Big Brother contestant Emily Parr - who was due to face the public vote tomorrow - has been taken out of the show after using the word "nigger".

The 19-year-old student, who is a Tory voter and considers herself right wing, was taken out of the Big Brother house in the early house of this morning.

At about 8.30pm, she had been dancing with Charley and Nicky in the living room and was heard to say "Are you pushing it out you nigger?" to Charley.

Emily immediately made clear that she had not intended to offend and that the comment had been meant as a joke.

In discussing what she had said, Charley and Nicky agreed that they were not personally offended, although both did express shock at the language she had used.

In the ensuing discussion, Emily acknowledged that she should have been more careful with her words.

In describing herself before entering the house, Emily had said she was 10 out of 10 for intelligence and that she and her "gorgeous" 17-year-old twin sisters are known as "the Hilton sisters of Bristol".

She also said that she would be the housemate whom the public most want to be friends with.

The scheduled eviction - due to be contested between Emily and Shabnam - has now been cancelled.

Both girls had been chosen for eviction by lone male Ziggy who had repeatedly clashed with Emily who he described as 'bitchy'.

The news follows the controversial Celebrity Big Brother race row involving Jade Goody, Danielle Lloyd, Jo O'Meara and Shilpa Shetty.

Channel 4 issued a statement saying: "Emily immediately made clear that she had not intended to offend and that the comment had been meant as a joke.

"In discussing what she had said, Charley and Nicky agreed that they were not personally offended, although both did express shock at the language she had used.

"In the ensuing discussion, Emily acknowledged that she should have been more careful with her words.

"The comment was not screened as part of the 'as live' streaming on E4 and was immediately reported up to senior production staff at Brighter Pictures, the Endemol UK subsidiary that produces the show.

"In consultation with senior executives at Channel 4, the decision was taken to remove Emily from the house on the grounds that she had broken the rules governing contestant behaviour."