Love Island star Shannen Reilly McGrath’s jailed boyfriend Daniel ‘Dano’ Doyle found dead in his prison cell
Shannen, who appeared on Love Island back in 2017, paid tribute saying she is 'completely and utterly broken'
LOVE Island star Shannen Reilly McGrath has paid tribute to her boyfriend Daniel 'Dano' Doyle, who has died after being found unresponsive in his prison cell over a week ago.
The star, who appeared on the ITV2 dating show in 2017, revealed she was 'completely and utterly broken' by the tragic news.
Dano, 31, who was given a two-year sentence after he was caught with hundreds of ecstasy tablets, was discovered without a pulse by staff at Dublin’s Mountjoy .
It’s understood doctors had managed to resuscitate Doyle, who worked as a fitness model and served as an extra in Love/Hate.
Dad-of-one Doyle but died earlier today.
A source said: "He passed away this morning."
Doyle's girlfriend Shannen Reilly McGrath said: "I am completely and utterly broken."
The former Love Island contestant paid tribute today, saying: "I love you so much no one will ever understand how much and I know deep down I’ll never love again , in life we all have that one and you were my one .
"What’s killing me most is we finally were happy not in the best of situations you in there me out here but We were making it work and we got back on track after everything we put each other through .
"All We talked about was New Years in Thailand ( how you were going to put a monkey in a Lidl bag and bring it home with you, your words exactly ) and how 2019 was our year a fresh start and how you knew you loved me and wanted us .
"I never ever stopped wanting you since the day we met the 19th of January 2015 we had this talk only a few weeks ago and We both agreeed we loved each other too much we were so protective about each other and so jealous we just done stupid things aired it for everyone to see and hurt each other but in the end we came back to each other and that’s all that matters."
Last week, the 24-year-old
In her tribute today, she added: "I am completely and utterly broken I’ll never be the same Shannen again and I don’t know what I’m going to do to cope with loosing you .
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"Since the day this happened all I could think about was the last phone call 6 o clock on the Thursday and your words were you really do everything for me I love you to bits them words will never ever leave my head , I’m still wishing this is all a bad dream and when I wake up we can start the life we planned for when you got out and just be happy."
Doyle was jailed in February after being caught with 446 MDMA tablets in November 2014.
Another Mountjoy inmate in a separate cell was also rushed for medical treatment early on the same day.
An investigation has been launched into the circumstances surrounding the two cases.
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