Winston, a former UKIP member and London mayoral candidate, faced a backlash from ‘CBB’ fans before he’d even set foot in the house, over comments he made about gay men.
They say in a statement: “We are satisfied that Channel 5 broadcast clear and appropriate warnings about the potentially offensive content, and intervened in heated exchanges and situations at appropriate times.
“We have also taken into account the audience’s expectations of this well-established reality format, and that the series is aired after the watershed.”
Winston was eventually evicted three days after entering the ‘CBB’ house, but not before he had further riled viewers and his fellow housemates with his comments and behaviour.
Yes, this is really a thing that happened. "Jesus was one man, we’re his army. Farage is one man, and we’re his army and that’s what it’s all about,” he said in 2014, while still a Ukip member.“Farage is like (non-stick) Teflon – he can do no wrong. Everywhere he goes, it doesn’t matter what he says or does - he gets away with it.” (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
Comments On Gay Adoption(02 of06)
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Winston raised eyebrows with comments made in his 'CBB' intro VT, but he's no stranger to questionable remarks about the gay community, and once stated that he didn't believe gay parents were "healthy" for a child. While Winston later claimed he had been set up in the interview, his remark has not been forgotten by critics. (credit:Ian Forsyth via Getty Images)
Croydon Slip-Up (03 of06)
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Winston was attending a Ukip carnival in Croydon, where he once stood as a candidate, when he declared the town "a dump". Whoops. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Archive)
Being Gay Is A Fashion Choice(04 of06)
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"Some people take on being gay as a sort of fashion," said the man who thinks this coat is a good option. "Celebrities come out to become more well known." (credit:Ian West/PA Wire)
Kellie Maloney Comments (05 of06)
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Former boxer Winston wasn't happy when Kellie Maloney came out as transgender, and during one interview, insisted on insensitively using her old name and male pronouns."Frank Maloney I know as a boxing promoter and I'm quite dismayed to see what's happened, but I wish him well I really honestly, sincerely wish this guy well, who's now Kellie," he said. "It's quite a shock really and I still can't take it in. This Frank Maloney was once of the most respected and clever boxing technicians in the country, if not in the world." (credit:Emma Bryant/PA Archive)
His 2008 Mayoral Candidacy Slogans(06 of06)
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After leaving the Conservative Party, he launched a campaign as an independent, and while his slogans weren't controversial, they were definitely pretty bad.They included: "I float like a butterfly and sting like a bee; I've got the policies they can't see." Hm. (credit:Steve Meddle/REX )