Mickey Rourke reveals real name after sparking fury on Celebrity Big Brother
Mickey Rourke has revealed what his real name is on Celebrity Big Brother following his controversial comments.
The Hollywood star has joined the likes of Chris Hughes, Jack P Shepherd and Trisha Goddard in what has been branded the ‘best’ line-up ever.
However, fans have slammed the 72-year-old for his homophobic comments towards fellow housemate Jojo Siwa.
His actions towards host AJ Odudu during Monday’s launch night were also labelled ‘vile’ and ‘creepy’.
But viewers are getting plenty more of Mickey on our screens it seems, and now, after talk show legend Trisha greeted him in the morning, putting on an Irish accent, the actor’s real identity was revealed.
Singer Chesney Hawkes remarked: ‘I guess you must have Irish roots, with a name like Rourke. Is that your actual name by the way?’
‘No my real name is Philip Andre,’ the Hollywood actor replied.
When asked where his stage name came from, he coyly replied: ‘That’s a long story.’
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What did Mickey Rourke say to JoJo Siwa on Celebrity Big Brother?
On Celebrity Big Brother 2025, Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke sparked uproar with homophobic comments that he made towards internet sensation JoJo Siwa.
Speaking in the House, Rourke, 72, asked Siwa, 21: ‘So do you like girls or boys?’
‘Me? Girls,’ Siwa answered, to which Rourke responded: ‘I know, I could tell.’
After the dancer shared that her partner is non-binary, the housemates who were in the garden started to talk about the eviction due to take place that week on Friday night.
‘If I stay longer than four days, you won’t be gay anymore,’ Rourke remarked, as Siwa said back to him: ‘I can guarantee I will still be gay and I will still be in a very happy relationship.’
‘I’ll tie you up,’ The Wrestler actor replied.
‘I can promise you that won’t happen,’ Siwa stated. ‘I dare you to try, you’ll be the one tied up.’
Rourke then spoke to some other housemates, asking about the process of voting out other contestants on Celebrity Big Brother.
‘I’m going to vote the lesbian out real quick,’ he said, as Siwa – who was lying on a sun lounger – turned her head towards him and declared: ‘That’s homophobic.’
‘Eh?’ Rourke asked, as Siwa continued: ‘That’s homophobic if that was your reasoning.’
After the actor repeated that he was going to ‘vote the lesbian out’, he then exclaimed: ‘I need a fag’ in reference to wanting a cigarette.
However, he then gestured towards Siwa and quipped: ‘Not talking to you,’ seemingly referencing the f word that’s used as an anti-gay slur.
Love Island star Chris Hughes, who was sitting next to Rourke, told him: ‘You can’t say that Mickey,’ while Siwa kept her composure and said: ‘One breath at a time troops, one breath at a time.’
After Hughes repeated his warning to Rourke, the actor insisted that he had been talking about a cigarette before walking off on his own.
The reality TV star went over to check on Siwa, consoling her as she cried in his arms over the upset. At the same time, Rourke was called to the Diary Room, where he received a formal warning for his remarks.
Later on inside the lounge, Rourke went over to Siwa as he told her: ‘I want to apologise,’ telling her that he has a ‘bad habit of having a short fuse’.
‘I don’t mean nothing by it. Ok sorry,’ he said as he shook her hand, while she told him that she appreciated his apology.
Rourke’s homophobic comments towards Siwa happened a day after he was criticised for touching presenter AJ Odudu ‘inappropriately’ on stage.
The long story he is referring to includes his abusive childhood before he became a movie star.
Born Phillip Andre Rourke Jr, he was named after his father who gave him the nickname Mickey due to him being a fan of the baseball player Mickey Mantle, The Sun reports.
But, after his father left his family home at an early age, Mickey’s step-father abused him, which led him to pick up boxing to get ‘hard’.
He then also used the nickname his father gave him instead of his real name.
This comes after fans’ minds were ‘blown’ after discovering Patsy Palmer’s real name as well.
Living in close quarters, the housemates have been getting to know one another since the ITV show launched on Monday.
On last night’s Celebrity Big Brother episode, The Sandman actress Donna Preston was somewhat star-struck to be talking to soap legend Patsy, referring to her as her former EastEnders character Bianca Jackson.
‘It’s crazy that I’m talking to you, Bianca. Patsy Palmer, obviously. Great name. Really great name.’ the 38-year-old admitted.
But then Patsy dropped a bombshell: ‘My name’s not really Patsy Palmer, though. It’s Julie.’
In utter shock, Donna swore in response.
Celebrity Big Brother fans had a similar reaction to Donna’s on Instagram, with @Vickyfilthysentiments exclaiming: ‘There is no way anyone can start calling her Julie after all this time 😂👏 love it though. Mind boggle.’
@thatsabsolutelyanthony commented: ‘I thought this was a bit but Julie is actually her name.’
Echoing their sentiment, @dannmward shared: ‘Donna’s reaction spoke for us all.’
@kerryriches23 added: ‘Omg really?? This is amazing 👏🏻 and this is why we love @bbuk.’
Celebrity Big Brother continues tonight at 9pm on ITV1.
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