Danny Beard confronts Daley Thompson over ‘intimidating’ ITV CBB clash as pair come clean in show preview
Danny Beard is set to address with Celebrity Big Brother housemate Daley Thompson their concerns over the former Olympian’s perceived hostility towards them in Thursday’s episode of the ITV reality show.
Drag Queen star Beard, 32, recently confided in housemate Donna Preston, 38, about their concerns regarding Thompson, 66.
They revealed they felt “intimidated” by Thompson after he remarked to Beard “not everything is about you”.
The comment came when Beard mistakenly though Mickey Rourke was speaking to them. Beard also explained they felt Thompson had been staring at them while they were dressed in their drag gear.
Beard later admitted to Big Brother that “masculine men” intimidate them.
Speaking to Preston, the performer commented: “I’m overthinking it. I’m gonna totally make an effort with him tomorrow, that’s it.”
In the Diary Room, they added: “I think I’ve tried to make an effort with everybody, but I heard Daley make a comment like, ‘Well, not everything revolves around you’ and, I don’t know if I’m overthinking it…
“I can sense or I feel like he’s a bit wary of me, and that’s fine because maybe I’m also a little bit wary of him.”
In tonight’s instalment, some of the housemates are gathered at the dining table, with Beard feeling nervous about the eliminations which have taken place.
The preview of the segment details how Thompson then assured Beard: “It’s not something that you can do or change,” to which Beard replied: “It’s not but it would feel s*** if you thought the whole house didn’t like you.”
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“But that’s not going to be true,” Thompson replied, adding: “They only know a little bit of you and also I suspect everybody really struggled. There is no chance it’s you.”
Touching on his previous doubts, Beard replied: “Thanks Daley. I really appreciate you, you know.
“I’m going to be honest when I first came in I thought, ‘he’s going to hate me.'”
“Why? I am so not that,” Thompson responded, to which Beard replied: “It was my own thing. Maybe I shouldn’t have said that to you there.”
“Danny don’t you worry. I’ll even be coming to one of your shows. I promise,” Thompson vowed, prompting Beard to respond: “You’ll make me cry.”
Elsewhere in the house, Rourke, 72, is making headlines for several offensive remarks he has made.
Fans aren’t pleased with the US actor’s behaviour, with housemate and singer JoJo Siwa, 21, accusing him of being homophobic in Wednesday’s episode before he went on to make comments in relation to Preston’s weight.
It also follows backlash to his arrival on the show, at which point he made host AJ Odudu “uncomfortable” by glaring for a lengthy time at her body.
The first interaction in last night’s episode came as Rourke asked Siwa if she likes “girls or boys,” to which she responded “girls”.
“If I stay longer than four days, you won’t be gay anymore,” the actor and former boxer commented in response.
He went on to tell the singer he would “tie you up,” before commenting he would “vote out the lesbian”.
When Siwa said he was being homophobic, Rourke went on to remark: “I need a f**.”
Gesturing towards Siwa, he added: “I’m not talking to you,” prompting Chris Hughes, 32, to point out: “Mickey, you can’t say that.”
Following the episode, many threatened to “switch off” from the show in protest after Big Brother gave Rourke a warning over his comments to Siwa rather than removing him from the house.