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AJ Odudu breaks her silence after CBB star Mickey Rourke grabbed her in awkward live TV moment
Plus how she dealt with the incident live on air
AJ ODUDU has broken her silence after being grabbed by Mickey Rourke during the Celebrity Big Brother live launch show.
The stunning presenter, 37, returned to social media for the first time since the uncomfortable incident saw the Hollywood hellraiser slammed by viewers over his inappropriate antics.
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The Blackburn born star referenced the awkwardness, writing: "The return of CBB with the most major lineup and interesting encounters."
She then added a winking emoji with its tongue sticking out.
AJ went on to thank fans for their support in the wake of the incident, but remained upbeat about the rest of the run.
She posted: "Thanks for all your lovely messages. This series is going to be fire.
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Mickey shocked fans of the ITV reality show when he looked AJ up and down before entering the house.
He then said "nice outfit" while leering at her.
Moments earlier, he grabbed hold of her and twirled her around, bumping her into him.
His behaviour forced her to tell him to stop.
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AJ and Will Best then had to push Mickey inside the house as he high-fived fans instead of walking through the famous doors, risking making the live show run over.
"Why are they brushing over Mickey being pervy," one viewer raged on X.
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"Can we all agree we’re voting Mickey out this week?" ranted a second.
In the spin-off programme Big Brother: Late & Live, AJ also referenced what had gone down.guest Alan Carr joked the Nine 1/2 Weeks star's "tongue was hanging out".
He 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."
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AJ replied: "It literally was. I was like 'You can't afford these feathers Mickey, no'."
While AJ showed calm under pressure, The Sun revealed earlier that she took some time to compose herself off camera after it all went down.
An insider said: “When it became clear that Mickey was being inappropriate and looking down at AJ’s bum the atmosphere in the crowd quickly changed.
“She was able to handle it like a pro but it was clear his behaviour took her by surprise.
“AJ was visibly stunned when she first left the stage but then quickly had to boot Mickey into the house as he took his time going in.
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“After he finally went in, she took a moment to compose herself and have a quiet moment on stage and left Will to interact with the audience.�?/p>
The source added: “AJ signalled that she was okay but it was clear Mickey’s actions caught her off guard.�?/p>
Celebrity Big Brother 2025 line-up
Celebrity Big Brother is back for a brand new series, with a whole host of stars set to live it up in the famous compound.
Here's the FULL line-up of star housemates:
Trisha Goddard - Talk show host
Mickey Rourke - Hollywood actor
Donna Preston - comedian and TV star
JoJo Siwa - influencer and singer
Chris Hughes - Love Island hunk
Jack P. Shepherd - Coronation Street star
Patsy Palmer - EastEnders legend
Daley Thompson - Olympic athlete
Chesney Hawkes - 90s singer
Ella Rae Wise - Towie star
Michael Fabricant - former Tory politician
Angellica Bell - former CBBC presenter
Danny Beard - Drag queen and Britain's Got Talent
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