Christopher Biggins investigated over biphobic comments
TV watchdog Ofcom has launched an investigation into a series of biphobic comments made by Christopher Biggins.
The pantomime star was booted out of the Celebrity Big Brother House in August after receiving a number of warnings from the showās producers regarding his behaviour.
During a conversation about sexuality, Biggins said: āThe worst type though is, Iām afraid to say, the bisexuals ā what it is is people not wanting to admit they are gay.ā
Biggins also claimed HIV had been āspread by bisexualsā who had sex with infected people āand brought it back to their own families in America, and thatās how it became a worldwide diseaseā.
Ofcom today revealed it had received 20 complaints from upset viewers and will launch an investigation into Bigginsā time on the show.
āWeāre investigating whether a contestantās comments about bisexual people were offensive and breached generally accepted standards,ā a spokesperson said.
The 67-year-old had been the bookmakersā favourite to win CBB before his removal from the show, despite also making anti-semitic comments to fellow contestant Katie Waissel.
Although the scenes were not aired ā and so cannot be investigated by Ofcom ā it is believed he joked about the holocaust after the Jewish singer told him she was not in the house to represent the community.
āYou better be careful or theyāll be putting you in a shower and taking you to a room,ā Biggins allegedly responded.
He attempted to apologise for his offensive behaviour following his removal from the house ā but this is not the first time he has been criticised for his views on the LGBT community.
The entertainer opposed the introduction of equal marriage, claiming in 2012: āIām very anti-marriages, because I think that is for heterosexual couples. We canāt get rid of everythingā.
He re-stated his opposition to same-sex marriage last year, claiming itās āa step too farā
