Jim Davidson for Big Brother house?

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Jim Davidson is set to appear in Celebrity Big Brother, according to reports, despite getting booted off Hell's Kitchen for offensive comments he made to Brian Dowling. Big Brother host Brian ended up in tears when he appeared on the cooking show with Jim in 2007 and the comedian was booted off by ITV following complaints from viewers. But an insider told The Sun he'd signed up for January's Channel 5 show, saying: "Jim often says what he thinks, even if his views are at odds with most people. "He got himself into a lot of trouble when he was on Hell's Kitchen with Brian but hopefully he will be on better behaviour with him this time. "It's true to say there is no love lost between the pair of them but Brian is a professional and this is part of his job." Brian will have to interview Jim as he enters and leaves the Big Brother house, which is also set to include ex-EastEnder Gillian Taylforth, the newspaper added, despite not having spoken since the incident.

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