Biggins 'very sorry and very sad' over CBB removal after unacceptable language

Christopher Biggins said he was "very sorry and very sad" after he was removed from the Celebrity Big Brother house for "unacceptable language."

The 67-year-old was warned three times for comments which could cause "widespread offence."

The final one involved a conversation with Renee Graziano where he said Aids was "a bisexual disease".

He'd also made comments to Katie Waissel who said she wasn't in the house to represent Jewish people.

On a separate occasion Biggins was hauled into the diary room when he told Graziano in another conversation: "I think the worst type is the bisexuals, what it is is people not wanting to admit they are gay."

He was ejected on Friday after saying that homosexuals had been blamed for the rise of Aids.

He called it a "killer disease" adding that he thought it "was a bisexual disease, if I'm honest".

Biggins said: "There were a lot of bisexuals who went to those countries and had sex with those people and brought it back to their own families in America and that's how it became a worldwide disease."

Big Brother called him into the diary room later in the day and noted this comment as the third use of "unacceptable language", which left them with "no choice" but to remove him from the house.

Biggins looked shocked as he was told and when asked if he had anything to say he replied, "I'm very sorry and I'm very sad."

Biggins tweet: I would like to thank all my Twitter supporters for their kindness and support, which I shall always wear. Love you all, mean it !!!!!!!!!!

On Twitter opinion has been split.

Biggins and Renee after that biphobia. Bye Felicias, go and hang with your 'relevant' gay friends

There was no reason to remove Biggins, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, others have said worse.

Was anyone actually offended by what biggins said? I personally don't think it was offensive An offensive conversation. @bbuk

Kinda amusing what's going on with Christopher Biggins, as flamboyantly gay as he is, I guess he's now considered 'Bi-Phobic', right?

He later told the Sun on Sunday that he had apologised to Waissel in person and that he had been left "mortified" by the incident.

Biggins left the house immediately and the housemates were called to the sofa by Big Brother to receive the shock news.

He's well known for starring in Panto

DJ James Whale collected Biggins' suitcase from the storage room.

EastEnders actor Ricky Norwood said a prayer for Biggins when he helped Whale pack up his belongings in the suitcase, while Sam Fox burst into tears.

The news was followed by the eviction of Grant Bovey in the first public vote of the series, saving Whale.

After his exit, the housemates were asked to make an "eternal nomination", creating a housemate who would be up for every eviction for the remainder of their time in the house.

Stephen Bear won the most nominations, causing an aggressive flare-up, where he screamed at those who voted for him not to speak to him for the rest of the series.

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