The reality TV star shot to fame after a stint on Channel 4 's five-part series which explored the lives of residents living on James Turner Street, Birmingham.
Benefits Street's Deirdre 'White Dee' Kelly has revealed she was forced to move home after her appearance on Celebrity Big Brother over fears for her children's safety.
'So it's like"oh my God", they've moved my home but I can see why they did it because of the profile, even for the safety of my kids, really. She also revealed that her stardom had had an effect on her son and daughter Caitlin, who appeared with her mother on Benefits Street, with her children having to speak to 'thousands' of people they had never met at the front door.
During Covid, Ms Kelly started helping at a food bank and soon she had set up The Hub, where people can go to eat and talk to others. Read More Benefits Street: 10 years ago it was the reality TV show that sparked outrage. ROBERT HARDMAN went back to find a twist that's even more surprising... The 52-year-old said she and her family were subjected to a 'campaign of terror' by her daughter Caitlin's ex-boyfriend Luke Shervington.
She told the paper of Shervington's attack: 'I turned round and there was Luke, standing in the bedroom doorway with a knife in his hand. He was agitated and yelling,"Who called the police?". White Dee in a scene on Benefits Street, alongside James 'Fungi' Kelly – who died of a cardiac arrest in 2019 She said: 'I was fuming. Everything he put us through should have led to a custodial sentence. It was the hardest thing I’d ever experienced in my life.'Benefits Street star White Dee said her 'street family' was ripped apart by the TV show - and she left the area.
In the show, Dee had a heartwarming relationship with lovable rogue Fungi who struggled with homelessness and drink and drugs. He tragically passed away in 2019. She admitted seven counts of possessing cannabis with intent to supply and was found guilty of possessing crack cocaine and heroin. She later had a public spat with former pal White Dee, claiming she was a 'sell out' for appearing on Celebrity Big Brother.Door-to-door salesman Stephen Smith, became affectionately known as '50p Man' after selling cut-price household wares to the residents of Benefits Street.
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