Big Brother contestant George Gilbert has broken his silence after being booted from the house over ‘repeated use of unacceptable language and behaviour.’
The 23-year-old, who quickly became one of the most controversial housemates of the series, regularly clashed with fellow contestants over his outspoken political views.
Now, speaking out for the first time since his removal, George has branded himself a ‘flag bearer of freedom of speech’ – but admitted he may have taken things too far.
He told The Sun: ‘As a flag bearer of freedom of speech, I never hesitate to discuss and question any topic regardless of how contentious it may be.
‘Sadly, the boundaries of what is deemed offensive are subjective, and I evidently went too far this time by crossing their line one too many times.
‘It is a shame that specific debate could not be had and that it has had to end like this. Infamy, infamy, they’ve all got it in for me.’
Big Brother contestant George Gilbert has broken his silence after being booted from the house over ‘repeated use of unacceptable language and behaviour’
The 23-year-old, who quickly became one of the most controversial housemates of the series, regularly clashed with fellow contestants over his outspoken political views
George has been caught up in controversy since he entered the Big Brother house on September 30.
Just last week, he 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.’
Now, speaking out for the first time since his removal, George has branded himself a ‘flag bearer of freedom of speech’ – but admitted he may have taken things too far
He told The Sun: ‘As a flag bearer of freedom of speech, I never hesitate to discuss and question any topic regardless of how contentious it may be. Sadly, the boundaries of what is deemed offensive are subjective, and I evidently went too far this time’
In addition, the housemates on Big Brother were united in Monday’s episode as they turned on George for his comments about homeless people – hours after he received the formal warning for ‘offensive language’.
In another political chat for the housemates, the 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”.’
George getting the boot from the house comes after he was pulled into the Diary Room and given a formal warning for his language towards fellow housemate Sam (seen together)
The comments left Sam in tears, and George apologised afterwards as they discussed the incident
Feyisola added: ‘People say you never know, you’re four paychecks 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.
In addition the housemates on Big Brother were united in Monday’s episode as they turned on George for his comments about homeless people – hours after he received the formal warning for ‘offensive language’
George and Caroline (seen) came to blows over the topic of homelessness
‘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 per cent 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, but 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.
However, after repeatedly using unacceptable language and displaying inappropriate behaviour, he was removed from the house.
A Big Brother spokesperson said on Wednesday: ‘Following repeated use of unacceptable language and behaviour, George has been removed from the Big Brother House with immediate effect and will no longer participate in the programme.’
BIG BROTHER 2025: MEET THE HOUSEMATES
GANI
AGE: 39
FROM: Altrincham, originally Essex
OCCUPATION: Pizza restaurant manager
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? Sometimes if I find something annoying, I will speak my mind – but in the nicest possible way.
JENNY
AGE: 20
FROM: Derry
OCCUPATION: Make-up Artist
WHAT DO YOU BRING TO THE HOUSE? I think I will bring a lot of craic to the house. I think I will try my best to make everybody laugh and just be positive.
TEJA
AGE: 18
FROM: Bristol
OCCUPATION: Cleaner
WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH THE MONEY IF YOU WON? I would definitely put a deposit down on a house. In Bristol, or maybe Newport because Bristol is super expensive
SAM
AGE: 27
FROM: Bradford
OCCUPATION: Zumba Instructor
DO YOU HAVE A STRATEGY TO WIN? If I had a strategy, I would forget it halfway through, so I’m not going to give myself that task. I’m just going to be me and hope for the best.
CAMERON
AGE: 22
FROM: Farmer
OCCUPATION: Taunton
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? I don’t really know. I suppose I’ll have to find out.
ELSA
AGE: 21
FROM: ESSEX
OCCUPATION: Content Creator
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL BRING TO THE HOUSE? Sunshine and laughter.
EMILY
AGE: 25
FROM: Northampton
OCCUPATION: Political Events Manager
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? I think I’m most likely to be nominated for talking too much or being too loud, because I just let the impulsive thoughts out.
MARCUS
AGE: 22
FROM: Manchester
OCCUPATION: Mechanical Engineer
WHY DID YOU APPLY TO BE ON THIS NEW SERIES OF BIG BROTHER? I just thought why not – this is something that not many people get the opportunity to do, and to say that I’ve done it is so surreal – those are the sort of things I love to do.
NANCY
AGE: 22
FROM: Glasgow
OCCUPATION: Graduate
DO YOU HAVE A STRATEGY TO WIN? I feel like I should have a strategy, maybe people do, but I don’t. I’m just going to be myself and see how it goes.
CAROLINE
AGE: 56
FROM: Canvey Island
OCCUPATION: PR
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? Being ratty. Because I can’t stand people that snore, chew or make any noise. So, I’ll probably be a bit ratty.
TATE
AGE: 27
FROM: Falkirk
OCCUPATION: Business Owner
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL BRING TO THE HOUSE? Being part of the ‘buff butler’ stuff, you naturally fall into the role of an entertainer, getting folks chatting and mingling and maybe playing a couple daft games.
CAMERON B
AGE: 25
FROM: Bolton
OCCUPATION: Personal Trainer
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL BRING TO THE HOUSE? Energy. A bit of annoyance. And maybe a bit of controversy.
FEYISOLA
AGE: 33
FROM: London
OCCUPATION: Financial Investigator
WHY DO YOU THINK YOU’LL BE NOMINATED? Snoring, and talking too much or talking to myself.
ZELAH
AGE: 25
FROM: South London
OCCUPATION: Personal Trainer
WHY DID YOU APPLY TO BE ON THIS NEW SERIES OF BIG BROTHER? Being trans, I think that a lot of the media narrative at the moment is taken out of our hands, and it will be nice to re-centre that and retake control.
GEORGE
AGE: 23
FROM: Braintree
OCCUPATION: Parish councillor
WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH THE PRIZE MONEY? My first and foremost priority would be getting my parents mortgage free because that sort of thing matter.
RICHARD
AGE: 60
FROM: London
OCCUPATION: Composer and author
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN WIN THE SHOW? Most people who would watch this show are going to be at the younger end of things and are going to identify more closely with the younger housemates.
