Paul Danan dies: Hollyoaks and Love Island star's relationships with Emma Bunton and Kelly Brook
The Hollyoaks actor has reportedly died aged 46 after previously revealing a health battle.
The actors management shared the sad news that Paul Danan had died on Thursday January 16. The statement read: “It is with heavy hearts that we share the tragic news of the passing of @pauldanan at just 46 years old.
Paul Danan was best known for playing Sol Patrick in Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks from 1997 to 2001. He also starred in the original series of Celebrity Love Island in 2005. During the noughties the actor was linked to several celebrities including Melaine Sykes who went on a dinner date with but was late after crashing his car - there was no second date.
In his podcast Paul Danan’s Morning After, the actor explained that when he first met Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz he got down on one knee and proposed. Although she thought he was joking and turned him down as she was dating Jared Leto at the time.
In the podcast Paul also revealed that he “had a little snog and swapped numbers” with Spice girl Emma Bunton at celebrity hotspot the Met Bar in central London. He also went on a date with Katie Price but she brought a male friend with her so the date didn't go very well. During his time on Celebrity Love Island - which he appeared in season one and season two - the actor had a brief relationship with Playboy model Nikki Ziering.
Paul met TV star Kelly Brook when they both attended the Italia Conti drama school and they dated for six months. Speaking on the Chatting B* podcast with Dapper Laughs: "I used to bring her back to my house after college. She met my grandpa. She was amazing."
Paul Danan had a son called Deniro who was born in September 2015 from a previous relationship with ex-partner. The Hollyoaks star previously explained that his ex banned him from seeing their son on Christmas Day due to his drug use.
Speaking on the Frost Report podcast he said: “I went in for a second and it was like he didn't even recognise me. And that was the moment when I thought 'I can never, ever do this again'. And I spent Christmas Day on my bed in bits.”
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