He is a successful vlogger who has recently secured his biggest career coup to date with his appearance on the latest series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!.
But Jack Maynard has come under fire after it was revealed he had repeatedly used the n-word and homophobic slurs in tweets posted between 2011-2013 – after which his representatives insisted he was ‘ashamed’.
The tweets, obtained by The Sun, show the 22-year-old star casually using the racist term ‘n*****’, as well as calling fellow social media users by the homophobic slur ‘f*****’ and ‘retarded’.
Shame: I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here star Jack Maynard has come under fire after it was revealed he had repeatedly used the n-word and homophobic slurs in tweets posted between 2011-2013, reports The Sun
The Sun alleges that Jack posted photos of people with facial deformities with comments such as ‘in his prime’ and ‘Ahahahaha! Sooo funny!’
Jack told MailOnline the reality star was apologetic and ashamed of his actions.
The statement read: ‘Jack is ashamed of what he said in these tweets, many of which were deleted a long time ago and were sent in response to a neighbour who was bullying him.
‘Jack was a lot younger when he posted them in 2012 but realises that age is no defence.
Apology: The tweets show the 22-year-old star casually using the racist term n*****, as well as calling fellow social media users by the homophobic slur f***** and ‘retarded’
‘Ashamed’: A spokeswoman for Jack told MailOnline the reality star was apologetic and ashamed of his actions, saying: ‘Jack is ashamed of what he said in these tweets, many of which were deleted a long time ago and were sent in response to a neighbour who was bullying him
‘He would never use that language now and realises that, as someone who was bullied himself, this kind of retaliatory, inflammatory, insulting language is completely unacceptable.’
An ITV spokeswoman told the website: ‘Jack has issued a full apology and has deleted the tweets that he sent.’
Boasting a whopping 1,195,687 subscribers, Jack is the first vlogger to enter the celebrity jungle.
Delete: An ITV spokeswoman told the website: ‘Jack has issued a full apology and has deleted the tweets that he sent’
I’m A Celebrity fans saw Jack and Georgia Toffolo take on the terrifying Walk the Plank task on the launch show – with the blonde shrieking with terror from the offset.
However, while the MIC star moved swiftly to the end, Jack froze halfway – with Toff encouraging: ‘Come on darling, I’m waiting for you, if I can do it you can do it!’
The pair were then told they hit their buttons at exactly the same time, while the light was green – leading them to cheer with delight.
Siblings: Jack is the younger brother of singer Conor Maynard (seen above in 2016)