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Big Brother cuts 'racist' anecdote from episode as Rochelle Rackham's anti-Muslim post from 11 years ago is exposed

Rochelle Rackham, the Big Brother contestant at the centre of 493 Ofcom complaints over racism and bullying, whose 11-year-old repost mocking Muslims has since been unearthed.
Rochelle Rackham, the Big Brother contestant at the centre of 493 Ofcom complaints over racism and bullying, whose 11-year-old repost mocking Muslims has since been unearthed.

Big Brother contestant Rochelle Rackham, 57, told a story using the phrase "this black guy" to fellow housemates, prompting co-star Lynx to challenge her — and producers to cut the scene entirely. The row comes after her clash with Black housemate Johanne Cade triggered 493 Ofcom complaints accusing her of racism and bullying. An 11-year-old social media repost, in which she shared a joke mocking Muslims with a bungee-jumping image captioned 'Love this', has since been unearthed.

ITV has confirmed Rackham will remain in the house despite being aware of the historic anti-Muslim post before it became public.

Actress Laila Rouass — wife of snooker star Ronnie O'Sullivan and Rackham's former nail client — publicly called out the original Muslim post at the time it was shared.

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