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       Facts :)
       By: JoeGilgunForever Date: May 27, 2012, 6:01 am
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       He has ADHD.
       He is dyslexic.
       He wanted to be a fashion designer.
       He was a plasterer.
       He has a temper.
       He was born March 9th 1984.
       His middle name is William.
       He has two sisters.
       He has been in Emmerdale and Coronation Street.
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       Re: Facts :)
       By: thelostkelpie Date: May 27, 2012, 10:26 am
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       *He can read and write (and could before TIE), but it is a big
       struggle for him because of his dyslexia.
       *His mother is an English teacher.
       *He got an A* for drama and an A for art at GCSE.
       *He went to art college because he wanted to fall back on art if
       he didn't make it as an actor.
       *He did manage to get into university but quit his fashion
       design course because he found it too academic.
       *He bought his dad a car when he was 13 years old and in
       Coronation Street.
       *He started attending drama classes when he was 8 after seeing
       an educational psychologist for his learning and behavioural
       difficulties. It gave him more confidence because he was finally
       good at something.
       *His mum used to help him learn his lines when he was a child
       actor. She would read the script aloud to him.
       *His dyslexia does not hold him back from learning his scripts
       now because once he has read them he is able to memorise them
       very quickly. However, he still prefers improvisation.
       *He was in a play called Borstal Boy when he was in his late
       teens. He played Charlie Milwall - the character Danny Dyer
       plays in the film.
       *He dated Vicky McClure for a while during and after TIE'86.
       They're still good friends.
       *He suffers from panic attacks, anxiety and depression.
       *He did have a long term girlfriend before Vicky McClure, but
       did not discuss it much as he wanted to keep it private.
       *He used to do skateboarding with his friends back in Chorley -
       there's a video on Vimeo somewhere.
       *He goes through a lot of fads. One of these was indoor
       bouldering (rock climbing).
       *He suffers from mild alopecia when he gets stressed.
       *His tattoos all have personal meaning and are generally
       connected with people he has met who have made an impact on his
       life. These include his parents and TIE'88 and Misfits
       castmates.
       *He saw a man die on a building site when he was working as a
       plasterer.
       *He owns a pet parrot called Ian who appeared with him in
       TIE'86. Ian escaped on set and a search was launched to find
       him.
       *He feels a special gratitude to Shane Meadows. Before TIE his
       acting career had halted and he was going off the rails. He
       credits Shane and TIE with saving him and his career.
       *He currently has a motorbike, but admits he is not a good
       driver...
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       Re: Facts :)
       By: JoeGilgunForever Date: May 27, 2012, 10:28 am
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       He saw a man die? Really? :o
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       Re: Facts :)
       By: thelostkelpie Date: May 27, 2012, 10:33 am
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       Yeah, there was an interview where he mentioned it. Lemme see...
  HTML http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/20204/Its-heaven-being-a-Dingle.html
       There's an awful lot of interviews out there with Joe as he has
       been in the public eye since he was a little boy. I read most of
       them when updating his Wikipedia page a few years back.
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       Re: Facts :)
       By: JoeGilgunForever Date: May 27, 2012, 10:34 am
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       Wow, fair enough! I've adored him for a couple years, but
       haven't really gotten round to reading all his interviews yet
       hehe
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