Celebrity Big Brother’s Patsy Palmer has been at the centre of attention in recent days after she refused to answer questions on Mickey Rourke in several interviews.

The EastEnders legend, 52, blanked Lorraine Kelly in a toe-curling interview as she was grilled about her former housemate Mickey, 72, on Thursday.

It came after just hours after she refused to speak in her live exit interview with Will Best, 40, and AJ Odudu, 37, when she was quizzed about the Hollywood actor.

Mickey, who was kicked off the show for unacceptable behaviour, frequently made negative comments about Patsy’s cooking in the house.

Since being evicted on Tuesday, Patsy has shared several cryptic posts to her social media about ‘staying silent’.

One Instagram post read: ‘There’s nothing awkward about silence. It says it all!’ 

Celebrity Big Brother ‘s Patsy Palmer has been at the centre of attention in recent days after she refused to answer questions on Mickey Rourke in several interviews

Mickey, 72, who was kicked off the show for unacceptable behaviour, frequently made negative comments about Patsy’s cooking in the house

Another added: ‘If you can’t be kind, be quiet.’

A third said: ‘I get to choose how I respond to my present environment. I get to choose the words I speak and the energy I bring.’

And fans are convinced more occurred between her and Mickey that wasn’t aired.

Sharing their thoughts on X, viewers said: ‘Need to know the lore behind Mickey and Patsy, she was seething at the sheer sound of his name’; ‘Wow that was super awkward. Patsy was NOT impressed with the broccoli question’;

‘I haven’t seen any posts about Patsy’s interview. I thought it was as clear as glᴀss that she was uncomfortable talking about his behaviour. More went down with Mickey than the viewers were shown – for sure!!’;

‘Ohh Patsy really didn’t want to talk about Mickey. And to be honest… rightly so!’; ‘I’m continuously torn between thinking Patsy is hilarious & the most iconic woman and also feeling like she’s about to lamp someone in the face… I could feel Will’s heartbeat through the screen when he asked about the broccoli’;

‘Absolutely obsessed with ar Patsy/Julie refusing to discuss broccoli with Will and AJ #CBB #CCBBUK’; ‘Patsy is really not giving Mickey anymore airtime. IT’S NOT ABOUT THE BROCCOLI’;

‘I think she, along with all the women in there, were repulsed by his Sєxist misogyny and volatile behaviour. They know how to not give him any more airtime. It must have been unsettling living with such a sleazeball. It wasn’t about the broccoli’

Since being evicted on Tuesday, Patsy has shared several cryptic posts to her social media about ‘staying silent’

Another added: ‘If you can’t be kind, be quiet’

A third said: ‘I get to choose how I respond to my present environment. I get to choose the words I speak and the energy I bring’

Celebrity Big Brother’s Patsy Palmer blanks Lorraine Kelly in ANOTHER toe-curling interview as she’s grilled about Mickey Rourke – before sharing surprise verdict on Chris Hughes and JoJo Siwa

Host Lorraine, 65, was interested to know what she thought about her co-stars, saying: ‘Very early on they lost Mickey, what a strange fella that was’

MailOnline has contacted ITV for comment. 

Patsy appeared on ITV’s Lorraine on Thursday morning, after falling prey to the show’s triple eviction twist.

Patsy, Angelica Bell, 49, and Ella Rae Wise , 24, were booted off the show on Wednesday night, meaning that Chris, 32, JoJo, 21, Danny Beard, 32, Donna Preston, 38, and Jack P. Shepherd, 37, are battling it out to win on Friday.

Host Lorraine, 65, was interested to know what she thought about her co-stars, saying: ‘Very early on they lost Mickey, what a strange fella that was.

‘Very very odd indeed. He got quickly found out and he was gone…’

Patsy didn’t look impressed with the comment and simply replied: ‘Hmm, yeah’ and looked down at the floor.

In Patsy’s exit interview on Thursday night things took a very awkward turn when Will and AJ asked her about Mickey criticising her cooking on the show.

Mickey had previously confronted Patsy about her ‘inedible’ broccoli before she left the room and broke down in tears while sat in the Diary Room.

Fans are convinced more occurred between her and Mickey that wasn’t aired

Bringing up the ordeal didn’t go down well with the soap star, who refused to discuss the exchange and Mickey, who was kicked off the show for unacceptable behaviour.

Asking her about their conflict, Will said: ‘There were a few tricky moments that you had to deal with in there, people complaining about broccoli – that was one, but you seemed to move past that?

Patsy looked furious and simply shook her head, refusing to say more.

Will said: ‘You don’t want to talk about the broccoli?’

Trying to get her to open up, AJ added: ‘Did it upset you that Mickey complained to your face about the food?’

Still looking upset and angry, Patsy added: ‘Not really that…’

Both presenters then agreed it would be best to move on from the topic of Mickey.

It comes hours after Patsy refused to speak when she was quizzed about former housemate Mickey during her live eviction interview on Wednesday

Patsy, Angelica Bell, 49, and Ella Rae Wise , 24, were booted off the show on Wednesday night, meaning that Chris, 32, JoJo, 21, Danny Beard, 32, Donna Preston, 38, and Jack P. Shepherd, 37, are battling it out to win on Friday

During his time on the programme, Micky made homophobic remarks to co-star JoJo Siwa, which later saw him removed from the house.

He asked the YouTuber and singer, 21, if she ‘likes girls or boys’, and when she explained she is attracted to women and has a partner, who is non-binary, he responded saying ‘If I stay longer than four days, you won’t be gay anymore’.

Mickey also made a Sєxual comment that made Ella Rae Wise and threatened Chris Hughes during a task when he accused the reality star of ‘eyeballing’ him.

Mickey’s run of bad behaviour resulted in him being removed from the show after previously receiving a warning about how he was expected to act.

Celebrity Big Brother airs on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX.

CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER 2025: MEET THE LINEUP!

MICKEY ROURKE – REMOVED

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 – EVICTED

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 – EVICTED

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 – EVICTED

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 – EVICTED

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 – EVICTED

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 – EVICTED

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.