Pop star HRVY nearly lost his girlfriend as well as his freedom by signing up for prison show Banged Up: Stars Behind Bars.
The former Strictly runner-up, 24, revealed Emmerdale actress Mimi Slinger, 20, “really wasn’t happy”. He said: “I was in a lot of trouble at first and she really didn’t want me to do it. She was petrified for me.”
HRVY, who has been dating Mimi for 18 months, went on: “She kept saying, ‘Why the f*** would you want to do a show like this?’ It all worked out in the end though and she’s proud of me.”
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HRVY is one of seven celebs to be “jailed” for eight days in an old prison with real ex-cons. He said: “It was genuinely terrifying at times.
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“I was constantly being threatened with rape and assault. One time I’d been to the shower and they were trying to rip my towel off me.”
But he added: “The hardest thing and the only time I called for the producers was because I couldn’t cope with the snoring. Being locked up was so draining mentally that being sleep deprived as well was like torture.”
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HRVY – real name Harvey Leigh Cantwell – found fame in 2013 with the release of his first single, Thank You. He went on to support Little Mix on tour and present on CBBC.
After a number of years in the industry, in 2020 he joined Strictly Come Dancing and was paired with Janette Manrara. They were the first couple to get a 10 in that series and eventually came in fourth place.
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Meanwhile, girlfriend Mimi is best known for playing Leanna Cavanagh in Emmerdale. The tragic character, who appeared between 2018 and 2023, was eventually killed off by villain Meena Jutla.
Banged Up: Stars Behind Bars continues on Tuesday at 9.15pm on Channel 4
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