{"id":197120,"date":"2025-10-08T08:51:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T08:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/197120\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T08:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T08:51:08","slug":"big-brother-contestant-caroline-given-formal-warning-over-offensive-comment-to-trans-housemate-zelah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/197120\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Brother Contestant Caroline Given Formal Warning Over &#8216;Offensive&#8217; Comment To Trans Housemate Zelah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Caroline and Zelah during Tuesday's edition of Big Brother\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"630\" height=\"418\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/e3d5aba4f6519c4761f9998c89c66b60.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Caroline and Zelah during Tuesday&#8217;s edition of Big Brother ITV<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Big Brother housemate Caroline Monk has been given a formal warning over her \u201coffensive and unacceptable\u201d remarks towards a fellow contestant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During Tuesday night\u2019s highlights show, the group took part in a game of spin the bottle, during which Nancy Nocerino was asked by Caroline: \u201cIf you could shag anyone in the House\u2026 no, no we\u2019re on a desert island, there is one person left, you might be able to make babies to get a new civilisation, who would you shag?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nancy then questioned if she had to choose a male housemate, as other members of the group pointed out she is pansexual, at which point Zelah Glasson suggested she just answer who she is most attracted to in the house.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following this, Nancy responded with Zelah, who recently disclosed to his housemates that he is trans, to which Caroline exclaimed: \u201cShe\u2019s a girl!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cNo, you\u2019re not,\u201d Caroline quickly responded. \u201cBut you haven\u2019t got a willy, have you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As other contestants voiced their disapproval, she continued: \u201cOh, is that really bad? I was talking about\u2026 I\u2019m so sorry, Ze, is that bad? Oh no, I\u2019m dead now. Is that bad?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI know you didn\u2019t mean it in a bad way,\u201d Zelah told her, before removing himself from the group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Later in the episode, Caroline was seen being given a formal warning for her remarks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cCaroline, before you entered the Big Brother House the rules regarding unacceptable language and behaviour were explained to you,\u201d she was told by producers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As the conversation was repeated back to her, Caroline covered her face and said she felt \u201cashamed\u201d of herself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cBig Brother thinks that your language in these instances was offensive and unacceptable and cannot permit you to use language in a way that could cause offence to your fellow Housemates and the viewing public,\u201d she was then told.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAs a result, Big Brother is issuing you with a formal warning. Caroline, any repeated use of this type of language or behaviour could lead to your removal from the house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Caroline then responded that she agreed with Big Brother\u2019s judgement, and conceded that she\u2019d said \u201ca horrible thing\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Caroline receiving her formal warning from Big Brother\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"630\" height=\"347\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1facd65f73939bea2425f9f734adf0cb.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Caroline receiving her formal warning from Big Brother ITV<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI don\u2019t know where it came from. I can\u2019t excuse myself. If I had an excuse I\u2019d say but I don\u2019t have one,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m sorry to everyone out there and I\u2019m sorry to everyone in here. I will make sure I apologise profusely to everyone because I can see the disappointment in everyone\u2019s eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She lamented: \u201cI was having such a lovely time, more than lovely. I\u2019ve gone and ruined everything. I can\u2019t see a way back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Prior to the outburst that led to her formal warning, Caroline had asked Zelah during the same game of spin the bottle: \u201cIf you had a cock, what would you do with it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier in the season, <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/10\/01\/big-brother-viewers-genuinely-shocked-beloved-contestant-reveals-friendship-nigel-farage-24316608\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Caroline had already raised eyebrows among viewers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Caroline had already raised eyebrows among viewers<\/a> when she disclosed that she considers Reform leader Nigel Farage a personal friend, claiming that he \u201cwants to make England good again\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Big Brother airs nightly on ITV2 at 9pm.<\/p>\n<p>Help and support:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mermaidsuk.org.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mermaids;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mermaids<\/a>\u00a0offers information, support, friendship and shared experiences for young people with gender identity issues | 0208 1234819<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtyouth.org.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:LGBT Youth Scotland;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">LGBT Youth Scotland<\/a>\u00a0is the largest youth and community-based organisation for LGBT people in Scotland. 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