Jeremy Jackson 'regrets' Celebrity Big Brother exit

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Jeremy Jackson says he "regrets" being kicked off Celebrity Big Brother.

The contestant was given a police caution for common assault after housemate, former Page 3 girl Chloe Goodman, said she had her breast exposed in the toilets.

She claimed Jackson had opened her dressing gown without her consent.

Jackson, who played Hobie Buchannon on Baywatch in the 1990s, admitted it was "a large mistake" and says he has apologised to her and her family.

Chloe Goodman said she had gone to help the actor after he had started being sick.

Speaking on ITV's This Morning, external, the 34-year-old said: "It's unfortunate, sobering, humbling and hopefully a great example for myself in the future and possibly others.

"As soon as she got up and walked away and said, 'That's not alright', that's about the moment I thought, 'Uh oh. Alright. What's this become?'

"I was drunken with vomit on my face and I leaned to lift her robe to see her strap, [thinking] 'What bikini is this today?'

"And she didn't have a bikini on and that's when it turned into a naughty situation and I became fearful."

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Jackson has admitted to having problems with alcohol in the past but says he was in the right state of mind to go on the show.

"My intentions were based on a relationship that Chloe and I had built regarding her swimsuits and how many she had and how many times she had changed them on the show and how many times they had malfunctioned in the Jacuzzi.

"I toured the world producing fashion shows that included bikini lines for five years straight.

"So working with models, dressing models, talking about fashion, and/or fashion lines is something I do on a regular basis with many of my female friends."

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After being challenged by presenter Phillip Schofield, Jackson said it was "such a large mistake" but that it wasn't meant to be malicious.

He also said that the incident on Celebrity Big Brother didn't happen because he was drunk.

"Luckily Hatfield Police Department did a very in-depth investigation and any sexual stuff has been dropped.

"Chloe's gone on television and said that there wasn't a malicious intent behind it.

"It was so slight but such a large mistake. And it's turned into somewhat of an incident.

"Legally they were right to kick me out. Somebody had made a complaint and actions needed to happen to protect the greater good of the general public."

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