Paul Danan's final interview before he died reveals heartbreaking Hollyoaks request

Paul Danan has revealed helium spent years asking Hollyoaks to springiness him different accidental successful a podcast recorded earlier his death

Paul Danan has opened up astir him asking Hollyoaks to instrumentality him backmost arsenic cast-member and spent years 'knocking connected the door,' successful a podcast recorded earlier his death.

Danan, who died past period astatine the property of 46, said his clip connected Hollyoaks was the "hardest, astir amazing, rewarding occupation ever" but said helium was initially upset the amusement "never asked maine back", portion speaking connected the Outlet Ten Discussions intelligence wellness podcast.

The precocious histrion added: "I was upset astatine first, but really I got it, due to the fact that I cognize that they knew I wasn't ever that great, and possibly they were worried."

"I don't f****** cognize the reason, they kept saying, 'oh, there's nary storyline', successful the extremity I stopped asking, knocking connected the door, and it's similar listen, that's done."

During his life, the prima had been unfastened astir his struggles with addiction, entering rehab and trying to recover.

Danan died the time earlier helium was owed to look for a plea proceeding astatine Warrington Magistrates' Court aft being charged with being successful possession of respective bags of cocaine and a "quantity" of cannabis, according to tribunal documents. He was besides accused of driving whilst nether the power of drugs connected October 2 past year, successful Warrington, Cheshire.

On Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks, Danan played atrocious lad Sol Patrick from 1997 to 2001 and was aboriginal known for his world TV appearances, including connected Celebrity Coach Trip, Celebrity Big Brother and Celebrity Love Island.

He told the podcast helium had "quit world TV" having felt "exploited" successful the past, but went connected to accidental that if helium was offered £10,000 helium astir apt would inactive bash a show.

Danan explained: "Some of it's alright, but erstwhile it's voting, oregon erstwhile they're telling you who to speech to, who to reason with, who to love, nary way."

"But backmost past (in the aboriginal days of world TV), it was the existent reality, it's unreality now. They near you to bash immoderate and they edited 24 hours into 1 hour, and they got the best, due to the fact that it was natural, it was organic."

Elsewhere successful the interview, Paul besides claimed that rabbis would "bow down" to him owed to his narration to a Jewish prophet and Morocco's main rabbi.

He explained however helium had wished to get joined successful the Aben Danan Synagogue successful Fes, Morocco, wherever lone members of his household were allowed to bash so.

He said: "My great, great, great, large grandfather, we person a museum, helium was the main rabbi of Morocco. He was unbelievable, and we're related to this prophet, and his sanction is the Rambam."

"He was a lawyer, a psychiatrist, thing similar a doctor, and each these different things. But helium was besides a spot cheeky, helium did immoderate helium did to get things, and we're talking similar hundreds of years ago, but to beryllium related to him is the astir unthinkable thing."

"So erstwhile I spot a rabbi and they cognize I'm related, they virtually bow down to me, and I'm similar 'what are you doing?'"

Danan went connected to explicate that helium was invited to a rabbi's location successful Golders Green successful London, wherever helium enactment connected a meal successful honour of him.

He continued: "I went to the Danan synagogue, and I asked them there, I said, 'if I recovered someone, could I get joined here?', due to the fact that it's not a spot for radical to get married."

"And helium went, 'because you're Danan you can', and I thought to myself 'one day, if I bash conscionable (a girl), I'm going to bring her here, we're going to get joined astatine this synagogue'."

"Because, ohio my god, it's similar a museum, it's incredible, and it's each my favourite colour, similar a turquoise blue."

The afloat interrogation tin beryllium heard connected the Outlet Ten Discussions podcast disposable connected Spotify.