NEWS: Anti-Gay Tweets Controversy Hits Made In Chelsea

<p>The brand new series of Made In Chelsea has been marred by reports of homophobic tweets made by new cast member.</p> <p>By Newsdesk | 17th October 2013 </p><p></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://www.thegayuk.com/communities/8/004/009/928/388/images/4600239918.jpg" width="460" height="345" alt="Miffy | photocredit: Channel 4" title="Miffy | photocredit: Channel 4"/></p> <p></p><p>Miffy who was in our top <a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/Male-In-Chelsea---5-Hot-Guys-In-Made-In-Chelsea/6757359">6 Males of Chelsea</a> article was swiftly removed yesterday from the page after a reader notified us that the Made In Chelsea actor had allegedly made anti-gay remarks via twitter before he appeared in the E4 show. </p><p></p><p>A screen grab of @MiffyUK shows that Miffy real name Dave Mifsud had retweeted a homophobic slur aimed towards X Factor contestant Rylan Clark, which read: </p><p>"Bye Rylan you queer tw*t."</p><p></p><p>However the first offensive tweet read: </p><p></p><p>"It's Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve #gaymarriagef***off." </p><p></p><p>Which was tweeted on the 21st May, the same day that the same-sex marriage bill was <a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/NEWS-Overwhelming-Support-For-Same-Sex-Marriage-Bill/5733227">voted on in the House of Commons.</a></p><p></p><p>The bill passed its third reading by 366 votes to 161.</p><p></p><p>He deleted the offending tweets before his appearance on the show however one Twitter @LadyHz user took a screenshot before he managed to delete it. </p><p></p><p>A spokesperson for the show told <a href="http://uk.omg.yahoo.com/gossip/the-juice/made-in-chelsea-miffy-backlash-tweeting-homophobic-messages-gay-marriage-ryan-clark-140807670.html">OMG</a>: "Made in Chelsea does not condone homophobic behaviour of any kind. We have spoken to Miffy about his personal Twitter account and appropriate action has been taken."</p><p></p><p>However another twitter user tweeted directly at MIC’s Twitter account:</p><p></p><p></p><p>"So @E4Chelsea says they "do not condone homophobic behaviour of any kind" so why is @MiffyUK still in the show? He's still homophobic."</p><p></p><p></p><p>TheGayUK contacted the press team at Channel 4 to ask them what ‘appropriate’ action had been taken. A spokeswoman for the channel said: </p><p></p><p>‘…Both C4 and E4 have a strong and proud background of tackling this type of prejudice and it’s something we take seriously as a portfolio of channels. Even on a rare and isolated occasion like this I would want people to get a clear message that we don’t tolerate this kind of behaviour personally nor professionally. It has been made clear to Miffy that any such activity is completely unacceptable and that Miffy was genuinely sorry for his ill-judged comment.’</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p>