Big Brother host AJ Odudu praised for dressing down 2024 contestant over offensive comment
‘Let’s not let you elaborate,’ Odudu said as runner-up tried to excuse his comment
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Your support makes all the difference.Big Brother host AJ Odudu has been praised for”finally” holding a Big Brother contestant accountable for an offensive comment.
On Friday (15 November), series two of ITV’s reality show reboot aired its live final, with Ali Bromley being announced as the next winner after Jordan Sangha in 2023.
Finishing in second place was Marcello Dentamaro, who regularly clashed with Ali throughout his time in the house due to sexist comments that he passed off as a joke
In the early stages of the series, Marcello upset his friend Sarah Griffiths after he noted she was a vegan and said that her “pH levels were probably off”.
Marcello grew frustrated with Sarah after she took offence, claiming it was meant in a light-hearted manner, but the pair ultimately made up.
However, after leaving the house to a mix of boos and cheers, the runner-up was dressed down by hosts Odudu and Will Best, with the former saying: “You have had a mixed reaction from viewers over some of the comments. For example, you told Sarah that her pH levels were off. Can you see why some viewers had a problem with that?”
Marcello replied: “Yeah but, at the end of the day, I’ve had a few bad experiences to be honest, so I didn’t mean it personally.” When Best replied: “What do you mean by that?”, Odudu interjected: “Let’s not let you elaborate because I’m just gonna tell you, as a woman, that that is an offensive thing to say.”
Marcello told Odudu: “I didn’t know that. It was a boy banter thing I probably should have kept to the friendship group, but it wasn’t personal and Sarah knows how much I love her and she knows I was joking.”
Odudu said in response: “Of course. It may be boys banter but it’s not OK and those were some of the comments that could rub people up the wrong way.”
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Throughout the series, viewers grew frustrated with Odudu and Best’s failure to criticise Marcello on aftershow Late & Live, but have now commended Odudu for holding him accountable in his eviction interview.
“Didn’t have AJ holding Marcello accountable for his comment to Sarah on my bingo card,” one viewer wrote, with another stating: “Finally AJ clocking Marcello for making offensive comments!!! This man is shrivelling.”
An additional viewer commended Odudu for “calling out” Marcello for “how he speaks to women”.
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