Summarize and humanize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in EnglishMickey Rourke and Axl Rose once found themselves mistaken for a married couple by a local news show in a hilarious blunder that has resurfaced in the wake of Mickey’s arrival in the Celebrity Big Brother house.The actor, 72, made his debut on the ITV show during Monday’s live launch, immediately making headlines as host AJ Odudu urged him to ‘stop looking at her’.His very taut complexion and new wig also sparked a lot of reaction from viewers, with some quick to compare him to fellow controversial movie star, Johnny Depp.And now fans have unearthed another hilarious mistaken identity moment of the star and Guns N’ Roses singer Axl from 2018.The pair have maintained a long friendship despite Axl stealing Mickey’s former girlfriend Ukranian model Sasha Volkova in 2006. However, they were mercilessly mocked after someone sent a photo of them to a Canadian news station, who’d invited viewers submit pictures to celebrate their loved ones’ birthdays and anniversaries. Mickey Rourke and Axl Rose once found themselves mistaken for a married couple by a local news show in a hilarious blunder that has resurfaced in the wake of Mickey’s arrival in the Celebrity Big Brother house (pictured together in 2018) The actor, 72, made his debut on the ITV show during Monday’s live launch , immediately making headlines as host AJ Odudu urged him to ‘stop looking at her’The snap showed Mickey and Axl, 63, side-by-side at a boxing match in Los Angeles, which the prankster had claimed was of a married couple who had just reached their 50th wedding anniversary.And local Newfoundland broadcast, NTV, fell foul of the hoax with the photo making it to air labelled ‘Max and Geraldine Bailey’ and a newsreader even congratulation the pair on their milestone.The prank was met with hysterics online with the moment being shared on Reddit for the world to see with the caption: ‘Someone decided to submit the photo of Mickey Rourke and Axl Rose for the “birthdays and anniversaries” announcements for our local news station.’And fans reacted with delight on both Reddit and X, writing: ‘Whoever did this, you made my day’; ‘Whoever it was, they deserve a Nobel Prize!”Watched it live on tv, It was the funniest thing NTV has ever had on their news. Died Laughing!!! Epic Trolling!!”This is great. I like to think some intern at the news station knew what they were doing. Bravo.’In the past Mickey has been open about his changing face throughout the years, claiming to have undergone plastic surgery predominantly for facial restructuring due to injuries from boxing.He told DailyMail.com in 2009: ‘Most of it was to mend the mess of my face after the boxing. I went to the wrong guy to put my face back together.’ The have maintained a long friendship despite Axl stealing Mickey’s former girlfriend Ukranian model Sasha Volkova in 2006 (pictured with Mickey in 2005) The snap showed them at a boxing match in LA, which the prankster fooled NTV into thinking was of married couple Max and Geraldine Bailey celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary The prank was met with hysterics online with the moment being shared on Reddit for the world to seeMickey continued: ‘I had my nose broken twice. I had five operations on my nose and one on a smashed cheekbone.’I had to have cartilage taken from my ear to rebuild my nose and a couple of operations to scrape out the cartilage because the scar tissue wasn’t healing properly,’ calling it one of the most ‘painful operations’ he’s had.He has notoriously battled addiction – both drugs and alcohol – in the past and has taken blame for his own career decline over the years.Mickey has also opened up about his regret over taking steroids and eating huge meals six times a day to gain weight for his role in 2008 movie, The Wrestler.The Oscar nominee was the 13th and final housemate to enter the CBB house in Monday’s launch show.Mickey – who has an estimated net worth of £3.8million ($5million) – is being paid a huge six-figure sum to appear on the show alongside the likes of JoJo Siwa, Chesney Hawkes and Patsy Palmer. But his behaviour towards host AJ sparked outrage, after he grabbed onto her before staring her up and down intensely, prompting the host to shout: ‘Stop looking at me.’Mentioning the inappropriate moment on spin-off show Late and Live, comedian Alan said to AJ: ‘Can we talk about Mickey Rourke looking at you? Wow his eyes. In the past Mickey has been open about his changing face throughout the years, claiming to have undergone plastic surgery predominantly for facial restructuring due to injuries from boxing (pictured 2016) He has notoriously battled addiction – both drugs and alcohol – in the past and has taken blame for his own career decline over the years (pictured in 1989) ‘Find someone who looks at you the way Mickey looks at you [AJ]. His tongue was hanging out.’AJ quipped back: ‘It literally was. I was like “You can’t afford these feathers Mickey, no!”‘Viewers were equally horrified by the display, as they took to X, formerly Twitter, to say: ‘Scared for all the women in that house now with how Mickey was with AJ on live television mind you,’;’I needed a scandal this season and i believe mickey rourke will provide it,’; ‘Oh dear. Not a fan of Mickey already after that entrance,’;’Everyone’s joking about Mickey Rouke and I get why, but I want to be serious for a second. No female TV presenter should be made to feel like AJ just did. He shouldn’t have been allowed on this show if he can’t control himself around women. I hated that ngl,’;’There’s surely no way Mickey Rourke doesn’t either walk or get booted out for being inappropriate,’; Mickey – who has an estimated net worth of £3.8million ($5million) – is being paid a huge six-figure sum to appear on the show alongside the likes of JoJo Siwa , Chesney Hawkes and Patsy Palmer But his behaviour towards host AJ sparked outrage, after he grabbed onto her before staring her up and down intensely, prompting the host to shout: ‘Stop looking at me’ (seen) ‘That’s right AJ run away from Mickey as fast as you can,’; ‘Someone get some security for AJ from Mickey Rourke because what the hell was that????’;’I put money on mickey rourke getting kicked out within the next few days. How he treated AJ was totally unacceptable,’;’I don’t care if bosses are paying him £500,000, nor do I care that he’s an Oscar-winning Hollywood star. Reprimand Mickey Rourke for his slimy, inappropriate touching of AJ Odudu and remove him from the #CBBUK house immediately,’;’And every woman just cringed in horror at Mickey Rourke ogling AJ like that,’; ‘Watching Mickey Rourke basically harass AJ is the most uncomfortable thing I’ve seen.’CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER 2025: MEET THE LINEUP! MICKEY ROURKE AGE: 72FAMOUS FOR: The actor and former pro boxer is one of the show’s biggest ever signings and after public feuds with Robert De Niro, two marriages and a string of high profile relationships, producers will be hoping he brings plenty of drama.DALEY THOMPSON AGE: 66FAMOUS FOR: The double Olympic gold-medallist is considered one of Britain’s greatest athletes, and he would no doubt cause a stir with younger celebrities if he entered the house. He broke the decathlon world record four times.PATSY PALMER AGE: 52FAMOUS FOR: It’s an open secret that Patsy is leaving EastEnders, with the actress enjoying a wild leaving party this month. The Bianca Jackson star posted a snap of her character on Instagram with the caption: ‘Bye bye B, always grateful to see her again.’DONNA PRESTON AGE: 38FAMOUS FOR: While Donna has featured in several TV shows and movies, the comedy star is known for hosting Apocalypse and for the role of a circus Compere in 2018’s Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald. She plays Den in Coronation Street, has featured in Pants On Fire in 2019 and even wrote and co-produced BBC Three’s Comedy Threesomes.CHESNEY HAWKES AGE: 53FAMOUS FOR: The singer topped the charts for five weeks in 1991 with his hit The One And Only, before making a string of acting and TV appearances. His arrival on CBB has been described by a TV source as ‘perfect timing’, as he’s set to release a comeback album in April.ANGELLICA BELL AGE: 49FAMOUS FOR: The TV presenter is said to have landed a staggering five-figure deal to appear on Celebrity Big Brother. Fans will be keen to see if the CBBC legend spills all on her untimely exit from The Martin Lewis Show – which left fans baffled back in 2023. Angellica currently co-presents Hits Radio while Fleur East is on maternity leave. DANNY BEARD AGE: 32FAMOUS FOR: The RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner – whose real name is Daniel Curtis – has signed up as a late entry. Danny previously made headlines after swearing on Big Brother’s Late & Live last March whilst doing an impression of housemate Louis Walsh. The incident saw the guest say the word ‘c***’ before immediately apologising after being informed they weren’t allowed to say that on the show. CHRIS HUGHES AGE: 32FAMOUS FOR: After shooting to fame on Love Island in 2017, Chris went on to become a sports presenter and regularly hosts the horse racing coverage on ITV.JOJO SIWA AGE: 21FAMOUS FOR: The American singer, who shot to stardom on reality show Dance Moms, is expected to draw a big American audience. The hitmaker has made a name for herself in the U.S. pop charts and is known for her outlandish looks and being a vocal member of the LGBTQ+ community. TRISHA GODDARD AGE: 67FAMOUS FOR: The talk show host regularly presented on ITV from 1998 to 2004 and then shifted to Channel 5 from 2004 to 2010. Trisha has been suffering horrible side effects of her chemotherapy – but has bravely battled on.JACK P. SHEPHERD AGE: 37FAMOUS FOR: The actor has played David Platt in Corrie since 2000 and is following in his pal Colson Smith’s footsteps by taking part in the popular reality show. He has won a string of awards for the role including Best Actor at the British Soap Awards.ELLA RAE WISE AGE: 24FAMOUS FOR: Producers have been keen to land the TV personality, who previously dated Pete Wicks and has had an on-off romance with Dan Edgar. Bosses are hoping the TOWIE star might reveal all about some of her other famous exes.MICHAEL FABRICANT AGE: 74FAMOUS FOR: The former Conservative politician is understood to have signed a lucrative six-figure deal to take part after political stars were banned from the broadcaster’s other reality show, I’m A Celeb. He served as MP for Lichfield in Staffordshire from 1992 until his defeat in 2024 as well as vice-chairman of the party under David Cameron. But he is perhaps best known for his blonde mop for which he has been widely ridiculed but repeatedly denies is a wig.
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