Who is Mickey Rourke? Celebrity Big Brother 2025 housemate and actor
Here's what you need to know!
Mickey Rourke has left Celebrity Big Brother following multiple warnings from producers about his inappropriate behaviour and offensive comments.
The 72-year-old actor and former boxer was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor back in 2009, for his role as Randy 'The Ram' Robinson in The Wrestler – a part that also won him a BAFTA and a Golden Globe.
But Rourke has been at the centre of controversy ever since he stepped onto the show, following controversial interactions with AJ Odudu and remarks to Jojo Siwa.
The actor survived the first Friday night eviction, but it was soon confirmed that he had been removed from the ITV show following further inappropriate behaviour.
Read on for everything you need to know about Celebrity Big Brother 2025 contestant Mickey Rourke and why he was removed from the house.
Who is Mickey Rourke?
Age: 72
Job: Actor
Mickey Rourke is an actor and former professional boxer, who plenty will recognise from Iron Man 2, Barfly and, more notably, The Wrestler.
In The Wrestler, Rourke portrayed wrestler Randy 'The Ram' Robinson, which won him the Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards for Best Actor. He also received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
His more recent works includes Murder at Hollow Creek, The Wheels of Heaven and Jade. He also has several movies currently in post-production, including The Roaring Game, Bring the Law and 3 Days Rising.
Why is Mickey Rourke taking part in Celebrity Big Brother?
Mickey Rourke has “no expectations” in the Big Brother house.
“I’ve never seen it,” he told ITV. “I'm just going to go in, do my thing, and we'll see.”
How to follow Mickey Rourke on social media
Mickey Rourke can be followed on social media @mickey_rourke_. At the time of reporting, Rourke has just under 450,000 followers.
Why did Mickey Rourke leave Celebrity Big Brother?
Rourke's behaviour had drawn criticism since the moment he stepped onto the show.
When co-hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best introduced the actor, he came up to Odudu, grabbed her by the waist and spun her around, leading to Odudu to ask him to "stop looking at me".
Once inside the house, Rourke continued to spark controversy, asking US singer Jojo Siwa whether she "likes girls or boys".
When she replied, he said: "If I stay longer than four days, you won't be gay anymore."
Later on, Mickey asked Chris Hughes if they had to vote the other housemates out, adding that he was going to "vote the lesbian out real quick".
Mickey was then brought into the Diary Room, where he received a formal warning for "unacceptable language and behaviour".
As the day continued, Mickey told JoJo: "I want to apologise. I've got a habit of having a short fuse, and I don't mean nothing by it. I do mean it [when I say] sorry. If I didn't, I wouldn't say it to you."
Rourke survived the first Friday night eviction, but it was soon confirmed that he had been asked to leave the show after further instances of unacceptable behaviour while filming a task on Saturday (12th April).
"Mickey Rourke has agreed to leave the Celebrity Big Brother House this evening following a discussion with Big Brother regarding further use of inappropriate language and instances of unacceptable behaviour," said an ITV spokesperson.
Celebrity Big Brother airs Sunday to Friday at 9pm on ITV and ITVX.
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Katelyn Mensah is the Senior Entertainment Writer for Radio Times, covering all major entertainment programmes, reality TV shows and the latest hard-hitting documentaries. She previously worked at The Tab, with a focus on reality TV and showbiz news and has obtained a BA (Hons) in Journalism.
