UPDATE: |Celebrity Big Brother’s Mickey Rourke ‘wanted to leave on day one’ News

Mickey Rourke was removed from the ITV reality show on Saturday following multiple incidents of “inappropriate language and unacceptable behaviour”

Recently evicted ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ contestant Michael Fabricant has alleged that fellow housemate Mickey Rourke wanted to leave “on day one”.

The Hollywood icon waved goodbye to the ITV reality show on Friday, following a series of instances of what show bosses described as “inappropriate language and unacceptable behaviour”.

Freshly out of the show as of Friday, 74 year old ex-MP Fabricant took to X, revealing in the wake of Rourke’s departure: “He wanted to leave on Day One!”.

The BAFTA-winning star of ‘The Wrestler’, aged 72, left the ITV1 show after receiving his second warning during his time in the house.

A spokesperson for Celebrity Big Brother said in a statement: “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.”

The decision comes days after Mickey was issued a formal warning by producers for comments directed at fellow housemate JoJo Siwa, 21, a singer and former Dance Moms star.

The incident which led to his departure happened on Saturday and centred around what was characterized as “threatening and aggressive” interactions with Chris Hughes, 32, best known for being on ‘Love Island’, although no physical altercation transpired.

Earlier this week, tensions in the ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ house soared when Mickey made a derogatory remark about fellow contestant JoJo’s sexuality, boldly stating he would “vote the lesbian out real quick”. Overhearing the comment, JoJo retorted: “That’s homophobic, if that was your reasoning.”

Chris stepped in to defend her, confronting Mickey with the words: “You can’t do that Mickey.”

Unfazed, Mickey continued: “I need a f**,” and, nodding towards JoJo, added dismissively: “I’m not talking to you.”

Viewers quickly took to social media to criticise Mickey’s conduct, with some branding him a “homophobe”.

Speculation about Mickey’s desire to quit the show began on Friday (11.04.25) when, during Michael’s eviction, the actor was seen appearing to shadow his exit.

Michael left the house after receiving the most nominations from his housemates and was met with a mix of cheers and boos from the live audience.

Mickey’s behaviour also drew criticism from fellow contestants throughout the week.

On Friday, ‘EastEnders’ actress Patsy Palmer, 52, was reduced to tears after Mickey mocked her cooking. During a group lunch, he told her: “What do you know, you can’t cook.”

Patsy later became emotional in the diary room.

In a separate exchange, Mickey was also heard warning Ella Rae Wise, 23, from ‘The Only Way is Essex’, that she would be “an old bag” one day.

‘Celebrity Big Brother’ airs nightly on ITV1, excluding Saturday nights.

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