ITV Big Brother fans demand Paul is axed over 'disgusting transphobic slur' about Hallie

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Big Brother fans have called for Paul Blackburn to be booted out from the house following comments he allegedly made during Sunday's 24-hour live stream.The 23-year-old cheeky chap from Liverpool has been accused by some viewers of making a transphobic slur about trans contestant Hallie Clarke during a new Halloween challenge to air to viewers on Monday night.

Hallie was the latest to be evicted from the show.The house has been kitted out with spooky decorations to mark the annual event around the living areas and garden - one of which was mocked up with oranges symbolising breasts and an attachment seemingly added to resemble a penis.Twitter users claimed Paul was overheard calling the skeleton Hallie, following his co-star's exit from the show on Friday night's live eviction.

Hallie had been the youngest contestant on this year's series at only 18 years old and candidly opened up on her journey as a trans female.Fans soon flooded messages directed at broadcasting regulator Ofcom calling for the security guard to be axed from the show for his alleged comments according to reports in the MailOnline.A fan account for the show wrote on Sunday: "Completely flew again tonight.

Well that was an interesting live stream..."Paul showcasing how transphobic he really is with the skeleton in the garden. I'm so mad about that, still hoping that I heard that wrong but if that is true then big brother should intervene #bbukD!" Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. Attempting to clarify, a viewer asked: "Could you enlighten me please i saw them positioning the skeleton in the house but didn't hear what they said?"As the user replied: "They named this skeleton