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‘Is he ok?’ ask worried Celebrity Big Brother fans as Mickey Rourke’s ‘confusing’ behaviour sparks concern
CELEBRITY Big Brother fans have voiced concern over Mickey Rourke’s behaviour in the house, asking ‘Is he ok?’
Viewers of the ITV1 reality show took to social media to discuss the Hollywood legend, who they claimed appeared confused and ‘lost’ in the nation’s most famous house.
It came as Mickey was the first celebrity invited into Big Brother’s Prize Room, where he seemed to struggle to understand the instructions.
As Big Brother chatted to him, he fiddled with the prizes in the room and looked unsure of what was happening.
When Big Brother asked Mickey how he was feeling, he said: “50/50, you?”
He later confessed to being “only a little confused” over the choices Big Brother offered him in the game, and struggled to remember his housemates’ names.
At one point he referred to Brit Chris Hughes as being from Australia, and struggled to grasp that the prize he was awarding Chris was a takeaway food delivery, rather than the scooter the prize card was resting on.
The star was then tasked with choosing between three power prizes: Immunity, which would grant himself immunity in the next eviction, The Guardian Angel power, which allowed him to select a housemate to receive immunity, or The Killer Nomination, which would give him the chance to put one housemate up for the vote.
Mickey chose the Guardian Angel power, but many watching at home expressed fears that he was struggling.
“It’s so uncomfortable to watch mickey because he genuinely doesn’t have a clue what’s going on and not even in a funny way,” one viewer wrote on X.
“Mickey is so confused constantly is he ok to be left alone?” added another.
“Poor Mikey he seems so lost.” weighed in a third.
“He has no idea what he’s doing does he,” agreed a fourth.
“Is Mickey even aware of where he is and what he’s doing?” chipped in a fifth.
Later in the episode, a chat between Mickey and Trisha saw him admit being in the house was hard for him.
He said: This is not easy here for me. I decided to isolate and live alone and not have any relationships about six years ago. So, a lot of good stuff is coming to me from just being alone.”
At another point, Mickey sat alone on the sofa before passing out asleep.
It comes as Mickey sparked a backlash last night during the launch show for ‘grabbing’ host AJ Odudu as he walked into the house.
He told her she was wearing a “nice outfit” and looked her up and down.
He then grabbed her for a twirl, causing her to bump into him.
Many viewers were not impressed.
Writing on social media, one said: “Can we all agree we’re voting Mickey out this week.”
Another viewer also predicted the American’s early exit, writing: “Mickey Rourke will be out of the house first, mark my words.”
Donald Trump to spark all-out trade war by pummelling rival China with 104 per cent tariff
PRESIDENT Trump will today pummel China with a 104 per cent tariff — sparking an all-out trade war with the US’s rival economic superpower.
The confirmation of the extra levy led to Wall Street giving up the gains it had made on another tumultuous day for shellshocked traders.
Stock markets, including London’s FTSE 100, had started to recover in the hope a deal could be reached to ease some of Trump’s tariffs.
But in a briefing last night, his press secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted China would be hit by an extra 50 per cent tariff from today, taking the total to 104 per cent.
She said: “Countries like China who have chosen to retaliate and try to double down on their mistreatment of American workers are making a mistake.
“President Trump has a spine of steel that he will not break and America will not break under his leadership.”
China, under leader Xi Jinping, is now expected to retaliate — with its rulers vowing to “fight to the end”.
Beijing branded the White House’s midnight ultimatum “a mistake on top of a mistake, once again exposing the American side’s blackmailing nature.”
Retaliatory measures reportedly being drawn up include a ban on US films being shown in China, a market worth £438million last year.
It could see upcoming movies such as Jurassic World: Rebirth and Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning miss out on the Beijing box office.
The economic row between the two countries escalated into a diplomatic spat after China hit back at Vice President JD Vance for referring to “Chinese peasants”.
Beijing’s foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian branded Mr Vance “ignorant and impolite” for saying: “We borrow money from Chinese peasants to buy the things those Chinese peasants manufacture.”
The US President insisted China “wants to make a deal, badly but they don’t know how to get it started. We are waiting for their call. It will happen!”
Global markets had started the day mounting an astonishing early comeback after £8.6trillion had been wiped off the world’s biggest companies.
However, by the afternoon the biggest rally in three years had fizzled out as traders reacted to US companies’ cost of doing business with Asia doubling overnight.
Ex-Treasury Secretary Larry Summers warned the trade war with China meant the US was now “more likely than not” headed towards a recession which could put two million Americans out of work.
The Nasdaq had bounced by as much as four per cent, adding $2trillion back in value to the US stock market.
However, at the end of trading the S&P Index, Nasdaq and Dow had slumped again, wiping all the $2trillion gains back off US markets in a matter of hours.
One Wall Street trader had likened the early bounce to “a good day in a hospice”.
Traders said the wild swings in markets highlighted how volatile and chaotic the situation is and signalled that a confident recovery was still someway off.
PM 'won't knee-jerk'
By Jack Elsom
THE UK should not “jump in with both feet” to retaliate against Donald Trump’s trade tariffs, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
And the PM told a group of senior MPs that he was not open to “trading away” the NHS as part of an economic agreement with the US.
Sir Keir was also “very clear” that a digital tax on big tech firms should stay in place, despite pressure from America to bin it.
The PM told the MPs: “Obviously we have to keep our options on the table and do the preparatory work for retaliation if necessary.
“But I think that trying to negotiate an arrangement which mitigates the tariffs is better.”
There are now fears that the London stock market will face more turbulence today.
Asian markets had turned green yesterday morning. Traders felt encouraged by hopes that Japan, South Korea and Taiwan were negotiating with Trump, and the optimism spilled into Europe.
The FTSE 100 closed yesterday up by 2.71 per cent, or 208.45 to 7,910.53, as big banks such as Barclays bounced back.
Traders noted that the rebound was not enough to make up the 11 per cent plunge since Liberation Day which had wiped off £250billion from London listed companies.
Dan Coatsworth, investment analyst at AJ Bell, called it a “magic bounce-back day” that marked the end of a market bloodbath but there was already caution about how long it would last.
Trump has refused to water down his worldwide tariff blizzard despite warnings from top business execs.
Most nations will today be slapped with higher levies. The UK, already hit with a ten per cent tariff, has been spared additional charges.
Musk's 'moron' blast at adviser
By Noa Hoffman
ELON Musk launched a blistering attack on White House trade adviser Peter Navarro yesterday, branding him a “moron” and “Peter Retardo”.
The billionaire Tesla boss also accused his fellow Donald Trump ally of spreading “demonstrably false” claims about his electric car empire.
It came after Mr Navarro, on Monday, told US network CNBC that Mr Musk “isn’t a car manufacturer — he’s a car assembler”.
He argued the tech mogul’s criticism of US tariffs stemmed from his reliance on supply chains in China and Japan.
But the Department of Government Efficiency chief hit back, saying: “Navarro is truly a moron. What he says here is demonstrably false.
“Tesla builds the most American-made cars. Navarro is dumber than a sack of bricks.”
The spat has exposed simmering tensions among the US President’s inner circle, as divisions grow over his hardline tariff policies.
But White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt shrugged off the name-calling last night, saying: “Boys will be boys.”
Prince Harry didn’t visit King Charles despite pair being miles apart as he travels to UK for court whinge over security
MOANING Prince Harry did not meet his dad after jetting in to complain about his UK security — even though the King was just miles away.
Harry arrived at Heathrow on Sunday while Charles was in London for rescheduled cancer treatment ahead of an official trip to Italy.
It is not known if the Prince requested a meeting, but it is believed the pair have now not seen each other in person for 14 months.
As Charles, 76, took on four long engagements in Rome in eight hours — Harry was in the High Court to whinge about his 24-hour armed guards being removed since he is no longer a working royal.
It has previously been reported that Charles is “frustrated” at Harry’s long-running legal fight and worries his son wants to lobby him in the “mistaken belief that the King has control over his security”.
Meanwhile the King and Queen Camilla enjoyed a ceremonial welcome in Rome, including a joint display by the Red Arrows and Italian counterparts Frecce Tricolori.
They also walked up 44 steps to place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The couple were greeted with rousing cheers at the Colosseum and hosted a reception.
Today they celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary in the city with a string of further engagements.
Buckingham Palace declined to comment.
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Arsenal 3 Real Madrid 0: Sensational Rice scores first TWO free-kicks of his career as Gunners have one foot in semis
DECLAN RICE had played in more than 400 matches as a professional footballer and never scored a direct free-kick.
In fact, Arsenal’s £105million man has barely ever taken aim at goal with a dead ball in almost two seasons at the Emirates.
So how about this then? In a Champions League quarter-final against the reigning, and 15-time kings of Europe, Rice decided to score two of them inside a dozen minutes.
And both from 25 yards. Both mugging off Thibaut Courtois, one of the finest keepers in the world.
As the Emirates erupted in an ecstatic bedlam – bodies everywhere like some kind of an orgy – Arsenal’s non centre-forward Mikel Merino lashed home a third and Mikel Arteta’s men had secured a commanding lead to take into the Bernabeu next Wednesday night.
Real Madrid are never knowingly beaten before a tie is over but the Gunners are in touching distance of a first Champions League semi-final in 16 years.
And they have already beaten both of their potential last-four opponents, Paris St Germain or Aston Villa, this season.
What a night this was. The best the Emirates has ever known in its 19-year history – better even than the night when Jack Wilshere once skewered Lionel Messi’s Barcelona.
Real, with the starriest cast list on planet football, were utterly shell-shocked – blown away by three goals in 17 second-half minutes.
And Rice was simply magnificent. He ought never be employed as a passive holding midfielder again, as he has often done for England.
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He very nearly had four goals in this match – a header thwarted by a brilliant Courtois save and a fierce shot cleared off the line by his England midfield partner Jude Bellingham, who was a spectator for large parts of this feverish evening.
Arteta’s mission was simple – to defeat the most famous club on the planet without a recognised striker and without a first-choice centre-half.
Real had no such issues. Four players, including Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr, who had been threatened with a ban for shaking their wotsits at Atletico Madrid fans after the last round all avoided serious punishment to the surprise of precisely no one.
Luka Modric at 39, old enough to have played in the classic 4-4 North London Derby here 17 years ago – was fossilising, looking a weak link for the visitors.
The former Ballon d’Or winner tripped Bukayo Saka on the edge of the box early on, then was the beneficiary of some generous refereeing from the Bosnian Irfan Peljto, who looked in awe of Arsenal’s visitors and gave them plenty.
Real, shoddy on the domestic front of late, were not looking themselves at all – Antonio Rudiger’s attempted clearance cannoning off Eduardo Camavinga and almost costing an own goal.
After Myles Lewis-Skelly drifted into central midfield and kippered Modric, Thomas Partey had a shot pushed out by Thibaut Courtois.
Vinicius pinged one wide after the referee failed to give Arsenal an obvious free-kick, the Emirates howling with rage.
It took half an hour before Real decided to join in. Bellingham moonwalked around Jurrien Timber and slipped a pass to Mbappe whose shot was smothered by David Raya.
Mbappe was beginning to get footloose but it was more meme content than genuine goal threat.
Saka fired a couple of low centres across the face of goal but, as we thought we knew, there was no centre-forward.
Shortly before the break, Courtois had to earn his corn. Rice’s downward header was pushed out instinctively before Gabriel Martinelli’s follow-up shot was blocked by the towering Belgian keeper.
Arsenal went into the interval heartened yet there was still anxiety around the place. With Real, you never know when the ignition switch will flick.
Early in the second half, Ancelotti started performing keepy-uppies in his technical area. The old dude won this thing twice as a player, not just five times as a manager, in case anyone had forgotten.
But then the party started. Saka dribbled infield and was upended by David Alaba and for once Peljto gave Arsenal a free-kick to the ironic cheers of the home crowd.
There was a lengthy confab between four Arsenal players before Rice was given the honours, ahead of Saka or Martin Odegaard.
Rice sized it up, wrapped a foot around the ball and curled it with power around the wall and past a flailing Courtois. Wallop.
There was a minor earthquake in the stands and Arteta’s men scented blood.
Now every Arsenal challenge, every pass, was cheered.
Soon, Lewis-Skelly released Martinelli, whose shot was pushed out brilliantly by Courtois, who then defied the false nine Merino.
From the following corner, Bellingham cleared off the line from a fierce Rice drive.
The £105million man had the devil in him. And then Saka was fouled again, 25 yards out, as if Real hadn’t learned their lesson.
This time Rice went for height and dip, with the same result – Courtois is 6ft 7in, he dived full stretch and didn’t get remotely near it.
Soon, it became ridiculous. Lewis-Skelly, full of it, cut inside from the left and fed Merino who whipped a first-time effort past Courtois.
It was the Spaniard’s sixth goal since taking over his makeshift striker duties.
Arteta’s men were pedal-to-the-metal. Real Madrid – the actual Real Madrid – were roadkill.
Republic of Ireland edge past Greece to stay in Nations League hunt as Carla Ward’s side survive late scare in Tallaght
IT was not sure-footed but Ireland avoided a slip on Greece.
Amber Barrett’s first half penalty and Anna Patten’s second half header earned the Girls in Green a win against a Greek outfit that have lost all four Nations League games.
In the grand scheme of things, it was a crucial win for Carla Ward’s side as it keeps them in the hunt with Slovenia for Nations League promotion, or at least a promotion play-off.
But a win by the fine margin against a side that Ireland beat 4-0 last Friday was one where there was as much that was bad as their was that was good.
Even the opening goal on nine minutes had some fortunate – as television replays suggested ti was never a penalty.
There was no doubting that Leanne Kiernan was fouled by Athanasia Moraitou by the corner of the area after she cut in from the right and past Maria Palama.
But it was where she was fouled that was the doubt as it looked outside the area.
It was the type of decision that many Ireland teams have seen given against them, and bemoaned how the big sides get the borderline calls.
But Ireland took full advantage as Barrett drilled home the penalty for his ninth international goal.
The second goal on 50 minutes that assistant manager Alan Mahon can take pride in.
He was on the touchline directing traffic for set-pieces, and Patten’s goal was a well-worked routine.
Megan Campbell was the creator with an inswinging corner from the left that was flat and hard to defend for all the Greek defenders as Patten ran in to glance home at the near post.
But other than that there was also little to excite the announced attendance of 5,879 that were often very quiet.
Occasionally, some channelled their inner Oliver Twist by chanting ‘We want more’, as Ireland produced more gruel than gourmet.
Greece goalkeeper Zoi Nasi was beaten twice but was forced into a save on just one other occasion over the 90 minutes; a routine stop from a long range shot from Barrett.
The trouble with that is it meant a poor Greece team that were thumped 4-0 in the second half on Friday were always in the game.
They offered little in attack until Veatriki Sarri found space to beat Courtney Brosnan with a crisp shot from 20 yards with 18 minutes remaining.
And there were nervous moments after that as Ioanna Papatheodorou drilled a shot wide from long range with Brosnan off her line and Ireland’s defence stretched.
Papatheodorou again went close with 12 minutes remaining after turning Jessie Stapleton inside and out.
Ward did not mess about and introduced Ruesha Littlejohn late on as well as bringing on an extra centre half in Caitlin Hayes to see the win out.
But there will be a lot to pick over before Ireland are back in action away to Turkey on May 30.
And that starts with – quite literally – the team sheet as Ireland were short on the bench because of a paperwork error.
UEFA rules state that a matchday squad must be registered by midnight the day before a game and Heather Payne was inadvertently left off that list.
In the build-up Ward highlighted her side is still a work in progress as they adapt to what she expects with as much work in the classroom as in the training pitch.
But someone will be getting detention today for that error, while Ward will know her team need to swot up on the pitch for the harder tests to come.
When Ireland’s moves worked, they were stylish but too often the play was slow and lethargic.
And, most worryingly, chances were squandered with goalkeeper Nasi rarely tested.
There were opportunities as Lucy Quinn put a ball onto the roof of the net after a lovely crossfield pass from Kiernan.
And player of Aoife Mannion headed wide from close range after a spot of head tennis off a corner before Tyler Toland dragged another effort wide.
Patten was close with another set-piece late on and Ward spun in frustration a few times as final balls lacked the required weight or direction.
Had Greece been more clinical than a wasteful Ireland, it could have been a big slip-up. But Ireland held their footing to get the win.
Ireland 2 (Barrett 9 pen, Patten 50)
Greece 1 (Sarri 72)
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Ireland: Brosnan 6; Mannion 7, Patten 7, Stapleton 6, Campbell 6; Toland 7 (Littlejohn 82, 6); Kiernan 6 (Murphy ht, 6), O’Sullivan 7, Sheva 6 (Hayes 89, 6), Quinn 5 (Larkin 82, 6); Barrett 7 (Noonan 73, 6)
Greece: Nasi 6; Peterna 6, Markou 6, Palama 5 (Chatzinikolaou 84, 6); Ntarzanou 5 (Gkouni 67, 6), Saich 6, Mouraitou 5 (Kakambouki ht, 6), Sarri 7, Mitkou 6; Spryidonidou 5 (Kongouli ht, 6), Papathedorou 7.
Referee: F Wildfeuer (Germany) 6.
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