Take Me Out Contestant Receiving DeathThreats Ever
Take Me Out Contestant Receiving Death-Threats Every Day
Model Damion Merry, a recent contestant on the UK dating game-show 'Take Me Out', hosted by PADDY MCGUINNESS, says he is "going through hell" and cannot return home because of the backlash he has received since appearing on ITV's hit show. Speaking to local newspaper the Weston Mercury, the 27-year-old said the public reaction has seen him receive death threats posted through the letterbox of his family's home in Weston. He said, "I've had petrol cans on top of my car and outside my parents' home in Weston as well as people sending me death threats..I recently went back to see my friends and family but now I can't stay at my family home. It started after the show and I've started to get threats pretty much every day". Damion said his main concern is the welfare of his mother, who is "petrified" by the threats, he added, "It's the worst time of my life at the moment." The model first gained notoriety on the February 4th 2012 episode of 'Take Me Out', considered by many fans to be the most awkward in the show's history. Merry had caused uproar after admitting he was only interested in one girl on the show, despite several others "keeping their lights on" and therefore signalling their desire to go on a date with him. A recent report in the UK's Daily Mirror suggested Damion was about to get married when he auditioned for the show, but the model refuted the claims, saying, "Someone has seen a picture of me simply standing outside a wedding chapel and drawn the wrong conclusion". Damion has pleaded with those responsible for the death-threats to stop, saying, "I'm having to go through hell. I just wish people would see that I'm entitled to my own life".