Alan Carr leads horrified reaction to Mickey Rourke's Celebrity Big Brother entrance

Viewers of r were left gasping at . As the latest edition of the reality show welcomed a new batch of famous faces to the iconic house, the 72-year-old Hollywood star was last to take on the walkway.

However, his lengthy entrance soon became awkward after the star of The Wrestler seemed to set his eyes on host . Following his long stroll to the stage, Mickey grabbed the host and seemed to stare at her intensely.

His antics were blasted as "creepy" by viewers who watched on as AJ was forced to tell the actor to "stop looking at me".

Among those hitting out at Mickey's behaviour was comic . Talking to AJ on the spin-off show, Late and Live, Alan said: "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."

Alan was quickly met with a joke by AJ, who said: "It literally was. I was like 'You can't afford these feathers Mickey, no!"

Despite AJ making light of the situation, viewers at home weren't impressed with the veteran star's behaviour. Taking to /X to share their thoughts, one user wrote: "Scared for all the women in that house now with how Mickey was with AJ on live television mind you."

Another fumed: "I put money on Mickey Rourke getting kicked out within the next few days. How he treated AJ was totally unacceptable." A third said: "I feel bad for AJ with the way Mickey Rourke kept pulling out her."

And on her post regarding the launch, another user wrote: "You look incredible AJ! I’m so sorry Mickey disrespected you like that, you handled it incredibly well, I hope you’re okay!" Should Mickey Rourke be kicked out of CBB? Vote in our poll to have your say.

However, other's appeared to think Mickey would be a good housemate, with one user writing: "Mickey Rourke is the Jackie Stallone of Celebrity . What a fantastic signing."

He was immediately met by JoJo Siwa on his entrance and dragged into join fellow housemates doing a conga line. They were joined by the likes of star , talk show queen and legend , who are all taking part on the show this year.

Immediately, the producers , with three housemates set to be given huge decisions.

Last year's winner was on hand to share the information, saying the first three housemates to enter the hidden Prize Room will face a huge decision.

They will have plenty of options available to them, including Immunity. There will also be the option of Guardian Angel (give immunity to someone else) or Killer Nomination (target a fellow housemate).

Other prizes include a teddy bear, coffee or novelty slippers. There is also one major prize that will grant contact with the outside .

This year's instalment had already seen several changes before the show began, including a change in location. to a "brand-new secret location". Big Brother was revived in 2023, with the celeb edition shortly following in 2024.

Celebrity Big Brother continues tonight from 9pm on ITV, ITVX, STV and STV Player. It will be followed by companion show Late & Live on ITV2 and ITVX from 10pm.

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