Daisy’s secret Strictly agony Beloved grandad died on day she began show rehearsals
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■ Sarah Beeny presentssents Four Rooms, tomorrowrrow at 9pm on More4 STRICTLY hopeful Daisy Lowe has said she hopes to dance to some of herhe grandad’s favourite songs afte after he died of a heart attack on the first day of rehearsals. Ed Eddie Davis, 82 – known to family as “Fa Fast Eddie” – helped to raise the m model through her teen years after mum Pearl moved away with her new partner when Daisy was 15. The heartbroken star said: “It was all very sudden – I was Facetiming him the day before. “He was so excited about me doing the show.” m eD Daisy, 27, was paired on l last night’s launch show with 26-year-old Slov Slovenian dancer Aljaž Škorjanec. She was consoled over grandad Eddie’s deat death by pop singer Louise Redknapp. LouiD Daisy said: “It was prettypre tough, thank God week – as long as I stay in. She told me, ‘ You’d best stay in to do that tango!’ “My grandma has never missed an episode in 14 years. She’s obsessed. “When I was asked if I’d do the show I talked to her and she said, ‘ You’ve got to. You can’t not do it.’ “For my entire career it’s always been just me in front of a camera – I don’t really have to talk, or even move. So it’ll be nice for people to get to know me.” Lee and Eddie, whose real name was Edgar, looked after teenager Daisy when fashion designer Pearl – their daughter – decamped to Hampshire She’s dated everyone from with Supergrass star Danny Doctor Who star Matt Smith to Goffey, who became Daisy’s Peaches Geldof’s widower, rocker Thomas Cohen. stepfather. But Daisy’s finally found Younger brothers Alfie and her Romeo – model Frankie Frankie – Pearl’s sons by Wade, 27, who played the Danny – moved with them but Shakespeare role in a Daisy stayed behind. modern version this year Eddie was a bouncer for called Star Cross’d. iconic 1980s haunt The Wag From this kiss with screen Club in London’s Soho, favJuliet Sydney Lima, we reckon oured by stars including David Daisy’s got herself a Bard boy. Bowie and The Rolling Stones. I had Lou. She made it all better.” Speaking ahead of last night’s glitzy opener, she said of Eddie: “I’m wearing his watch, his shirt and his necklace.
“I’m going to be dancing for him – I’d quite like to dance to some of his favourite songs too. I’m just trying to be with family whenever I have time off.”
Daisy is now hoping to make her grieving grandmother Lee proud – revealing the former interior designer is one of Strictly’s biggest fans.
She said: “She’ll be here every He revealed he’d received racist abuse after appearing on Bake Off this week. But Rav Bansal put it behind him as he enjoyed brunch with competitors Tom Gillford, Benjamina Ebuehi and Andrew Smyth. The Sikh university worker, 28, tw tweeted this picture and sent out positive vibes. What a star.