Article: ALAN(tm)S BRAVEHEART.

RADIO Ulster(tm)s Alan Simpson has spoken publicly for the first time about losing his father as a young boy.

The former face of Kelly(tm)s nightclub turned radio host told Sunday Life about his struggle to cope without a father figure when his dad Sam died suddenly.

oeI lost my dad from heart disease when I was 10 and it was tough, the local BBC star recalled.

oeI suppose I spent my formative years without a father figure. I had uncles who I enjoyed going to visit but I became a bit of a loner.

oeIt was never depressing " I just did my own thing.

Alan paid tribute to his mum Jean, who raised him and his sister Ann by herself. ...

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