Rodney stirred up trouble in the camp when he started a debate on men versus women and asked his fellow team mates whether they would be prepared to fly on a plane which was piloted by two women.
The football pundit was asked how he found his time in the treehouse with Lynne and he revealed: “It was interesting. She’s a very, very powerful woman. She believes in equality of women and that women should be paid as much as men and that women are equal to men, and my point was what a woman has ever invented, as an example?”
Janice said: “Marie Curie.”
Rodney: “What did she invent?’
Janice: “I forget but she invented something.”
Biggins: “Marie Curie, I don’t think she invented anything.”
Cerys said: “It was a medicinal discovery wasn’t it.”
Rodney then asked them to name famous female artists.
Cerys said: “The one with the moustache.”
Rodney elaborated: “All I’m saying is you can’t compare women and men if women don’t do anything of that level. I mean women are great in other levels.”
Cerys joked: “I can make a really great cup of tea do you want one?”
But Rodney didn’t give. He told them: “I’m semi serious. If I take scientists, how many women scientists are there that you know of?”
Janice suggested: “Louis Pasteur.”
Rodney: “Louis Pasteur? He’s a man.”
Janice: “Louis Pasteur’s wife was right there with him. She helped him.”
Rodney: “Yes, but he allowed her to help him he said ’okay you can help me.’”
Biggins said: “You are so stupid Rodders. Rodney don’t be silly Rodney.”
Janice: “I have to agree with you. I don’t want to see an American female president - what if she has her period or menopause and she goes ‘er er er’” [makes pointing action on her knee].
Rodney then cranked up the debate to another level by posing the question: “Would you fly on a plane flown by two women?”
Janice: “No.”
Biggins asked: “Serious?” Adding: “Absolutely I would.”
Rodney added: “They would be putting their lipstick on in the wing mirror and all that.”
Janice clapped.
But Anna warned him: “Do you know how many women’s votes you just lost with that chat?”
Rodney then insisted: “It’s a joke. That’s why women have no sense of humour either, that’s the thing, it’s a joke I’m only kidding.”
Janice then thought of an argument in favour of women telling him: “But we give birth.”
Rodney: “Yes you do, and you do it very well. I don’t know why you make such a fuss about it but you do.”
Janice then warned him: “You know what you know you’re going to get it.”
“I don’t think it can be too painful actually,” said Rodney.
Biggins answered back “Oh come on Rodney.”
Rodney added: “You know, when you break your leg playing football that’s got to be more painful than giving birth - it’s got to be hasn’t it?”