Essex said going through school was “tough” and his father thought he would end up working in the fish market. However, his life changed when he was cast in a reality show about the lives of young people in Essex. He added: “I’ve always seen life is like I’ve got nothing to lose anymore, nothing can ever hurt me. “And it’s so crazy, I’m not even lying to myself – that is my personality, ‘I’m tough, I’m this, I’m that,’ and that’s probably why I’ve never spoke about it. “Then going into the documentary and taking it head-on, I think I’ve realised that I have been playing this role of, ‘I’m this, I’m that, I’m tough’.

Source: Irish Independent May 31, 2021 06:05 UTC