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Ellis Hillon has finally apologised four days after being removed from the Big Brother house for racist tweets.

The 20-year-old fast food worker told she was ‘heartbroken’ that the deleted posts from her teenage years led to her dismissal from the Channel 5 show after just 19 hours in house, going onto insist she is no way a racist. 

Ellis was removed from the Elstree house on Saturday after bosses investigated expletive-ridden tweets from a deleted account containing vile comments about the September 11 terrorist attacks.

She said: ‘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. 

‘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.’

Ellis went onto insist that she was not a racist despite her vile comments, pleading with viewers for forgiveness.

She added: ‘If I had been given the chance I would have shown everyone that I’m not racist,’ she said. ‘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 ask me bet.’

Despite the shocking circumstances surrounding her removal, fans were divided by Ellis’ exit after it aired on Sunday night, with many questioning how she could have been axed outright when other housemates have received a formal warning. 

Her exit came as it was also reported bythat Ellis could lose her job at McDonalds following the scandal, as an investigation is being carried out by company bosses. 

A representative for the fast food company said: ‘We do not comment on individual employees but can confirm we are looking into these alleged social media posts.’

Fans actually got to see Ellis’ exit when she was called to the Diary Room on Saturday, with Big Brother proceeding to show her some of the tweets asking if she had wrote them.

She responded: ‘Yea, but, yea. Years ago, but yea. I know. F***s sake.’

After Big Brother said that she would be removed, Ellis was asked if there was anything she wanted to say, and she responded: ‘No, apart from I’m sorry. I don’t want to see anyone, I just want to go home.’

The shamed star was removed from the house after The Mirror reported that she was being investigated by bosses after tweets emerged from a deleted account.

The account showed the 19-year-old fast food worker making vile comments about the 9/11 tragedy, and using the n-word.

In a statement posted to the Channel 5 shows account, bosses said: ‘As a result of our investigation into offensive and unacceptable posts on social media, Ellis Hillon has been removed from the Big Brother House.’ 

Bit On The Side presenter Rylan Clark-Neal also took to Twitter to confirm the news, simply writing: ‘Ellis has been REMOVED from the Big Brother house.’

It was reported that tweets posted by Ellis in a now-deleted account saw the teen make various comments about the September 11 tragedy, with some coming in 2014 on the anniversary of the tragic event. 

One tweet – posted when Ellis was 15 – read: ‘Oh f*** aye its 9/11!! RIP to everyone who died n f*** they smelly p**i terrorist bastards!!!’

Another tweet from January 24, 2015 read: ‘Real n****s #sbo.’ 

The account was reportedly deleted just hours after Ellis entered the house on Friday night, joining 13 other housemates on the show’s last even launch.

Representatives for Big Brother declined to comment when contacted by MailOnline.  

Ellis’ sister, took over the running of her new Twitter account while she was in the house, has denied the claims, tweeting: ‘There were no bad tweets!!! People just talk absolute rubbish and make fake things up.

‘There will be no negativity here and my sister will shine. Good night!!!!’

Shortly after tweeting she liked a comment from a fan who said: ‘Wasn’t she 15 when she tweeted that?’ 

After the tweets resurfaced, a spokesman for Channel 5 told the Mirror: ‘We are currently investigating the authenticity of a number of historic social media posts.’

Since her departure even more controversial posts have resurfaced reported to be from Ellis’ Facebook account.

According, the petite brunette posted several memes including one in April which stated ‘f*** the Pope and the IRA.’

Another post from the same month also allegedly showed Ellis pledging her support for Ulster paramilitary Michael Stone, who was responsible for a 1988 attack on an army funeral in West Belfast, which killed three people and injured 60. 

Next to a picture of Stone a post read: ‘Hands up if your (sic) going to be sectarian today.’

And reportedly Ellis’ YouTube Channel also contained a playlist of ‘Loyalist’ videos.

On her way into the house Ellis nearly suffered a nasty wardrobe malfunction, as she sported a tiny checked mini dress.  

Ahead of her Big Brother debut Ellis said: ‘People always say Ellie you’re unintentionally funny, I would literally walk through ASDA and do a s**t drop.

‘I’ll probably annoy some people to be fair, but it’s gonna be good telly isn’t it. Could you get Irn Bru in the BB house?’ 

This isn’t the first time producers have removed contestants from the Big Brother house – civilian and celebrity – for their use of homophobic or racist language.  

In 2015, Tila Tequila was kicked out of CBB mere hours after arriving, when pictures emerged of her dressed as a Nazi concentration camp guard.

‘Human Ken Doll’ Rodrigo Alves was also removed by producers in the most recent celebrity series last month, after he received a final warning for using the n-word twice on his first night.  

It was then reported that the Brazilian plastic surgery fan was removed for ‘inappropriate behaviour,’ though the star insisted he left of his own accord. 

And long-standing Big Brother fans may remember the first such incident came in 2007, when civilian housemate Emily Parr was removed for using the n-word while talking to housemate Charley Uchea while they were chatting in the garden hours before, as she said: ‘Are you pushing it out, [N-word]?’ 

The moment left both Charley and fellow housemate Nicky Maxwell stunned, and though Emily insisted it was joke she was called to the Diary Room hours later to be removed from the house.