British comedian, Jim Davidson has left ITV’s Hell’s Kitchen reality TV show, after a row with fellow contestant Brian Dowling.

Brian and Jim rowed after Jim complained about a look he had been given by one of the diners in the restaurant. Jim commented:

“Why do shirt lifters pull that same face?” he said, prompting Dowling to call him the “most offensive person he had ever met”.

In a statement, Davidson admitted the pressure of the show “did make me play up to the worst of my perceived image”.

“People who know me know I am not homophobic,” he continued.

Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom said it had received 46 complaints over Davidson’s “bullying” of Dowling.