Who is Paddy Doherty, what happened to his son, who’s his wife and how many children does he have?

PADDY Doherty is the reality TV gypsy who’s family has recently been rocked by the tragic death of his nephew.

But who exactly is the former bare-knuckle boxer, what happened to his son, who’s his wife, and how many children does he have?

Who is Paddy Doherty?

Patrick “Paddy” Doherty was born on the 6 February 1959 to Irish Traveller parents in Manchester.

Paddy is one of the most well known members of the “Traveller” community, beginning life as a bare-knuckle boxer and become one of Britain and Ireland’s top reality TV stars.

He first came to the nation’s attention after appearing on an episode of Danny Dyer’s deadliest men.

The 58-year-old then went on to feature in the series My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding before entering the Celebrity Big Brother House in season *.

He made it to the final and won the competition, beating Kerry Katona.

Paddy also starred in a documentary series When Paddy Met Sally which saw him move in with wife of the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sally Bercow.

The pair lived under each other’s roofs and rules for one episode each of the two part series in 2012.

During the same year he starred in Celebrity Bainisteoir in Ireland, a show that featured various celebs battling it out as Gaelic football team coaches.

Last year he starred in the Channel 5 series Gypsy Kids: Our Secret World.

What happened to Paddy’s son?

Paddy’s son David was jailed for three years in 2012 after his close friend James Loveridge died in a car crash while he was driving.

David Doherty, 27, pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving after his 4×4 Mitsubishi Shogun hit a parked car.

Fellow gypsy James died at the scene of the 4am smash in March 2012 after Doherty veered off the A55 near Talybont, North Wales, and crashed into the car in a layby.

How many children does Paddy have and who is his wife?

Paddy is the proud father to a brood of 10 kids with his wife Roseanne.

His kids include: David, Patrick, Mary, Helen, Elizabeth and Miley.

Many of them still live on his caravan park in Queensferry, North Wales.

David, now 33, was part of a group of thugs armed with a samurai sword, screwdriver and knife who raided a home in North London, attacked a mum in front of her daughter and then locked the family in a toilet.

The My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star’s son was jailed for seven years for a chilling gang burglary on a family home, The Sun Online revealed.

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