Winston McKenzie claims he was “set up” by CCB producers

Last week we reported Celebrity Big Brother’s Winston McKenzie had stirred up all kinds of scandal by refusing to share a bed with any other male housemates while under the curious eyes of the nation.

Among comments he made during his time on the program, the 62-year-old former UKIP spokesperson told fellow housemates it would be “against his principles” and that he’d rather “sleep on the floor or a bench”.

It followed an earlier statement in a prerecorded VT package where McKenzie explained he would “cope with a homosexual in the [CBB] house”, but he would “have to stand with my back to a brick wall”.

But in the wake of his January 8 CBB eviction, McKenzie has now told Daily Star Sunday he denied ever making a “grotesque homophobic joke” – despite it airing on television – and claims he was set up by producers to be kicked off the long-running Channel 5 reality show right from the very beginning.

“I was targeted from the start, it was a case of ‘Get Winston Out’. I honestly believe I was a threat. It brought me back to being in UKIP,” he said.

McKenzie added that his past comments comparing gay adoption to child abuse were also brought up on the program as a deliberate “set up”. “They [producers] could have waited with that. They know that these issues are very emotive,” he said.

“But I had three, four days in the house, I got the exposure I needed, and I would recommend the whole thing to everybody.”

Despite being booed by the crowd as he exited the CBB house, McKenzie said he still felt like he would make for a good candidate for London mayor, reports Daily Star Sunday.

“I will stand for the office for mayor of London with the English Democrats and will campaign for an English parliament. I’ll definitely do that. I won’t be dissuaded by what people think about me, because I know there’s a lot of people who support me,” he said.

“I won’t base my campaign on gay issues, I’m not stupid enough to fall into that kind of trap. These people have fought long and hard for their rights, and long may they continue to do so.”