Rebel Wilson under fire for ‘crude’ Bafta jokes as BBC forced to blur rude gesture and cut X-rated gags

REBEL Wilson came under fire tonight after making a string of "cringeworthy" and "crude" jokes at the Baftas.

The 42-year-old actress kept BBC bosses busy - with an offensive hand signal blurred and at least one joke snipped out before going out on air.

One unimpressed viewer tweeted: "Please, can someone get rid of Rebel Wilson.. She is appaling. Crude. Cringeworthy. Unfunny."

Another called her hosting "uncomfortable viewing".

Piers Morgan joined in too, tweeting: "I’m cringing so violently watching Rebel Wilson attempt to host the #BAFTAs that I fear my eye sockets may explode."

At one point Rebel revealed a picture of Bond actor Daniel Craig's face on her leg with '007' printed above it.

In a joke heard by guests in the Royal Albert Hall but not on TV at home, she said: "It looks like the word LOO - but I know which I would rather sit on."

Another joke about Benedict Cumberbatch also got edited out before it made it to air.

Rebel also won huge cheers when she aimed a rude gesture at Russian president Vladimir Putin through the camera.

However, thanks to quick work from producers, it appeared pixellated on screen in the pre-8pm broadcast.

The Pitch Perfect star opened by saying: "You guys might be like, why is Rebel Wilson hosting the Baftas, isn’t she Australian?

"Yes, I come from the bush. If you think about it, don’t we all?"

In another joke Rebel said: "When you become the host they give you a list of everyone who s***ged their way to the nomination. Not who you'd expect. Lots of visual effects guys."

Speaking about her dramatic 5st weight loss, she showed a picture of her during her previous Bafta appearance.

She said: "Everybody is asking me why did you lose weight and I was like, really it was to get the attention of Robert Pattinson.

"Because you know what they say, once you go Bat you don’t go back – just joking. I did not lose weight for just a guy, I did it to get more acting roles.

"I am so excited I can play the non-funny love interest in an Adam Sandler movie."

She also told the audience of film industry greats that she would be taking over as the first female James Bond.

Rebel joked that her appearance would usher in a the new logo - drawing a version with the the '00' in 007 turned into a pair of breasts.