CELEBRITY Big Brother fans are convinced they've sussed the real reason Mickey Rourke broke three show rules in a single day.
The American was by Big Brother last night after his “homophobic slur” towards singer, 21, which left her in tears.
Yet the reprimand followed another intervention after Mickey, 72, was scoldedfor tampering with the cameras and removing his mic.
Now viewers claim they've worked out the method behind his meddling ways – this being that he wants to and have an early exit.
On a Reddit thread entitled Mickey wants out, one fan wrote of the star,m who is thought to have been paid £500,000 by ITV: “I may be wrong and giving his thought process too much credit, but I feel like Micky made those comments to Jojo to intentionally p**s her off. I think he wanted to get her to use the killer nomination on him so he could skedaddle.”
A second posted: “I completely agree with you. He’s the most highest paid housemate and it’s clear he only wants the money and doesn’t care about his image.
“People think voting him out will punish him, but it will just mean he gets £500k for staying for only 4 days.”
A third then put: “I agree and with the comments about weight. I think he’s trying to p**s people off and be offensive so they get rid of him.”
They were referring to towards Donna Preston, in which he encouraged her to “go for a run.”
One then put: “You could be right about that best way to get out without walking out like.”
Another Reddit user posted: “It seems very obvious to me that he actively wants to be evicted as early as possible so he gets the £500k with minimal effort.
“I also think he’s a lot smarter than people think and voting him out kinda feels like rewarding him at this point.”
Yet others disagreed, and one fan argued: “I genuinely think it's just who he is, we'd typically call them a wind up merchant, or more succinctly, a rude t**t.
“I don't think there's any agenda or clever plan behind it.”
Yet an insider has revealed what really will happen to Mickey's show fee if he quits.
They told Flying Eze: “Mickey might not be aware, but celebs don't get their full fee if they quit – only if they're voted out.
“The best way for him to go home with his full fee is if he gets voted out.”
MICKEY'S IMPACT
Last night, US singer JoJo – who is gay – broke down in tears after Mickey made repeated homophobic slurs towards her.
He asked the 21-year-old: “Do you like girls or boys?”
JoJo replied: “Me? Girls. My partner is non-binary.”
Mickey then told her: “If I stay longer than four days, you won’t be gay anymore.”;
As he spoke to about the eviction process, he declared: “”I’m going to vote the lesbian out real quick.”;
A stunned JoJo told him his comment was homophobic and Chris, 32, told him: “You can’t say that.”;
Undeterred, Mickey then said “I need a fag”; before looking at JoJo and adding: “I’m not talking to you.”;
He was immediately called to the Diary Room, where Big Brother told him: “Mickey, Big Brother thinks your language was offensive and unacceptable.”
Today, JoJo's partner understandably reacted in fury over his remarks –
