Celebrity Big Brother’s Michael Fabricant has given his verdict on ‘boring’ Jack P. Shepherd and whether he’d reenter the house following Mickey Rourke’s exit.

The former Tory MP, 74, became the first star evicted from the series on Friday after losing in the public vote to the Corrie actor, 37, and Hollywood star, 72.

Fans were left fuming and slammed the result as they branded Jack ‘boring’ and claimed ‘homophobic’ Mickey, who had been warned for his inappropriate behaviour, should have already been booted – less than a day before the actor was finally kicked out 

The soap star has come under fire from viewers for his not so than entertaining  appearance, while a whopping eight housemates voted for him to be eliminated, with brother Tom coming to his defence in a fiery rant. 

On Sunday Michael took to X to also defend the star, writing:  ‘Reading some bad things about Jack. He is NOT boring. Far from it. He is thoughtful and quiet.

‘And talking to him, one to one, he is full of interesting stories and analyses – as are many of the others. But he laughs at all my jokes. (Which is a BIG plus.)’.

Celebrity Big Brother ‘s Michael Fabricant, 74, has given his verdict on ‘boring’ Jack P. Shepherd and whether he’d reenter the house following Mickey Rourke’s exit

The former Tory MP, 74, became the first star evicted from the series on Friday after losing in the public vote to the Corrie actor, 37 (pictured) and Hollywood star, 72

Fans were left fuming and slammed the result as they branded Jack ‘boring’ and claimed ‘homophobic’ Mickey (pictured) should have already been booted

When one fan commented: ‘Don’t unpack yet and hopefully you’ll be able to go back in’, Michael replied: ‘I wish’.

It comes after Michael voiced his opinion on his former on Mickey’s exit, after he was shown the door following ‘further use of inappropriate language and instances of unacceptable behaviour’.

The Wrestler star had already received a formal warning from Big Brother earlier in the week for ‘unacceptable language and behaviour’ directed at fellow housemate JoJo Siwa.

As the news broke, Michael, who was the first housemate evicted on Friday, admitted that his housemate wasn’t ikn the show to win, tweeting the damning verdict: ‘He wanted to leave on Day On’ 

A spokesperson for Celebrity Big Brother revealed the news of Mickey’s departure with a statement late Saturday, reading: ‘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.’

It is believed that Mickey used behaviour and language toward Chris Hughes that was considered to be threatening and aggressive on Saturday.

This behaviour was directed towards fellow housemate Chris Hughes. No physical altercation took place.

The Love Island star, 32, had comforted former the Dance Moms star, 21, in Wednesday’s episode after Mickey spoke about her Sєxuality and said he would ‘vote the lesbian out real quick’.

On Sunday Michael took to X to also defend the star, writing: ‘ Reading some bad things about Jack. He is NOT boring. Far from it. He is thoughtful and quiet

When one fan commented: ‘Don’t unpack yet and hopefully you’ll be able to go back in’, Michael replied: ‘I wish’

It comes after Michael voiced his opinion on his former on Mickey’s exit, after he was shown the door following ‘further use of inappropriate language and instances of unacceptable behaviour’

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

This comes as earlier on Saturday MailOnline reported that Celebrity Big Brother fans were convinced Mickey was planning to quit the show after spotting one major clue.

During Friday evening’s episode former Tory MP Michael became the first housemate to be evicted after receiving the most nominations from his fellow contestants.

After the result was announced, the politician said his goodbyes before exiting to a mix of boos and cheers, where he was greeted by hosts AJ Odudu, 37, and Will Best, 40.

However, eagle-eyed viewers noticed Mickey seemingly attempting to make a sly exit alongside him.

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Convinced the Hollywood star is desperate to leave, fans quickly took to X (formerly Twitter) to share their suspicions.

One wrote: ‘Mickey wants out so bad, he keeps saying how he wants to leave first and when that guy was kicked he pretended to leave with him.’

However those watching slammed the result, branding Mickey a ‘homophobe’ after he left dancer JoJo, 21, in tears after he insinuated he would be able to ‘make her straight’ during their time in the house and branded her a ‘f*g’.

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.’

JoJo overheard as she hit back: ‘That’s homophobic, if that was your reasoning.’

Defending JoJo, Chris interjected, ‘You can’t do that Mickey,’ yet the star was undeterred as he added: ‘I need a f*g’ before gesturing to JoJo and adding: ‘I’m not talking to you.’

Viewers demanded ‘vile’ Mickey be removed from the house after his comments towards JoJo.

But 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.

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.