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Michael Barrymore branded 'bully' and 'terrifying' by his CBB housemate Jodie Marsh

Michael Barrymore has been branded "terrifying" and a "bully" by his former Celebrity Big Brother co star Jodie Marsh.

Glamour model Jodie, 41, shared a house with Barrymore in 2006, and she's now made a series of shocking claims against him.

She took to Twitter after watching the documentary Body In The Pool, about Stuart Lubbock's death in 2001, after he was found in Michael Barrymore's swimming pool.

Barrymore, 67, has not been eliminated from the inquiry, though he was arrested and interviewed then released without charge. He denies any involvement in Lubbock's death.

The cause of Lubbock's death remains unknown, but pathologists told the inquest he suffered severe internal injuries consistent with a "serious sexual assault".

Jodie tweeted: "Billy and I are watching #BodyInThePool again (we recorded it as I was cooking when it first aired). These are the main points....... Stuart was raped ...

Michael Barrymore denies any involvement in Stuart Lubbock's death (PA)

"Barrymore fled the scene

"Barry refused to answer key questions

"The Lubbock family deserve answers".

She continued her tirade against Barrymore in several more tweets, referencing her time with him in the Big Brother House and calling him a "narcissistic bully".

Jodie Marsh and Michael Barrymore butted heads in the house (Unknown)
Jodie claimed she was scared Michael was going to hit her (Unknown)

She wrote: "I thought he was going to hit me at one point.

"I was cowering on the bed while he stood above me and raised his fists in my face.

"They wouldn’t allow that these days but no one even came to my rescue. I was terrified of him. I had nightmares for months after that show."

Jodie wrote a series of damning tweets about Michael (Getty)

"Had I known that I would be doing CBB with Barrymore I wouldn’t have done it but my agent at the time was useless & I found out after I got inside the house that I was there with someone I viewed as scum.

"If I’d have walked out my charity wouldn’t have been paid. It was vile".

She then wrote that he told her he had a problem with vegetarians, to which she responded: "well I’ve got a problem with people dying in swimming pools”.

Jodie said he "went off and fake cried for hours" after her comment, adding "he was a bully in that house".

Bodybuilder Jodie replied to one follower: "Firstly these are FACTS. And secondly I lived with that p***k Barrymore for a week (not consensually) so this is a perfectly formed judgement."

MirrorOnline has contacted a rep for Barrymore for comment.

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