British politician George Galloway has defended his Celebrity Big Brotherappearance.
The MP, who was voted out of the camera-filled Celebrity Big Brotherhouse, said: "I thought it was a good idea to try and speak to five million people every night . . . If I have half-impressed half the people, that would be a very good gain."
Mr Galloway's decision to enter the Big Brotherhouse has been widely condemned by his colleagues and constituents who voted to elect him.
After emerging from the set to a barrage of camera flashes and jeers from a crowd, he said it had been "unbelievably boring and turgid".
The Scot, who likes to portray himself as a political heavyweight and anti-war campaigner, has been seen prancing around the house in a shiny red bodysuit and a Count Dracula outfit as part of tasks being set the contestants.
Another clip, which has been played repeatedly on television, shows him pretending to be a cat, licking imaginary milk out of the hands of an actress.
The MP won a long-running libel battle yesterday against a newspaper that had accused him of being "in the pay" of Saddam Hussein.
But he also faces a possible criminal investigation from the Serious Fraud Office over his dealings with the former Iraqi leader and any profits he may have made. He has previously denied all the allegations.
The 51-year-old, who famously harangued a US senate committee during a memorable performance in Washington, sued the Daily Telegraphover a story it ran in 2003 saying he had received money in payoffs from the Iraqi government.