Hard Knocks & Soft Spots
Paddy Doherty
May 2012 · Random House
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'I fight hard and love strong. I'm a traveller.'
Paddy Doherty loves his life as an Irish traveller, but as a child he felt like an outsider. He was different to his siblings. On the rare occasions he went to school, he was bullied for being a gypsy boy. And beyond the gates of the camp he found nothing but hostility.
Slowly, Paddy's hurt turned into anger and by the age of 11 he had started out on an illustrious career in bare-knuckle fighting. This earned him a position as one of the most well-respected (and feared) men in the travelling community. Yet while he won countless contests in the ring, the real battles he faced were very much outside.
In this deeply honest autobiography, he tells of how he has loved and lost five children; plummeted to seven stone while battling depression, drink and drugs. He describes how it feels to be shot point-blank in the head and the lengths he'll go to to protect his people, as well as life since My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding and Big Brother.
Told with all the warmth and humour he is famed for, Paddy's rich and colourful story is one that will stay with you for a long time to come.
Paddy Doherty loves his life as an Irish traveller, but as a child he felt like an outsider. He was different to his siblings. On the rare occasions he went to school, he was bullied for being a gypsy boy. And beyond the gates of the camp he found nothing but hostility.
Slowly, Paddy's hurt turned into anger and by the age of 11 he had started out on an illustrious career in bare-knuckle fighting. This earned him a position as one of the most well-respected (and feared) men in the travelling community. Yet while he won countless contests in the ring, the real battles he faced were very much outside.
In this deeply honest autobiography, he tells of how he has loved and lost five children; plummeted to seven stone while battling depression, drink and drugs. He describes how it feels to be shot point-blank in the head and the lengths he'll go to to protect his people, as well as life since My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding and Big Brother.
Told with all the warmth and humour he is famed for, Paddy's rich and colourful story is one that will stay with you for a long time to come.
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4.5
52 reviews
Simon Hutchinson
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February 26, 2022
Great man . Proud to watch him on TV.stands out from the crowd.keep the faith paddy.hutchy from Darlington county Durham.ive got the Irish in my blood.as my grandad was Irish. Glancy his second name.im not a gypsy but love watching the program s your in.top man who looks and love's his family..all the best my great freind.simon Hutchison..
carlos andrade
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September 29, 2013
Fantastic book, I could not put it down. Hard man but amazing values. It so hope we see paddy more on tv presenting or just reading the news.. Better than some of the plebs we have now.. Well done Paddy..
3 people found this review helpful
Iain Taft
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October 28, 2015
Written in his own words this book follows Paddy from childhood through to the present day and covers the difficulties and wonderment of life as a traveller. Covering their traditions passed down from generation to generation and the changes that threatens the gypsie way of life.
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About the author
Born in 1959, Paddy Doherty is an Irish traveller and a former bare-knuckle boxer. He is most well-known for starring in hit Channel 4 show My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding. In 2011, he won Celebrity Big Brother and since then he has starred in his own reality TV series When Paddy Met Sally and Paddy & Sally's Excellent Adventure. He has been married to his wife Roseanne for over 34 years. The couple have now moved from Manchester to a chalet in North Wales. They have five surviving children and 15 grandchildren.
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