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raised the show’s presenter Will Best for how he handled Hollywood star Mickey Rourke, 72, during Monday’s launch episode.

Fans of the ITV show were shocked by Mickey’s actions after he grabbed Will’s co-host AJ Odudu during their live interview.

AJ joked Mickey was ‘very flirtatious’ before she was forced to tell the actor to ‘stop looking at me’.

She then turned him around by his shoulders and directed him to the door, with the actor heard saying: ‘No, I want to stay with you.’

It was at this point that Will stepped in, pulling AJ back from Mickey who had grabbed her by the arm. ‘Don’t take AJ with you!’ he shouted after the actor. He was later seen holding AJ’s hand as they presented their next live link.

Viewers slammed Mickey’s behaviour as ‘creepy’ as they praised Will for his actions.

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Celebrity Big Brother viewers have praised the show’s host Will Best for how he handled Hollywood star Mickey Rourke, 72, during Monday’s launch episode

Will holding her hand and giving her a hug after showed what a gent he is.’

‘I LOVE the way Will Best was looking after AJ just there! Well done Will He moved AJ from Mikey Rourke when he seemingly tried to touch her. Love their friendship.’

‘A massive kudos to Will Best for jumping straight to AJ’s defence there, protecting his female colleague from unwanted lascivious male attention from Mickey Rourke. Nice to see there’s still gentlemen out there.’

Alan Carr led the outraged reaction to Mickey on spin-off show Late and Live, asking AJ: ‘Can we talk about Mickey Rourke looking at you? Wow his eyes.

‘Find someone who looks at you the way Mickey looks at you [AJ]. His tongue was hanging out.’

AJ quipped back: ‘It literally was. I was like “You can’t afford these feathers Mickey, no!”‘

Viewers were equally horrified by the display, as they took to X, formerly Twitter, to say: ‘Scared for all the women in that house now with how Mickey was with AJ on live television mind you,’;

‘I needed a scandal this season and i believe mickey rourke will provide it,’; ‘Oh dear. Not a fan of Mickey already after that entrance.’

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Fans of the ITV show were shocked by Mickey’s actions after he grabbed Will’s co-host AJ Odudu during their live interview

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Viewers slammed Mickey’s behaviour as ‘creepy’ as they praised Will for stepping in and helping to ‘protect’ AJ

‘Everyone’s joking about Mickey Rouke and I get why, but I want to be serious for a second. No female TV presenter should be made to feel like AJ just did. He shouldn’t have been allowed on this show if he can’t control himself around women. I hated that ngl,’;

‘There’s surely no way Mickey Rourke doesn’t either walk or get booted out for being inappropriate,’;

‘That’s right AJ run away from Mickey as fast as you can,’; ‘Someone get some security for AJ from Mickey Rourke because what the hell was that????’;

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Mentioning the inappropriate moment on Late and Live, comedian Alan Carr said to AJ: ‘Can we talk about Mickey Rourke looking at you?’

‘I put money on mickey rourke getting kicked out within the next few days. How he treated AJ was totally unacceptable,’;

‘I don’t care if bosses are paying him £500,000, nor do I care that he’s an Oscar-winning Hollywood star.

‘Reprimand Mickey Rourke for his slimy, inappropriate touching of AJ Odudu and remove him from the #CBBUK house immediately.’