Mickey Rourke has agreed to leave Celebrity Big Brother after incidents involving inappropriate language and unacceptable behaviour.
The Hollywood star, 72, was saved from eviction on Friday (April 11), but Michael Fabricant was booted out of the house instead after a public vote.
A spokesperson for Celebrity Big Brother confirmed: “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.”
Mickey’s exit came after his behaviour and language towards Love Island star Chris Hughes during a disagreement in a task was considered to be threatening and aggressive, though no physical altercation took place.
The incident followed Mickey’s warning about homophobic language to Jojo Siwa. He also suffered backlash over his behaviour towards host AJ Odudu during the launch show.
Mickey’s sudden exit on Saturday left Big Brother fans demanding that Michael Fabricant return to the house immediately after he was “sad” to leave the ITV show only one day before.
To his disappointment, the former MP, 74, was the first to be evicted. After walking out, he told hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best, “I’m very sad to be leaving all my friends.”
He later added: “I’m sad because… we’ve all become such close friends! I love everyone there! We really bonded, they were great people, they were kind.”
When asked about the seven nominations he’d received from his fellow housemates, he said: “We all found it very difficult to come up with any sensible reason to nominate anyone.”
One fan took to X and demanded Michael’s return, writing, “Petition to bring back Michael Fabricant.”
A second demanded: “#itv CBB ITV need to bring back Michael Fabricant. He loved being in the house and was such a well-behaved housemate. BRING HIM HOME.”
A third exclaimed: “Bring Back Michael Fabricant Now. You Bunch of Saddos.”