The Culture Club singer had been trying to seek permission to lift the Probation Service, which had banned him from appearing on the Channel 4 reality show on January 3.

But the judge rejected his claim:

"I consider that right-thinking members of the public would take the view that an offender serving the non-custodial part of a sentence of imprisonment should not be allowed to take part in a high profile, controversial television production, promoting his status as a celebrity and with considerable financial gain."

This means he'll lose out on estimated fee of £200,000, and the chance to appear alongside 'confirmed' contestant Lady Sovereign and rumoured guests MC Hammer, Pamela Anderson and, er, Alex Reid.

So swings and roundabouts really…

The singer, real name George O'Dowd was jailed for 15 months in January for false imprisonment after he handcuffed a Norweigan man to a wall in his home.

Don't worry George, there's always next year. Oh