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BIG Brother is at the centre of a new bullying row with claims that political wannabe John Loughton was taunted during a task.


Critics claim producers deliberately set up the roly-poly, ginger Scot because he is an easy target.



And they said the show’s first celebrity hijacker Matt Lucas, 33, had crossed the line into bullying territory with a series of cruel pranks.



Ofcom received calls from viewers complaining of John’s treatment on Celebrity Hijack – hot on the heels of last year’s race row involving Jade Goody, 26, and Shilpa Shetty, 32.



But the stunts appear to have backfired after unfancied John became to bookies’ favourite for the £50,000 prize after completing his task.



During the show opener on Thursday, Lucas made John, 21, wear an earpiece under a tartan hat so he could whisper a string of secret commands to him while other housemates entered the house.



They included making him fondle boxer Anthony Agogo, 19, and walk round uttering the word “cake”.



He was also ordered to go up to fashionista Jay Wilson, 19 and demand to try on his clothes and ask if he had a “stuck-on” beard. After his task was unmasked, John said: “I’m not an absolute Scottish numpty and that’s not my hat.”



But fans flooded internet chatrooms to vent their anger. One said: “I can’t watch this bullying of poor John any more.”



Another said: “It was getting to the edge of unwatchable.”



Simon Cheetham, of Red and Proud, a UK website for redheads, blasted: “It’s just lazy of Big Brother.”



John’s odds have been slashed from 10-1 to 5-2 favourite by William Hill. Singer-songwriter Nathan Fagan-Gayle, 21, is second at 7-1.

By daily star

Well the star seem to have something agenst big brother for some reason.
And if it was not for the race row last year they wouldnt bring it up.
They make storys like this becuse they know pepole will buy there paper to red.
A load of rubbish. In bb5 emma gave victor a cold shower, they didnt say then it was about race becuse a race row didnt kick off but if that happened in bb9 they would say it raceist becuse of the race row.
i wish pepole would get over it the star THE STAR IS MAKING IT UP!