Celebrity Big Brother is facing another shake-up on Sunday night as it is pulled from its usual 9pm time slot in a huge schedule change.
The ITV reality show currently has the likes of JoJo Siwa, Chris Hughes and Trisha Goddard inside the iconic house.
However, after Mickey Rourke was last night finally ordered out after days of appalling behaviour the show has had its time slot moved to 10pm.
Fans don’t have to worry though as the late start of the next episode is only for one night and Celebrity Big Brother will resume it’s usual 9pm time slot from Monday.
It comes after Mickey was finally ordered out of Celebrity Big Brother after days of appalling behaviour that has sparked questions as to why bossess allowed him to stay in.
ITV confirmed The Wrestler actor, 72, had agreed to leave the show after ‘further use of inappropriate language’ and ‘instances of unacceptable behaviour’.
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Celebrity Big Brother is facing another shake-up on Sunday night as it is pulled from its usual 9pm time slot in a huge schedule change
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After Mickey Rourke was last night finally ordered out after days of appalling behaviour the show has had its time slot moved to 10pm
The behaviour is believed to have been directed at fellow housemate Chris, 32, and came days after the Hollywood star was given a formal warning for comments he made towards JoJo Siwa.
JoJo accused Mickey of being ‘h0mophobic’ after he said he would ‘vote the lesbian out real quick’ and spoke about her sexuality.
Viewers have now questioned why Mickey hadn’t been kicked out sooner with some saying they were ‘shocked he was allowed to continue’.
One Big Brother fan wrote on X: ‘Sucks that it took online backlash when it should have been what happened immediately following the incident.’
Another added: ‘He should have been stopped from going in after what happened on the launch show, then for what he said to JoJo, finally for aggression towards Chris.’
A third made accusations that bosses ‘knew exactly what they were doing when they invited Mickey Rourke on the show’.
‘It’s a horrible little program,’ they said.
A spokesperson for Celebrity Big Brother issued a statement last night to confirm Mickey Rourke’s departure.
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Fans don’t have to worry though as the late start of the next episode is only for one night and Celebrity Big Brother will resume it’s usual 9pm time slot from Monday; pictured Trisha Goddard
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It comes after Hollywood actor Mickey left the Celebrity Big Brother house after ‘further use of inappropriate language and instances of unacceptable behaviour’
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It is believed that Mickey used behaviour and language that was considered to be threatening and aggressive on Saturday towards housemate Chris Hughes
JoJo Siwa’s partner Kath Ebbs calls out Mickey Rourke for misogyny
‘Mickey Rourke has agreed to leave the Celebrity Big Brother House this evening following a discussion with Big Brother regarding further use of inappropriate language and instances of unacceptable behaviour,’ they said.
Oscar-nominated Mickey was on Wednesday hauled into the diary room for comments he made towards JoJo where he was warned he could be removed from the house for ‘further language or behaviour of this nature’.
He responded: ‘I apologise. I don’t have dishonourable intentions – I’m just talking smack, you know. I wasn’t taking it all so serious. I didn’t mean in it any bad intentions and if I did, sorry.’
Mickey later apologised to JoJo and admitted ‘I’ve got a habit or having a short fuse. And I don’t mean nothing by it. I do mean it [sorry]. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t say it to you.’
Viewers were left agog when Mickey branded JoJo a ‘f*g’ before going on to body shame actress Donna Preston and insult EastEnders icon Patsy Palmer’s cooking skills – with many noting how his offensive comments only seemed to be aimed at the women in the house.
During Wednesday’s episode, which had a peak of a peak of 1.74 million viewers, Mickey left lesbian dancer JoJo in tears after he insinuated he would be able to ‘make her straight’ during their time in the house.
Discussing her sexuality, Mickey asked the influencer: ‘Do you like girls or boys?’ to which she replied: ‘Me? Girls. My partner is non-binary.’
Doubling down on his claims he would be able to change her sexuality, he then insists: ‘If I stay longer than four days, you won’t be gay anymore.’
JoJo then replied: ‘I can guarantee I’ll still be gay and I’ll still be in a very happy relationship.’
Later in the garden, Mickey asked Chris if everyone had to vote one another out of the house, with the Wrestler star stating: ‘I’m going to vote the lesbian out real quick.’
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Mickey sparked further backlash earlier in Friday’s episode after a blunt comment left EastEnders star Patsy Palmer in tears
Chris had comforted JoJo and told Mickey, ‘You can’t do that Mickey.’
Mickey sparked further backlash earlier in Friday’s episode after a blunt comment left EastEnders star Patsy Palmer in tears.
The housemates were gathered around the kitchen table enjoying lunch prepared by the actress, 52, when the actor criticised her cooking.
He swiped: ‘What do you know, you can’t cook.’
While she initially laughed it off, Patsy soon headed to the diary room to let off some steam to Big Brother.
‘Sorry,’ she said before breaking down into tears. ‘I tried to talk that one out but it didn’t really work. I feel like I let myself down there and I don’t want my reactions to be like that.
‘I always want my kids to always stand up for themselves. Maybe it was just a joke – maybe I need to look at it like that.’
‘I need to try to rise above it. It doesn’t mean I have to like him,’ she added.
He also ruffled feathers in the house after he warned TOWIE’s Ella Rae Wise that she will be ‘an old bag’ one day.
Looking as fashionable as ever in pink pyjamas, slippers and a fluffy dressing gown, Ella revealed a sweet confession to Mickey and told him she hopes to be ‘beautiful forever’.
Mickey Rourke leaves Jojo in tears after barrage of h0mophobic slurs
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Later in the garden, Mickey asked Chris if everyone had to vote one another out of the house as the Wrestler star confessed: ‘I’m going to vote the lesbian out real quick’
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Prompted by Big Brother he finally says sorry as he confesses: ‘I apologise. I don’t have dishonourable intentions – I’m just talking smack you know’
Mickey wasted no time popping her bubble in an overly harsh reality check and shot her down.
He asked Ella: ‘What are you doing, doll? Do you want to look beautiful forever?’ to which Ella replied: ‘Taking my make-up off.’
Repeating his question, Mickey said again: ‘Do you want to look beautiful forever?’ prompting Ella to giggle as she told him: ‘Yes, of course. I’ll try, put it that way.’
But Mickey said: ‘Everybody tries for a long time. And then what you do, you just give up. People try for a long time.’
Looking in the mirror, Ella sighed: ‘I hope to be beautiful forever.’
In an attempt to make the blow less harsh but still give his opinion, he said: ‘At least you’ll be beautiful inside, though.
‘You know, when you’re an old bag… that’s just around the corner for all of us.’
Ella replied: ‘At least I’ll have a beautiful heart…’
JoJo has since been hailed ‘the people’s princess’ by viewers after how she handled the horrific situation, which saw Mickey make repeated h0mophobic and misogynistic comments towards her.
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Mickey was slammed for his ‘creepy’ behaviour towards AJ Odudu during the launch of Celebrity Big Brother on Monday
Mickey Rourke moans about Patsy Palmer’s cooking
They wrote: ‘Jojo Siwa is really great, isn’t she? A mature, smart, young woman,’;
‘The way jojo was nothing but kind to that man when she had every opportunity to tell him to shut the f*** up,’;
‘Jojo has more patience than me because if that old man started brushing his teeth in the kitchen sink in front of me i would’ve lost it,’;
‘Oh i’ve seen enough jojo and chris final two,’; ‘Jojo is the people’s princess i fear,’;
‘Jojo handled that situation with mickey SO well,’; ‘JoJo is my early winner after tonight. She handled everything so well,’;
‘Jojo’s face when Mickey was being a h0mophobic rat to her broke my heart. She handled herself so well when she’d be so justified in losing her shit, I’m rooting for her. I hope she kicks him out,’;
‘”Jojo siwa could win this” was on nobodies bingo card, but here we are, and I for one, couldn’t be happier that she is getting to show herself!’