Ken Morley has been removed from the Celebrity Big Brother house after using offensive language following his formal warning.
Channel 5 has also confirmed that Tuesday night's (January 13) eviction has been cancelled and that the lines are now closed.
Celebrity Big Brother producers released the following statement: "Ken Morley has been removed from the Celebrity Big Brother house for using unacceptable and offensive language following his formal warning. Tuesday's eviction is now cancelled and lines are now closed.
"Anyone who has already voted will be able to apply for a full refund and details will be available on the Big Brother website within 24 hours."
Morley had been given a formal warning for using racially-insensitive language when he used a term to describe people of African descent.
Alexander O'Neal subsequently warned the ex-Coronation Street actor about using such language when talking to other people who might be offended.
Morley was called into the Diary Room by Big Brother, given a formal warning for his language and also chided for inappropriate comments made about female housemates.
The 71-year-old actor was told that if he used such offensive language again, Big Brother "may have no choice but to remove him" from the competition.
This was also in reference to his claims to only be going into the bathroom that morning so he could look at "young ladies' bottoms" and later branding Cami Li's outfit as "half Peruvian, half slut".
Housemates including Patsy Kensit and Michelle Visage had also expressed concerns about Morley's "inappropriate" language and attitude.
Celebrity Big Brother continues tonight (January 12) at 9pm on Channel 5.
