Celebrity Big Brother fans were left fuming as the show started at 10pm, an hour after its usual 9pm time slot.
Some viewers complained they were ‘too tired’ and ‘should be in bed by now’ over the scheduling shake-up.
Fans wrote on X: ‘Waiting until 10pm for CBB is abysmal. I should be in bed by now #cbbuk’,
‘Tonight I am feeling my age waiting till 10pm for #CBB is killing me #CBBUK’,
‘Who’s bright idea was it to put cbb on at 10pm’,
‘cbb not on until 10 do they not know i have the bedtime routine of a 70 year old woman and a corrie alarm set for tomorrow’,
Celebrity Big Brother fans were left fuming as the show started at 10pm, an hour after its usual 9pm time slot
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
‘no bc #cbbuk being on an hour later has messed up my routine’.
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.
The ITV reality show currently has the likes of JoJo Siwa, Chris Hughes and Trisha Goddard inside the iconic house.
It comes after Mickey was finally ordered out of Celebrity Big Brother after days of appalling behaviour that has sparked questions as to why bosses 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’.
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 ‘homophobic’ after he said he would ‘vote the lesbian out real quick’ and spoke about her Sєxuality.
Viewers have now questioned why Mickey hadn’t been kicked out sooner with some saying they were ‘shocked he was allowed to continue’.
Some viewers complained they were ‘too tired’ and ‘should be in bed by now’ over the scheduling shake-up
It comes after Mickey was finally ordered out of Celebrity Big Brother after days of appalling behaviour that has sparked questions as to why bosses allowed him to stay in
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.
‘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.’
It is believed that Mickey used behaviour and language that was considered to be threatening and aggressive on Saturday towards housemate Chris Hughes
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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 Sєxuality, 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 Sєxuality, 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.’
Chris had comforted JoJo and told Mickey, ‘You can’t do that Mickey.’
American dancer JoJo Siwa was brought to tears by Mickey after he insinuated he would be able to ‘make her straight’ during their time in the house
The Dance Moms star was reduced to tears by Mickey when he made a revolting homophobic threat to ‘tie her up and convert her’ as Chris Hughes stepped into comfort her
Mickey sparked further backlash earlier in Friday’s episode after a blunt comment left EastEnders star Patsy Palmer in tears
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’.
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’
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’
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Mickey wasted no time popping her bubble in an overly harsh reality check and sH๏τ 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 homophobic and misogynistic comments towards her.
Mickey was slammed for his ‘creepy’ behaviour towards AJ Odudu during the launch of Celebrity Big Brother on Monday
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 homophobic rat to her broke my heart. She handled herself so well when she’d be so justified in losing her sнιт, 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!’
CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER 2025: MEET THE LINEUP!
MICKEY ROURKE
AGE: 72
FAMOUS FOR: The actor and former pro boxer is one of the show’s biggest ever signings and after public feuds with Robert De Niro, two marriages and a string of high profile relationships, he will be bringing plenty of drama.
DALEY THOMPSON
AGE: 66
FAMOUS FOR: The double Olympic gold-medallist is considered one of Britain’s greatest athletes. He broke the decathlon world record four times.
PATSY PALMER
AGE: 52
FAMOUS FOR: It’s an open secret that Patsy is leaving EastEnders, with the actress enjoying a wild leaving party this month. The Bianca Jackson star posted a snap of her character on Instagram with the caption: ‘Bye bye B, always grateful to see her again.’
DONNA PRESTON
AGE: 38
FAMOUS FOR: While Donna has featured in several TV shows and movies, the comedy star is known for hosting Apocalypse and for the role of a circus Compere in 2018’s Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald. She plays Den in Coronation Street, has featured in Pants On Fire in 2019 and even wrote and co-produced BBC Three’s Comedy Threesomes.
CHESNEY HAWKES
AGE: 53
FAMOUS FOR: The singer topped the charts for five weeks in 1991 with his hit The One And Only, before making a string of acting and TV appearances. His arrival on CBB has been described by a TV source as ‘perfect timing’, as he’s just released a comeback album
ANGELLICA BELL
AGE: 49
FAMOUS FOR: The TV presenter is said to have landed a staggering five-figure deal to appear on Celebrity Big Brother. Fans will be keen to see if the CBBC legend spills all on her untimely exit from The Martin Lewis Show – which left fans baffled back in 2023. Angellica currently co-presents Hits Radio while Fleur East is on maternity leave.
DANNY BEARD
AGE: 32
FAMOUS FOR: The RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner – whose real name is Daniel Curtis – has signed up as a late entry. Danny previously made headlines after swearing on Big Brother’s Late & Live last March whilst doing an impression of housemate Louis Walsh. The incident saw the guest say the word ‘c***’ before immediately apologising after being informed they weren’t allowed to say that on the show.
CHRIS HUGHES
AGE: 32
FAMOUS FOR: After shooting to fame on Love Island in 2017, Chris went on to become a sports presenter and regularly hosts the horse racing coverage on ITV.
JOJO SIWA
AGE: 21
FAMOUS FOR: The American singer, who sH๏τ to stardom on reality show Dance Moms, is expected to draw a big American audience. The hitmaker has made a name for herself in the U.S. pop charts and is known for her outlandish looks and being a vocal member of the LGBTQ+ community.
TRISHA GODDARD
AGE: 67
FAMOUS FOR: The talk show host regularly presented on ITV from 1998 to 2004 and then shifted to Channel 5 from 2004 to 2010. Trisha has been suffering horrible side effects of her chemotherapy – but has bravely battled on.
JACK P. SHEPHERD
AGE: 37
FAMOUS FOR: The actor has played David Platt in Corrie since 2000 and is following in his pal Colson Smith’s footsteps by taking part in the popular reality show. He has won a string of awards for the role including Best Actor at the British Soap Awards.
ELLA RAE WISE
AGE: 24
FAMOUS FOR: Producers have been keen to land the TV personality, who previously dated Pete Wicks and has had an on-off romance with Dan Edgar. Bosses are hoping the TOWIE star might reveal all about some of her other famous exes.
MICHAEL FABRICANT
AGE: 74
FAMOUS FOR: The former Conservative politician is understood to have signed a lucrative six-figure deal to take part after political stars were banned from the broadcaster’s other reality show, I’m A Celeb. He served as MP for Lichfield in Staffordshire from 1992 until his defeat in 2024 as well as vice-chairman of the party under David Cameron. But he is perhaps best known for his blond mop for which he has been widely ridiculed but previously denied is a wig.
