Celebrity Big Brother contestant Ella Rae Wise has criticised fellow housemate Chesney Hawkes for failing to "stand up" to Mickey Rourke after the Hollywood star used "sexual language" towards her in his presence.
The Only Way Is Essex star Wise, 24, nominated singer Hawkes, 53, for eviction during Monday night's episode, claiming Hawkes had not stood up for her when Rourke made "jokes" which made her feel uncomfortable.
She told Hawkes: "My first nomination is Chesney, just because when a certain someone was here that didn’t make me feel comfortable, I feel like when certain jokes were made you was in the same area, and as a man, you should have stood and said 'that’s not okay’.
"And then after you did say to me that you’re sorry, that you didn’t feel as if you stood up for me as you should, but then still continue to faff about… and talk about Mickey every day."
Chesney apologised to Ella, saying: "I’m sorry you feel that way. I’m sorry I did that."
The singer later told fellow housemates he felt Ella’s comments were "a little bit harsh" and had upset him.
The pair hashed it out towards the end of the episode, with Ella apologising to Chesney for upsetting him, before adding: "I just felt some, maybe just a little bit of protection would have been nice."
Hawkes replied: "I’m sorry that you felt uncomfortable at all ever in this house.
"It absolutely would kill me to think that you thought that I would not be a man and stand up to that.
"I’m so sorry that you felt that way. I really am, and I’m sorry that you had to go through that with him."
More than 1,000 complaints were also made to Ofcom over Rourke’s "homophobic" and "unacceptable language and behaviour" towards former Dance Moms star and US singer Jojo Siwa on the show.
Source: Press Association
