Big Brother Housemates Clash with George Over Homelessness Comments After Warning

The housemates on Big Brother were united in Monday’s episode as they turned on George for his comments about homeless people – hours after receiving a formal warning for ‘offensive language’.  

In another political chat for the housemates, conversation turned to perceptions around people struggling with homelessness or addiction issues. 

But George prompted a shocked response from his fellow housemates when he claimed homeless people should ‘stop deflecting responsibility’ by ‘turning to drugs’.

The comments prompted Jenny to clarify that there can be many deeply personal reasons someone ends up homeless, from abuse to family problems. 

George received yet more flack when he pointed at Jenny and said ‘Ah ah ah’ while expressing his irritation that she was talking at the same time as him.

‘Don’t “ah ah ah” me ever again,’ Jenny warned, before George replied ‘Well you’re interrupting love’ – which caused Zelah to leap to his Derry-born housemate’s defence branding George’s use of ‘love’ as ‘disrespectful’.

Kicking off the conversation, Caroline said: ‘I always look at people in the street and they’re taking drugs and people go “Oh my god look at this they’re filthy” and this and I go “They’re not there for a reason”.’

‘They didn’t get born and go and think “Oh I’m going to go and sit on the street and take loads of sh** drugs”.’

Feyisola added: ‘People say you never know, you’re four pay checks away from being there.’

At this point, George joined the conversation and said: ‘You’re not going to like me for saying this but you are in charge of your own actions. They know drugs are bad so have- (points to his head) Stop deflecting responsibility.’

The response sparked several concerned gasps as the housemates snapped at George following his comments. 

Caroline said: ‘No if they were like 12/13 and they got kicked out of their house and they’re around people and they’ve got no hope, nothing…’

‘Well contact that Frank organisation and they can give you guidance and…’ George began, as Caroline added: ‘It’s not as easy as that. You’re privileged right?

‘No… well we all are to a degree by living in this country,’ he replied, as she said: ‘I am, I’ve got my mum and dad, I haven’t been abused, I haven’t had to run away from home, I haven’t been so scared about living on the streets.’

Marcus then got involved in that chat, asking George: ‘What do you think about ex-army veterans who’ve got crippling PTSD and that?’

George said: ‘I accept it’s very hard and I’ve not experienced anything as difficult as that – but we can’t just blame circumstances all the time. 

‘I want to encourage people out there who may be watching this to not just turn to drugs. Like… “Oh yeah they had to take drugs”.’

In another addition, Jenny said: ‘Aye I know but people do have reasons.  You’re missing the point. The point here is that people turn to things like that for a bit of… like to free their mind when all they can think about is them being raped or them having a bad childhood, being locked in cupboards or blah blah blah bad childhood. 

‘That’s all they can think, they can’t stop thinking about it so they take these drugs to make them feel happy. It’s a happy buzz.’

George replied: ‘Well I read.. you know Tyson Fury had terrible mental health? He’s one of the most famous examples, I read his book. He said there’s four pillars to check in order to have a healthy…

‘1000% and that is a beautiful story but don’t say it’s…,’ Jenny tried to say as George spoke. 

‘Ah ah ah. In order to have a healthy mind,’ George said, appearing irritated and cutting in, as Jenny replied: ‘Don’t “ah ah ah” me ever again.’ 

‘Well you’re interrupting love,’ George said, before Zelah jumped to Jenny’s defence and said: ‘Ooh no love, no love. That’s not, no love.

‘That’s a respectful term, can I just finish my sentence guys?’ George said, as Zelah added: ‘No no no because respectfully because if you were having this debate with Tate you wouldn’t have called him love.’

‘I’d say son,’ George said, as Zelah continued: ‘Yeah just don’t love, sweetheart and stuff in arguments. Keep it respectful.’

The camera then cut to Jenny and Sam, as Sam told her: ‘You’re doing well babes.’ 

Jenny replied: ‘I do get what he’s saying bt it’s not for everybody, it’s not that easy. It’s not that black and white for everybody. F***ing pr***.’ 

The conversation came just hours after George was pulled into the Diary Room and given a formal warning for his language towards fellow housemate Sam.

Once sat in the chair Big Brother told him: ‘George, before you entered the Big Brother House, the rules regarding unacceptable language and behaviour were explained to you. Big Brother needs to talk to you about a conversation at the dining table last night.

‘During a game of Truth or Dare, when asked about your least favourite qualities of other Housemates, you said the following, “Sam, um too…”, you then went on to mimic Sam using both noises that mocked the way Sam talks and body language that included limp wrists. 

‘Do you understand how both your language and behaviour could be offensive to Sam, your Housemates and the viewing public?’

George responded: ‘We did have a conversation about this, Sam pulled me to one side. I have apologised. 

‘I don’t want to make anyone feel like that, so, I will be walking on eggshells around Sam from here on in.’ 

Big Brother then reiterated: ‘George, Big Brother thinks your language was unacceptable and could cause offence and is therefore issuing you with a warning.’

George’s warning came soon after Sam pulled him aside following the game of Truth or Dare to share how the language and behaviour had upset them. 

Sam said that the moment had made them feel as though they were back being bullied at school as George made fun of his voice and the other men in the house laughed in response.