‘Mum would have two black eyes’: Bachelor in Paradise star Ciarran Stott opens up about his childhood experience of domestic abuse
Bachelor in Paradise star Ciarran Stott copped plenty of backlash since appearing on the Channel 10 dating show.
But the 26-year-old has revealed that there is a lot the public don’t know about him.
In a candid interview with Mamamia, the reality star opened up about his painful childhood growing up in England.
Tell all: In a candid interview with Mamamia the reality star opened up about his painful childhood and experience with domestic abuse
Before moving to Australia with his father at the age of 12, Ciarran grew up in Manchester and would often spend weekends with his grandmother.
On Sundays, he would be dropped at his mother’s house and she would refuse to come to the door to greet him because of the bruises on her face.
‘I’d just have to say goodbye to my grandma and go in,’ he said.
‘And I’d see my mum’s got two black eyes or a fat lip, and there would be an excuse straight away from the partner she was with at the time.’
Painful memories: Ciarran said that when he was a child his mum would refuse to come to the door to greet him as she had evidence of physical abuse from her partner at the time
He went on to say that it ‘kept happening’ and that he felt useless because he was ‘just a kid’ at the time.
Ciarran’s confession comes after he revealed that he hopes to raise money for domestic violence victims and men’s mental health through a charity boxing match with his Bachelor in Paradise rival Matt Whyatt.
On Sunday, he shared a promotional poster to Instagram teasing the event.
Ready for it: ‘I get to go toe-to-toe in the ring. It’s nothing personal. It’s me or you. And it’s definitely not going to be me. Not in front of all these people,’ Ciarran wrote under the poster
‘I get to go toe-to-toe in the ring. It’s nothing personal. It’s me or you. And it’s definitely not going to be me. Not in front of all these people,’ he wrote.
‘Let’s make the best out of a bad situation. Thank you to @teamellisboxing for giving us this opportunity to raise money and settle our differences.’
The men frequently clashed on Bachelor in Paradise, after Matt struck up a romance with Ciarran’s ex-girlfriend Renee Barrett.
TV beef: Ciarran and Matt have had a number of feuds while appearing on Bachelor in Paradise together after Matt dated Ciarran’s ex-girlfriend Renee Barrett on the show