Tuesday, September 11, AT 9pm on ITV1 AperitifMonday morning. After the previous night’s argument in the garden with Brian, Jim dressed in his normal clothes and he didn’t join the other celebrities in the kitchen.Marco explained to them: “Jim won’t be joining us this morning for the chat or the demonstration, my choice is to keep on pushing on.”Marco then asked Brian how he was.“It’s really tough for me because of what’s happening in the house. In the kitchen is fine, I’d probably rather sleep here! If you could give me a little area I can sleep in,” joked Brian.Meanwhile Jim was in the living quarters writing a letter for his fellow celebrities, before he collected his bags and then left.Before leaving Jim gave an interview. He said: “We are all owning up really that I don’t quite fit here. I’m a non PC fossil really. I say the odd thing that seems to upset people without me realising it and then when I get a reaction from someone I feel sort of put upon myself and I overreact."

“The other people on the show will get more out of this than I will.

“But before I actually got to say, that I was asked to leave, because of saying racist, homophobic, sexist, nasty things.

“To be truthful, this is a young person’s television. My day went out with the Generation Game and television has moved on from there.

“It’s the first time I’ve been surrounded with people who I would never ever mix with and so I have to sort those issues out or stay with my own kind - the fossils of the world.”

“I am sorry I offended them it wasn’t my intention to offend them. It wasn’t my intention to offend and I am wrong. I think I’ll just go back to being that politically incorrect fossil and if people don’t like that then they won’t come and see me and they won’t buy the DVDs. Let the people take the vote. Back to reality again.

“I enjoyed the kitchen I didn’t enjoy some of the company I was in and I was out of my depth. I wanted to do it because I wanted to be a cook, get paid, have a couple of days in England, I didn’t realise it would be like joining the SAS every day.”

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THE CELEBRITIES ARE ON SONG WITHOUT JD

As the remaining six celebrities prepared for the day ahead in the kitchen they were told that Jim had left.

Brian said: “I will be honest, because of Jim’s departure I’m relieved because I can go about my day without having always watch what I do and what I say.”

And Brian wasn’t the only one relieved the saga was over.

Adele joked: “At least I won’t get abused for burning the brioche!”

The mood in the kitchen changed significantly as the celebrities came to terms with being another man down.

A jubilant Brian said: “I am going to make the best tarts ever tonight, they’re going to be fluffy and bouncy!”

He then raised a glass as Adele sang: “Ding dong the witch is dead.”

The day continued with the celebrities singing and dancing together in the kitchen. Anneka described the atmosphere as “nice and light and pleasant,” whilst Barry broke in to a rendition of ‘Going to get along without you Now.”

Anneka and sous chef Matt then contributed with a burst of ‘Just the two of Us’.

Adele joined in the mood as she danced around her station with her rolling pin, and Brian picked up Abbey in his arms and said: “Someone open the oven door, I have a trotter that needs 20 minutes!”

Later Adele said in the confessional: “The atmosphere is wicked, we’re all singing songs, and it’s really quite cheery and chilled.”

Brian also reflected on the change in mood.

“It’s amazing what one person can do without being here. Everyone just feels more relaxed…and hopefully I can stop with the tears now.”

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JIM’S LETTER

When the celebrities retired to the living area for a break Adele found the letter Jim had left for them. She joined her five friends outside and read the letter aloud to them.

Adele read: “Hi you lot, if you’re reading this your lives have just improved – I’ve gone.

“Sorry I seem to p**s certain of you/most of you off, but what you have to realise is, is everybody has an opinion that means something to them. Even old c***s like me.

“Brian I didn’t mean to upset you and I never referred to you as a shirt lifter and you know that, and I certainly didn’t intend to bully you. Quite the reverse, I tried to be pally but in your mind you thought me intimidating and a bully, in my mind I was being friendly but then I see our minds are so much different.

“Girls what can I say? Nothing.

“Anneka, good luck and keep cool.

“Barry I’ll never forget that walk and as for issues you’re right but they (you) usually are, champ. But my issues are formed from opinions, we can’t all be issue free.

“Paul, next time I see you I’ll have the sole!!

“Marco, sorry to screw up, c’est la vie, thanks for the burns, see you around boss and thank the team.

“PS – Brian G.A.Y means Good as You and you’re as good as any.”

The celebrities were left unimpressed by Jim’s words. Abbey said in the confessional: “Jim is a very very clever man and it seems to me he had a bit of time to think about what he’d said."

“It was a load of nonsense that letter basically,” said Abbey. She also said Jim had “made an absolute fool of himself”.

Barry was a little more forgiving towards Jim’s words.

“Call me naïve if you want but I like to think he was sad about going and it was a way of apologising.”

After Adele had finished reading the letter aloud, Brian took it in his hands and re-read it. He then folded it in half and ripped it. He said: “I’ll be in charge of that,” before they all headed back inside.

In the confessional Brian said: “A more respectful person would have asked to speak to me, I spoke to him twice when I had issues – he writes letters.”

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LOOSE WOMEN ARE LOOSE LIPPED OVER MARCO

It was more of a case of ‘Swoon Women’ rather than Loose Women when the straight talking TV presenters dined in Hell’s Kitchen.

Jane McDonald, Carol McGiffin and Jackie Brambles were rather enamoured with both the food and chef Marco Pierre White.

As they sat down fellow diner Christopher Biggins came over to their table and said: “Jane, Marco really wants to meet you!” The girls all laughed.

Jane said to the camera: “That was Christopher Biggins and he said Marco really wants to meet me and I was nearly up off my seat. There’s just something about him it’s quite deep and mysterious.”

After enjoying a three course meal Jane described it as “The best meal ever. We actually go out on a Monday, every Monday, it’s called the Monday Club and we are amazed at how good this is.”

Carol added: “We can’t speak we’re orgasmic.”

Jane corrected her:” We’re organic”

Carol: “Sorry we’re organic.”

Jackie said: “The quality of the food has not disappointed us tonight.”

Jane: “To be quite honest we didn’t expect it because we’ve been here a couple of years running but this is by far in a different league.”

Later on in the evening the girls’ attentions turned to Marco.

Carol said: “The meals were great. We would like to meet him.”

Jackie said: “We are the Loose Women I do think we need to meet the rebel chef in person. Get him over here we want to meet him, we want to meet him and thank him for an amazing night.”

Jane said: He’s the boss man. We’re just the guests in his domain tonight so although we are very loose we are very much ladies. I have to say we have to go and see him personally.”

But Carol told them: “Marco doesn’t give a sh*t. He’s just in the kitchen cooking up a storm and he’s doing a f**king brilliant job and we are just out here like ITV pawns going ‘we fancy Marco come out here.’ No. We have had great food.”

Jane then suggested the girls should go up to the pass.

Carol insisted: ”I’m not going up there he has to come here. Mohammed has to come to the mountain.”

Later when she went to talk to Christopher Biggins on another table, Jane’s wishes came true when Marco joined them.

When a fellow diner shouted to Jane: “You don’t waste any time!”

She said: “Darling I’m too old to waste time!”

She added: “My girls over there are just going to hate me for this.”

Marco, however, seemed more interested in signing his bandanna for Christopher Biggins as a souvenir of his night dining at Hell.