Big Brother contestant Ellis Hillon FINALLY apologises for racist tweets: ‘I am totally heartbroken’

Big Brother reject Ellis Hillon said she has been left “totally heartbroken” at being kicked off of the Channel 5 show over a string of racist tweets.

Hillon, 20, was removed from the house less than 24 hours after launch night after a series of offensive posts she had written containing vile comments about the September 11 terrorist attack surfaced.

The tweets on her account, which has since been deleted, allegedly referred to “smelly p*** terrorists” and “real n*****”.

The McDonald’s employee has broken her silence, insisting she is not a “racist” and that she is “ashamed” of the remarks she made as a teenager.

“I want to stress how sorry I am about any offence and upset that was caused due to what I have said on social media,” she said in a statement.

“I understand that I was totally in the wrong and I should never have said such horrible things. All the comments were from my teenage years and I am deeply ashamed of them. I didn’t stop to think how they could be so hurtful at the time.”

She begged for forgiveness and said she wishes she had been allowed to stay in the house to show viewers she is capable of living with people “from different backgrounds”.

She continued: “I am totally heartbroken at the fact that my dream of going on Big Brother has ended this way and I wasn't able to show people the ‘real me’.

“If I had been given the chance I would have shown everyone that I’m not racist. I was getting on very well and interacting with the other housemates from different backgrounds and I want people to know that I’m not a bad person. I hope people can forgive me.”

Hillon was summoned to the Diary Room on Saturday where she was asked to read a series of posts before being asked to confirm whether or not she had written them.

She replied: “Yeah, but, yeah. Years ago, but yeah. I know. F**** sake.”

A statement from show bosses read: “As a result of our investigation into offensive and unacceptable posts on social media, Ellis Hillon has been removed from the Big Brother House.”

McDonald’s is said to be conducting an investigation into the posts.

A statement from the fast food giant read: “We do not comment on individual employees but can confirm we are looking into these alleged social media posts.”