Big Brother's George Gilbert worked with Ed Sheeran and Liz Hurley weeks before show axe

Big Brother star George Gilbert worked with huge stars like Ed Sheeran and Liz Hurley before he was axed from the ITV show over his offensive behaviour.

The 23-year-old actor and parish councillor from Braintree in Essex was kicked off this year's series, which only began two weeks ago on Sunday, September 28, over his "unacceptable language and behaviour".

It has since been announced that he has been removed from the big Brother house over the comments, which did not air on last night's show. George was previously given several warnings beforehand for the same thing.

Though it won't be shown to viewers as it's against broadcast standards, it's said to have been an offensive remark which could be construed as antisemitic. This led to George being promptly summoned to The Diary Room and expelled from the house.

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This means George's dreams of perhaps furthering his career as an actor and presenter may be dashed. From snaps on his Instagram, George was a rising star after he landed some pretty big gigs with a host of famous faces.

According to his Instagram page, he appeared alongside Liz Hurley in the Debenhams Christmas ad last year. Sharing stills from the advert, he wrote in the caption: "Popping my Xmas ad cherry with #Debenhams 2k24."

He added: "And spare a thought for the homeless this Christmas while you're eating your mince pies you greedy slobs."

It's thought he made his acting debut in January 2022 in the Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts show, where he claimed to have "got a cheeky little wink from Emma Watson" and donned a suit once worn by Robbie Williams. Though it's not known if he made the final cut.

George also landed small parts in the Downton Abbey film New Era, HBO series Pennyworth, Mary & George on Sky Atlantic and Netflix’s Heartstopper, as well as appearing in an episode of EastEnders.

In addition to this, he's appeared in adverts alongside Idris Elba for booking.com and music videos for James Arthur and Ed Sheeran.

One of his most recent posts shows him posing with his fists up alongside chart topper Ed. Another snap shows him with 'Grinty' - Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint. George captioned the post: "Bury St Edmunds wif ma bae again. And Grinty. What a week it was."

But how his career will go now remains to be seen. In a statement, ITV told The Mirror: "Following repeated use of unacceptable language and behaviour, George has been removed from the Big Brother House with immediate effect and will no longer participate in the programme."

George has since spoken out about his eviction and stated: "As a flag bearer of freedom of speech I never hesitate to discuss and question any topic regardless of how contentious it may be."

He added: "Sadly, the boundaries of what is deemed offensive are subjective and I evidently went too far this time by crossing their line one too many times. It is a shame that specific debate could not be had and that it has had to end like this. Infamy, infamy, they've all got it in for me."

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