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Big Brother hit with Ofcom complaints from furious fans in row over Marcello’s sexist comments
It comes after the youth worker has made a number of slip ups
BIG Brother fans have hit Ofcom with a slew of complaints over Marcello's "sexist" comments on the ITV series.
Viewers stayed true to their word and contacted the broadcasting watchdog shortly after calling for his eviction earlier this week.
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Youth worker Marcello caused recent outrage with his comment about showers, when some of the girls said they planned to wash with wet wipes instead.
He bluntly refused to clean and said: "Men are supposed to be stinking" in a remark which understandably caused a stir online.
Big Brother viewers were also irked when the east London lad falsely claimed he had shared a "kiss" with Ali.
Now Ofcom has confirmed 72 complaints were made about the October 11 episode in particular.
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They stated comments "related to Marcello’s behaviour and his alleged misogynistic comments."
Last week, Big Brother broke its own show rule and aired some secret footage.
Normally, bosses do not broadcast any scenes of the housemates in the smoking area, but they broke that rule to show the context of a bizarre comment he made.
In the clip, Marcello was seen offering Ali his vape, suggesting she try the grape flavour.
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After taking a smoke, she handed it back to him, and he told her: "We just vape kissed."
"Marcello!" a shock Ali scolded.
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"It's a thing!" he responded, flirtily.
"It's not a thing," she shot back, laughing awkwardly. "It's definitely not a thing."
While Marcello then reassured her he was joking, when they went back to join the group, he let the joke continue.
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He was also called out for asking co-star Sarah if she was ";on her period" due to her sullen mood in yet another slip-up.
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Viewers haven't been shy in addressing Marcello's conduct on social media either.
One person raged this week: “Please get this sexist t*** out of the house bro wyd.”
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A second added: “The misogynist continues..He needs told to shut the f*** up.”
And a third commented: “Get Marcello OUT!! Everything about him is so cringe.”
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