Overview

• ITV said the 23-year-old was removed from the house with immediate effect for repeated unacceptable language and behaviour following several prior warnings.
• The specific comments that triggered the ejection were not aired under UK standards, with reports claiming they could be interpreted as antisemitic.
• After his exit, Gilbert issued a statement calling himself a “flag bearer of freedom of speech” and acknowledging he had “gone too far.”
• Earlier in the series he received a formal warning after mocking housemate Sam Ashby with gestures and noises that left Ashby distressed.
• He had been nominated for eviction by fellow contestants, and the scheduled public vote is proceeding without him.