Chris Hughes is restoring faith in straight men on Celebrity Big Brother
As a gay man, I was so moved to see his sincere care for Jojo Siwa when she was in pain.
I don’t think anyone could have imagined quite how important Chris Hughes would be in the Celebrity Big Brother house.
I certainly didn’t.
On Monday night, the former Love Island star walked through the iconic CBB double doors alongside bonafide showbiz royalty such as EastEnders icon Patsy Palmer, chat show legend Trisha Goddard and, as if you haven’t heard by now, Oscar-nominated actor Mickey Rourke.
Rourke’s addition to the spectacular line-up was inevitably going to grab all of the attention but few could have anticipated what would unfold during his first 24 hours locked inside a reality TV compound.
At the live launch, during the 10 second walk from his car to the house, he managed to turn the crowd’s cheers to boos when he inappropriately grabbed host AJ Odudu.
Celebrity Big Brother has built its reputation on creating some of the most uncomfortable moments known to man, but this was another level of painful watching.
Understandably, there were calls to remove him from the house before he’d even made it down the stairs and met his housemates.
He managed to turn the crowd’s cheers to boos when he inappropriately grabbed host AJ Odudu (Picture: Vianney Le Caer/Shutterstock/Rex Features)The next morning, he reduced LGBTQ+ housemate Jojo Siwa – 51 years his junior – to tears with wildly inappropriate remarks about her sexuality and relationship with partner Kath Ebbs.
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He told her: ‘If I stay longer than four days, you won’t be gay anymore.’
The actor then said to Hughes: ‘I’m going to vote out the lesbian real quick.’
Rourke also joked that he needed a ‘fag’ and pointed to Siwa, saying: ‘I’m not talking about you.’
At this point, it’s clear Rourke should be removed from the Celebrity Big Brother house at the very least for his own well-being, let alone for the sake of others.
