Benefits Street star White Dee reveals heartbreaking news that her dad has died
The reality TV personality took to Twitter to share it with her followers
BENEFITS Street star White Dee has revealed that her dad has died.
The reality TV personality, 44, shared the devastating news to her followers on Twitter.
Dee, whose real name is Deirdre Kelly, wrote: "This morning heaven gained another angel, the most amazing DAD and GRANDAD ever, finally reunited with mom, together now forever x RIP DAD."
Last month Dee cried as she opened up about her crippling depression on Loose Women.
She told Loose Women how she was "very close" to dying — and what led her to such a dark place.
Dee, who shot to fame on Benefits Street in 2014 and then had a stint on Celebrity Big Brother, said her "mind went into overdrive" when the fame and opportunities dried up.
She said she'd been "demonised" for being on benefits during her stint on Benefits Street, which follows residents of Birmingham's James Turner Street, where the vast majority of people claim benefits.
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Dee said she was determined not to go back on the dole after fighting to get off it — but she'd split from her management company, and didn't know what to do next.
She told Loose Women: "I knew I wasn’t a singer, I wasn’t an actor, in reality I’d kind of become famous for not really having any talent.
"I think there were people out there that wanted me to fail. It's like, 'Who does she think she is?'"
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