Now Channel 4 gets a dwarf drunk on television



Verne Troyer took a tumble off his scooter after a boozy night in the Celebrity Big Brother house.



Channel 4 bosses provided housemates with champagne as a reward for winning a task and the 2ft 8in actor, 40, indulged a little too much.



The Austin Powers star crashed his mobility scooter after driving it at speed towards the Diary Room after being summoned by Big Brother.

Whoops: Verne Troyer falls off his scooter after driving at speed into the Diary Room

Don't drink and drive: The actor had been sipping champagne before the tumble



Verne and his housemates were awarded champagne, party food, music and cigarettes after successfully passing the Message In A Bottle task, which required them not to moan for a whole hour.

As the group celebrated a rare passing of a task, Verne showed he was in the party mood as he swilled three glasses of champagne.

But, the alcohol appeared too much for the actor's diminutive frame to handle and soon enough he was entertaining housemates by slurring his words and struggling to drive his scooter properly.

LaToya Jackson soon found herself as the target of Verne's flirtatious behaviour, as he repeatedly told her how beautiful her smile was.

He said: 'You're smile is so much special. Let me tell you seriously. When you smile you do so much more than the overall thing.



'You might have the whole thing. These people who want to get involved, f**k them.'

Help is at hand: Tina Malone calls Terry Christian over to lift Verne back on his scooter

Embarrassment: Verne was clearly annoyed Big Brother had summoned help for the actor as Terry Christian came to his aid

His attempted seduction of LaToya in the bedroom came to an abrupt halt when Coolio walked in and informed him Big Brother had called him to the Diary Room.

Drunk Verne repeatedly insisted Big Brother had called Ben Adams, not him, prompting Big Brother to repeat Verne's name several times.

After struggling to put on his shoes, Verne was helped onto his scooter by the rapper and kept stopping and starting the scooter on the way into the living room.

He then risked the wrath of Big Brother by refusing to go into the Diary Room and kept driving his scooter around the room, flirting up a storm with the female housemates.

Despite clearly having had enough alcohol, Verne demanded more booze from Coolio.

Straight to his head: Verne looks ready for bed after overindulging on champagne

He shouted: 'Hit me, come on bitch.'

As his request was ignored by Coolio, Verne proceeded to drive his housemates crazy by driving around and around the room, prompting his nemesis Ulrika Jonsson jokingly offering to 'spank him'.



After being requested to come to the Diary Room yet again by Big Brother, Verne got as far as the hallway entrance and was thrown off the scooter after accelerating instead of breaking.

Verne was obviously embarrassed when Big Brother summoned someone to help him off the floor and was unhappy when Terry Christian came to his assistance.



This isn't the first time Verne has been drunk on television - in 2005 he starred in the U.S version of Celebrity Big Brother, entitled The Surreal Life.

On the first day of entering the show, Verne got so drunk he ended up urinating in the house gym.

