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JoJo Siwa‘s partner Kath Ebbs has branded Mickey Rourke a ‘pig’ and a ‘dangerous person’ following his outrageous homophobic slurs on Celebrity Big Brother on Wednesday night.
Viewers were left agog when the Hollywood star, 72, left lesbian dancer JoJo, 21, in tears after he called her a ‘f*g’ and insinuated he would be able to ‘make her straight’ during their time in the house.
Kath, who identifies as non-binary and uses she/they pronouns, shared her outrage on Instagram following the episode and demanded Mickey is booted out of the show.
While she praised and thanked Chris Hughes for ‘backing’ her partner JoJo, she shared her outrage that he was the ‘only person’ in the house that was aired to pull Mickey up on his behaviour.
She said: ‘A lot of people want to know my thoughts on Mickey Rourke, or however the f*** you say his last name, on his comments towards my partner JoJo on Big Brother and quite frankly it is beyond disgusting and it’s literally taken me many hours to even process what the f*** I just watched.
‘Not only because that is the literal love of my life and I want to protect her at all costs and I feel so helpless that I cannot be there to not only comfort her but to also lose it at that f****** weasel of a man but secondly take the fact out that I have massive emotional stakes in the comments towards her.’
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, Mickey 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.’
JoJo overheard and hit back: ‘That’s homophobic, if that was your reasoning’, as Chris defended her by interjecting: ‘You can’t do that Mickey’.
Undeterred, Mickey continued: ‘I need a fag’ before gesturing to JoJo and adding: ‘I’m not talking to you.’
Chris once again hits back saying, ‘Mickey, you can’t say that’, to which he replied: ‘I know. I was talking about a cigarette.’
Kath added: ‘It is also just rooted in misogyny and violence. I’ve seen people commenting about his homophobia but it is also his violent comments.
‘The five minute clip which was the whole conversation has so many different layers to it, it is crazy.
‘Firstly he asks her if she is into boys or girls, she answers that she is gay. He then proceeds to tell her that he is going to turn her straight if she is in the house long enough. She shuts it down.
‘Once she shuts it down she says he’s going to tie her up. That is a rape joke, that’s what that is, call it what is is.’
She adds: ‘She shuts him down over and over again, he then goes actually I’m going to get rid of you. Which is rooted in misogyny.
‘He deemed her unf****** in that moment and then went if the male gaze is not apart of this situation and I have no power over you sexually, which also no offence Mickey you look like a f****** foot so you don’t stand a chance with anyone anyway because your a f****** loser.
‘Then he’s like oh, well then, I’m going to bully you. If you are not going to play into my creepy jokes then okay I’m going to bully you and I don’t want you here and then he proceeds to call her a f****t’.
She added: ‘I do feel a little disappointed that that hasn’t been an added level to the conversation.
‘Yes, I am glad that the production gave him a formal warning and told him he said he was homophobic but that is dangerous, dangerous language and obviously it is a TV show with cameras everywhere and security.
‘And obviously we saw the beautiful Chris Hughes which thank you Chris, thank you for doing my job, I was very upset and then when I saw him backing her, having her back and comforting her made me feel a little bit better especially because this sounds really f***** up because he is a cis [Cisgender] straight white man.
‘And they’re the kind of allies unfortunately I hate to say it that we need in situations like this to stand up to violent f****** misogynistic homophobic men.
‘So obviously I do feel like she is safe because of the environment of the TV show but I am a little bit disappointed that it wasn’t further called.
‘I would genuinely be so disappointed if the public doesn’t vote Mickey out. I don’t give a f*** if you think he is entertaining, I don’t give a f***.
‘He’s a pig and he is a dangerous person. I wouldn’t want to be alone in a room with him and I wouldn’t want f****** anyone to be alone in a room with him.’
While JoJo was left visibly upset by the exchanged as Chris comforted her, Mickey was then called to the Diary Room and issued a warning.
Big Brother told: ‘Mickey before you entered the Big Brother house the rules regarding unacceptable language and behaviour were explained to you.’
He then read back the entire exchange to Mickey, adding: ‘Mickey, do you understand how this language could be offensive to your Housemates or the viewing public?’
Mickey replied: ‘Yeah I think so. If I was saying it in a nasty kind of way or if I truly meant it.’
Big Brother continued: ‘Mickey, Big Brother thinks your language was offensive and unacceptable.’
‘Alright. I can understand that,’ Mickey agreed.
Big Brother then issued the star with a formal warning and explained: ‘Further language or behaviour of this nature could lead to you being removed from the Big Brother house. Mickey, do you understand?’
Mickey added: ‘Yes I do. It’s some serious stuff.’
Prompted by Big Brother he finally said sorry as he confessed: ‘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.’
Kath also slammed Big Brother for getting Mickey on the lineup despite previously being arrested for spousal abuse amid claims he ‘slapped and kicked’ his then wife Carr in the 90s. The case was later dropped.
The controversial actor was previously accused of putting a gun to his ex-wife Carré Otis’ head on their honeymoon and threatened to kill himself with a hari-hari sword if she didn’t say yes to his proposal.
Mickey was also arrested four years before their divorce in 1998 over claims he slapped and kicked Carré, now 56. The case was later dropped.
Not only did he make disgusting comments towards JoJo, he went onto 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.
Later in the episode, Mickey caused further offence when he ‘fat shamed’ actress Donna, 38.
Sitting in the bedroom Donna was using an LED mask which she said was to ‘sort out her neck wrinkles’.
Mickey then interjected to ask if it was working and she replied saying she ‘couldn’t see the results yet’.
This led Mickey to inappropriately reply: ‘Maybe you should just run around the block instead for 10 minutes.’
Donna then said: ‘Yeah I am getting a little turkey neck…’, to which Mickey added: ‘Comes with the territory… it’s like what they say ‘you are what you eat’.’
Patsy then interjected to kindly remind the room that Donna ‘eats really healthy now…’
She later laughed about the moment as she told Ella Rae Wise and Danny Beard what he’s said as Danny then joked: ‘I’ve seen a French Bulldog with a better f***ing body’.
The subject of food was brought up again when Mickey insulted Patsy’s cooking.
Fans were disgusted by the incident and shocked that Mickey only got a verbal warning, rather than being booted off the show.
One furious ITV viewer penned on social media platform X: ‘Mickey rourke not being kicked out of #CBBUK is harrowing based on the way he’s treated women from the get go and the way he spoke to/about Jojo is so gross and so upsetting to watch’;
‘absolutely disgraceful…making a young woman feel like that just for being herself??? mickey needs to be kicked out asap’;
‘He has shown absolutely no remorse whatsoever, vile behaviour from Mickey’
MailOnline has contacted ITV representatives for comment.
At the end of the show, JoJo used her killer nomination on Mickey, meaning he will face the public vote ahead of the first eviction.
Celebrity Big Brother continues on Thursday at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
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, producers will be hoping he brings plenty of drama.
DALEY THOMPSON
AGE: 66
FAMOUS FOR: The double Olympic gold-medallist is considered one of Britain’s greatest athletes, and he would no doubt cause a stir with younger celebrities if he entered the house. 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 set to release a comeback album in April.
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 shot 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 repeatedly denies is a wig.
