AXED Big Brother star Ryan Bradshaw has leapt to the defence of housemate Marcello, following calls for him to be fired over his misogynistic remarks.
ITV2 viewers hit out at the ‘disgusting’ contestant, after her questioned whether Sarah was on her period due to her glum mood.
But now Blackpool-born Ryan, who was the first to be ejected from the Big Brother house, argues that Marcello has been misrepresented.
In an interview with The Sun he said: “I’ve got time for Marcello. But I just think he’s been represented, maybe a little bit differently, as what I’ve seen in there.
“At first I thought the same, I thought, oh, he’s this Greek God obviously he does talk about women. He’ll be the first to admit that. But there’s also the other side where he’s very respectful.” And Ryan added that he does have a generous streak.
He added: “He cooks and cleans for everyone. He opens doors for people, and I think yeah, I don’t think he’s as bad as what’s been made out.”
Earlier this week, youth worker Marcello, 34, had told Sarah, 27 that she smelled of “periods and teabags” before asking her whether it was “her time of the month.”
Standing up for herself, Sarah retorted: “”I’m feeling upset and you say, ‘Are you on your period?’
That makes me feel like you’re invalidating the way I feel because you think the way I feel is because I’m on my period. “You’re not sitting down and saying, ‘Why do you feel sad, Sarah?’
“You’re saying, ‘Oh God, you’re on your period.'”
Sarah went on to defuse the situation by calling him her ‘bestie’ but reiterated that his choice of words weren’t okay.
Marcello replied: “I’m learning,” promising that he wouldn’t say it again.
But fans rushed to social media as they blasted him over the shocking exchange.
One tweeted: “Marcello telling Sarah she smells like period and tea bags, denying it, then asking if it’s that time of her month is f****d up.”
Another added: “can’t get over marcello telling sarah she smells like ‘period and tea bags’. What is actually wrong with him??”
Someone else agreed: “My mouth dropped when Marcello said to Sarah she smells like period and teabags. Omg this guy is insane, he needs to be told off.”
A fourth fumed: “Marcello makes me violently ill and uncomfortable, get him out.”
Meanwhile Ryan’s early exit from the house came as no surprise to the viewers, after his Big Brother journey got off to a bad start.
The northerner ruffled some feathers after making a dig at those who self-identify.
He said: “I think I’m strong and opinionated.
“There’s a lot of woke people out there.
“It’s all well and good if you want to use certain pronouns, and I get that, but it gets a bit confusing sometimes with people identifying as a spoon or whatnot.”
Following this Ryan received some boos from the crowd during his entrance interview with hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best,
But Ryan, who works in marketing was surprisingly taken a back by the bad reception he received from the crowd saying: “I got boos there, bloody hell.”
After he packed up his bags, Big Brother Late and Live bosses played the track Ego by Halsey as he walked up for a chat — taking a dig at his character.
The marketing and events worker also caused a scene in the house with Sarah over the shopping task in an episode earlier in the week.
Reflecting on the drama away from his co-stars, Ryan claimed he was set to become a “scapegoat” in the diary room.
He said: “It’s just a bit of fun innit, you know what I mean?
“As long as I don’t hurt anybody, I didn’t wanna upset anybody and I actually spoke to Sarah after to make sure she’s alright but I know people getting a bit angry but there’s a lot of mischief going on.
“It’s alright now, but we fail to shopping budget and finger’s on me. If there’s any punishment, I will say I’ll take one for the team because it was kind of me that caused it.
“But yeah, I think it’s all right now, but it’s gonna be a scapegoat, essentially that, oh, you know, if the luxury budget fails, 100 per cent I’ll be an easy target.
“So yeah, I’ve not really played it very well to be honest, have I Big Brother? Came up like a whizz-kid on day one, got blown up by a cake, stayed in a storage room, tried to do the honourable thing.
“Felt like I’d been ripped up, put for eviction, and I pissed people off today in the bloody shopping task, but you’ see how it going.”
On the night of the eviction, AJ said: “The viewers have spoken, we can now reveal that the first housemate to be evicted from the Big Brother house is Ryan.”
Hugging his housemates, Ryan took the blow in his stride and said: “It’s all good, keep smashing it.
He added: “Gutted to be fair but someone’s got to go first.”
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