The Big Brother studios are today crawling with Hertfordshire police after they received more than 30 complaints about racial abuse on the Celebrity Big Brother show. The police have recorded the bullying and abuse in the house as a racial incident.

In a statement police said: “Hertfordshire Constabulary is investigating allegations of racist behaviour in the Big Brother house and will be conducting enquiries, including a review of the tapes.

“We will continue to liaise with Ofcom and with Endemol, whom we have strongly encouraged to ensure that any form of behaviour that could raise similar concerns, does not occur.

“We will continue to closely monitor the situation over the next few days.

“Hertfordshire Constabulary will not tolerate racism in any form and is taking these allegations seriously.

“The constabulary has experience of investigating and resolving incidents in the Big Brother house in past seasons.”