be called because they got so aggressive.
"It was so bad I was scared for my life!" - these are the words of the person it happened to, who I spoke to this morning.
He was busy outside and they targeted him because he was from the channel. Thankfully he wasn't hurt but it's clear it was a terrifying, abusive incident.
He told me that they said things like: "I'll just make one call and that'll be the end of you," - the family included the twins' brothers, cousins and their father Lawrence Qwabe, who eventually tried to calm things down.
From the sounds of it he realised things were out of control - which you would when you're surrounded by police!
As for why the family reacted as they did... they claimed that Idols rigged Virginia's elimination because of Somizi making a prediction that one of the twins would leave this week.
This is obviously what Viggy was referring to in her
Facebook post yesterday where she said: "We were both aware that we both won't win and one of us would leave but not in the way it was done yesterday. I cannot stay when that has happened to my sister."
The family also wanted Viggy off the show immediately, while it was still live on air.
Word from Mzansi Magic is that the twins are now out of the picture completely, they took their things from the Idols house on Sunday night (it was an aggro affair too apparently) and are excommunicated from the series.
I asked to speak Viggy but the channel told me that they're not available for interviews.
Mzansi Magic also told me that the social media accounts claiming the twins were bullied behind-the-scenes are fake accounts and that this isn't true. Idols made this post about it:
It's all intense stuff! Gives a
whole new meaning to the term Double Trouble.