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Celebrity Big Brother’s Dapper Laughs says rape joke ‘destroyed’ his life and vows he’s a changed man
Controversial comedian said he was going into the house to show the public who he really was
DAPPER Laughs revealed the joke he made about rape “destroyed” his life during an emotional interview on Celebrity Big Brother.
The promotional clip saw Dapper, real name Daniel O’Reilly, open up about his past.
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He said: “Dapper Laughs became very big very quickly. What a lot of you will know me for is being that rape joke comedian.
“I ended up on Newsnight in a turtleneck crying.
“There was no malice behind it.
“It destroyed everything I had worked for.
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“Since then a lot has changed. I lost my father and I became one. I’m a different person now.”
Dapper's comedy career ended after he made a joke about a female audience member at one of his gigs.
He told the crowd “she was gagging for a rape.”
He revealed he felt suicidal following the backlash and apologised profusely.
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Dapper explained: “I don’t mind admitting that. I have [since] worked with groups like It’s OK To Talk, who deal with male suicide in young men.
“I did a lot of research about it afterwards and worked with them on raising awareness, because I did feel like that.
“I don’t now if it was because of the drinking but there was one point where I thought if my old man f***ing dies then I’m f***ing off.”
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Dapper entered the house tonight as the male stars joined the all female line up.
Viewers were in hysterics as they watched Courtney Act suffer a major wardrobe malfunction as she entered.
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