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| Christopher Biggins pulls out of ITV's This Morning after Holocaust 'joke' | |
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| Christopher Biggins pulled out of an appearance on Monday’s This Morning after being removed from the Celebrity Big Brother house for making a Holocaust “joke” aimed at a Jewish housemate. | Christopher Biggins pulled out of an appearance on Monday’s This Morning after being removed from the Celebrity Big Brother house for making a Holocaust “joke” aimed at a Jewish housemate. |
| The pantomime star had been due to appear on the ITVshow after he was given the boot from the Channel 5 reality show on Friday following three warnings from Big Brother for his remarks on bisexuality and for a comment about gas chambers made to X Factor reject Katie Waissel, who is Jewish. | The pantomime star had been due to appear on the ITVshow after he was given the boot from the Channel 5 reality show on Friday following three warnings from Big Brother for his remarks on bisexuality and for a comment about gas chambers made to X Factor reject Katie Waissel, who is Jewish. |
| His appearance on the talk show was heavily promoted, with the programme tweeting: | His appearance on the talk show was heavily promoted, with the programme tweeting: |
| After being sensationally removed from the Big Brother house, Biggins is here tomorrow with his side of the story. pic.twitter.com/ygWhVtVDcM | After being sensationally removed from the Big Brother house, Biggins is here tomorrow with his side of the story. pic.twitter.com/ygWhVtVDcM |
| Shortly before the broadcast, This Morning’s official Twitter account said: | Shortly before the broadcast, This Morning’s official Twitter account said: |
| Unfortunately, @onebiggins can no longer join us in the studio, but he has given us a special message which we will read out on todays show. | Unfortunately, @onebiggins can no longer join us in the studio, but he has given us a special message which we will read out on todays show. |
| The message, read by presenter Rylan Clark-Neal, said: “Once again I wanted to say how very sorry and shocked I am about what’s happened. | The message, read by presenter Rylan Clark-Neal, said: “Once again I wanted to say how very sorry and shocked I am about what’s happened. |
| “I’ve been so moved by some of the amazing, kind support I’ve been getting since being removed from the Big Brother house. Thank you. | “I’ve been so moved by some of the amazing, kind support I’ve been getting since being removed from the Big Brother house. Thank you. |
| “For now I’m taking some time to be with loved ones, I hope you all understand. Love Biggins.” | “For now I’m taking some time to be with loved ones, I hope you all understand. Love Biggins.” |
| The TV star has already announced he will continue with a pre-planned trip in October to the Polish city of Krakow and visit the nearby Auschwitz concentration camp, where more than a million people, mainly Jews, were killed by the Nazis. | The TV star has already announced he will continue with a pre-planned trip in October to the Polish city of Krakow and visit the nearby Auschwitz concentration camp, where more than a million people, mainly Jews, were killed by the Nazis. |
| While in the house, Biggins had said: “You better be careful or they’ll be putting you in a shower and taking you to a room,” as housemates queued for the bathroom. | While in the house, Biggins had said: “You better be careful or they’ll be putting you in a shower and taking you to a room,” as housemates queued for the bathroom. |
| He later apologised to Waissel and Big Brother for the “trite, ridiculous remark”, which was not broadcast but which he discussed in an interview in the Sun. | He later apologised to Waissel and Big Brother for the “trite, ridiculous remark”, which was not broadcast but which he discussed in an interview in the Sun. |
| Biggins had also received a warning on Friday after he made controversial statements on bisexuality and Aids during a conversation with Aubrey O’Day and Renee Graziano. | Biggins had also received a warning on Friday after he made controversial statements on bisexuality and Aids during a conversation with Aubrey O’Day and Renee Graziano. |
| He claimed HIV had been spread by bisexuals who had sex with infected people abroad “and brought it back to their own families in America, and that’s how it became a worldwide disease”. | He claimed HIV had been spread by bisexuals who had sex with infected people abroad “and brought it back to their own families in America, and that’s how it became a worldwide disease”. |
| Biggins also claimed bisexuals were “people not wanting to admit they are gay”. | Biggins also claimed bisexuals were “people not wanting to admit they are gay”. |
| He later tweeted how grateful he was for the support of his fans, saying: | He later tweeted how grateful he was for the support of his fans, saying: |
| Nearly 13,000 new followers on Twitter since I went into #CBB and "came out". A big thank you to all my supporters! | Nearly 13,000 new followers on Twitter since I went into #CBB and "came out". A big thank you to all my supporters! |
| The reality show veteran added: | The reality show veteran added: |
| I am so excited to be bidding on some abandoned storage units in Dave's new Celebrity Storage Hunters series this Autumn. Boom Boom. | I am so excited to be bidding on some abandoned storage units in Dave's new Celebrity Storage Hunters series this Autumn. Boom Boom. |