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Jim Davidson and Linda Nolan have been at loggerheads since they first stepped into the Celebrity Big Brother house and now the reason behind their deep-seated animosity has emerged - Jim allegedly threatened to beat up Linda’s late husband in 1995 after he was caught on camera stealing from Frank Carson’s dressing room. Carson being Davidson’s late best friend.

An insider revealed: ‘Jim blew his top when Linda’s husband was caught. He was playing up the road and he came down and went ballistic. He got right up to him and wanted to beat him up. He was yelling, “No one steals from my mates”.

‘Linda and others got the two apart then Linda had him thrown out. Jim was not happy as he was used to going where he pleased in Blackpool. I don’t think he’s ever got over it.’

Jim got the nation guessing when he alluded to an incident in Frank Carson’s dressing room on Thursday night’s show, much to Linda’s upset and disgust.

It then materialised that Linda’s late husband Brian Hudson, who died of liver failure in 2008, pleaded guilty to stealing £20 from Carson’s wallet in his dressing room at a Blackpool nightclub back in the day.

However, even now Linda is insistent that Brian was no thief and only confessed to the crime because of the damage the ongoing furore was having on their family.

Speaking to Lee Ryan on last night’s show, she said: ‘Money went missing and my Brian was accused. He went to court for it and he pleaded guilty.’

Another source added to The Sun: ‘Money was going missing every night from Frank’s wallet in his dressing room.

‘Secret cameras were installed and they caught Linda’s husband red-handed. It was highly embarrassing for Linda. He never explained why he had done it.’

CBB continues tonight at 9.45pm on Channel 5. Lionel became the third housemate to get the boot on last night’s show.

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