Gay Celebrity Big Brother host Brian Dowling says he will treat rumored contestant Jim Davidson with 'respect', despite the pair coming to blows in the past.
British comedian Davidson, who is known for his anti-gay and racist jokes, is expected to go into the infamous house when the UK version of the show returns tomorrow (3 January).
The disgraced star was once booted off reality series Hell's Kitchen after launching into a homophobic tirade against fellow celebrity cook and current Big Brother presenter Dowling.
During the outburst, which received a flood of complaints from viewers, Davidson called Dowling a 'shirt lifter' and a 'fucking disgrace'.
But the Irish presenter says he will not use his appearance on Celebrity Big Brother as an excuse to get his own back.
'When you get paid to do a job you have to be professional,' Dowling said, reported Yahoo!
'I'm there as the host of the show. If Jim [Davidson] is there I will give him the same respect as I'd give any of the housemates.'
He added: 'We're not friends so I've got no personal interest.'
Davidson will be joined in the Big Brother house by gay X Factor finalist Rylan Clark.
The flamboyant 24-year-old from Essex was booted off the UK version of The X Factor in the quarter finals and won over the nation, if not the judges, with his over-the-top performances.
Clark is hotly tipped to win Celebrity Big Brother, which starts tomorrow on Channel 5.
Bisexual Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan is also rumored to enter the house.
British comedian and  presenter  was arrested yesterday as part of Operation Yewtree, the sex abuse investigation started following accusations against deceased entertainer . Police said the arrest of Davidson was not directly connected to the accusations against Savile.

Davidson has been released on bail until March. Henri Brandman, Davidson's solicitor, said the complaints against Davidson stem from two women who were adults when the abuse was alleged to have occurred.

Brandman said: "The complainants were then in their mid-20s. Jim vigorously denies the allegations. He answered police questions as fully as he was able after this passage of time. He has not been charged with any offence. Neither he nor I will be making any further comment."

As a result of the arrest, Davidson has pulled out of appearing in ''''. The host of the show, , stated before the arrest that if Davidson were to appear on the show, he would treat him with "the same respect as I'd give any of the housemates" despite Davidson previously calling the openly gay Dowling a "shirt lifter" and a "fucking disgrace" on an episode of ''''.


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