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Maya’s brave words on dad

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Stormzy’s girlfriend Maya Jama has spoken of the impact of alcoholism after it led to violent episodes by her dad.

The TV star, 23, told how her family protected her from the truth about her jailbird father.

She says: “He was a violent man attacking other people. He had a young family. He did have stuff to lose.

“Smashing glass in someone’s neck, that’s the type of stuff he was doing. Football hooliganis­m – booze definitely fuelled my dad’s violence. So many kids are growing up with alcoholism in the family.”

Maya spoke in her documentar­y When Dad Kills: Murderer in the Family. After 10 years, Maya was reunited with her dad and admits it was “really nice” to see him. Powerful stuff. Wrestling star Hulk Hogan’s kids have told of how his bouts horrified them.

Daughter Brooke, 29, says: “I was so worried. If you are a little kid watching your dad on TV with blood pouring out of his face, it is pretty traumatisi­ng.

“He would always tell us it was ketchup but I think we knew he was getting hurt.”

Hulk has had 17 back ops and knee replacemen­ts but Brooke, who hosts The Fashion Hero on Amazon Prime Video, tells me: “He’s 64 but he might as well be 34.”

It must be the Lycra... Katy Perry may be giving a robotic performanc­e but she still manages to come out of it looking like a golden girl.

The singer, 32, appeared to be channellin­g C-3P0 from Star Wars as she hit the stage in New York’s Madison Square Garden as part of her Witness tour.

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