Eviction cancelled after BB race storm

Big Brother has become embroiled in a second race row after a housemate was evicted for using a racially offensive word to a fellow contestant.

Tonight’s planned eviction has been cancelled after posh drama student Emily Parr, 19, was removed from the house after she called black contestant Charley Uchea a n***er.

Channel 4 bosses had to act quickly after being damaged by the last series of Celebrity Big Brother, when they were accused of not taking allegations of racist abuse seriously enough.

The race row earlier this year involving Jade Goody, Danielle Lloyd, Jo O’Meara and Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty sparked over 44,000 complaints.

But Channel 4 bosses faced criticism again for deciding to screen the word in last night’s highlights show – which it said was done to give context to the day’s events.

A brief warning that it contained “racially offensive language and strong language” was given before the show started and the word is to be bleeped over in streaming on E4 and in any repeats.

Emily, from Bristol, and receptionist Shabnam Paryani had been facing a public vote to decide who would become the first person to be evicted from the house.

Viewers who had already voted will be able to claim their money back and 10p from every 25p vote will go to charity.