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Post by Admin on Feb 17, 2015 13:38:32 GMT
Karen Danczuk, who is married to Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk, has gained notoriety for sharing photos of herself on Twitter – often in a low-cut top. The 31-year-old has now spoken about how she takes the self-shots because she is now "free to do whatever I want" after years of feeling ashamed due to her childhood horror. She told The Sun: "I was raped and abused by a paedophile for years and years. “And for years afterwards I felt worthless, guilty, as though I had somehow brought this on myself, but I was just a little girl." The businesswoman said the abuse, which began when she was six-years-old at the hands of a family friend, meant she had been suicidal, and had been prescribed anti-depressants. However, her husband, who has been at the forefront of the campaign for an enquiry into historic child sex abuse, encouraged her to seek help. She said: "I used to cover my body, wear head-to-toe black clothes so I didn’t draw attention to myself. I was so self-conscious. "I now know I didn’t do anything wrong. Finally I realise this isn’t my fault. I can have fun without feeling ashamed of myself, and that is why I take pictures and put them on Twitter — because I can. I am now free to do whatever I want." The Rochdale councillor - and wife of the town’s MP, child grooming campaigner Simon - said her horrific experiences as a small child led to years of suicidal thoughts, depression and therapy. But since meeting her husband, she has regained confidence, she said - and now posts pictures of herself on Twitter because she realises the attacks ‘were not her fault’. Coun Danczuk made the shocking revelations in an interview with a national newspaper, in which she said she was was first molested as a young girl and later raped. She said she had not reported the crime to police because she did not ‘want to take a step back’ - however the M.E.N. understands she has subsequently met with officers. “But my husband Simon encouraged me to have therapy and now - after intensive counselling - I have been able to get some confidence back. I used to cover my body, wear head-to-toe black clothes so I didn’t draw attention to myself. I was so self-conscious. I now know I didn’t do anything wrong. Finally I realise this isn’t my fault. I can have fun without feeling ashamed of myself. And that is why I take pictures and put them on Twitter - because I can. I am now free to do whatever I want.” The Labour councillor has become famous for posting revealing pictures of herself online, attracting a huge following - but also considerable criticism.
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Post by Admin on Feb 20, 2015 13:14:54 GMT
Selfe-loving councillor Karen Danczuk has sold her deli business as she prepares for life in the media spotlight. Danczuk, 31, who is married to Rochdale MP Simon, 48, shot to fame after posting dozens of revealing pictures of herself on Twitter, gathering more than 33,000 followers. In a statement, she revealed she put the popular shop on the market to ‘reduce her commitments’ and ‘achieve a better balance of work and family life’. The mother-of-two Karen said: “There’s just not enough hours in the day. "I’m pleased to have introduced another business to Rochdale’s town centre and I will continue supporting business in our town because I want to see it carry on developing as a great place to shop and socialise.” It is understood the deli’s new owners will rename it Café on the Walk, reports Manchester Evening News. Karen opened Danczuk’s Deli in December 2013, selling traditional Lancashire and continental delicacies, as well as wines, beers, cheese and cooked meats. The politician, currently recovering from glandular fever, will stand down from her Kingsway ward on Rochdale council at the May elections to pursue her business and media career. She has hit the headlines over the last year thanks to her revealing seflies. Speculation has been mounting for some time that the Labour politician may be lining up reality TV appearances after hiring a London-based agent. Ginger Comms promises ‘mass media exposure’ for ‘people in the glare of publicity’. Although it is understood she has a number of potential gigs lined up, Karen insists ‘nothing is set in concrete’. She said: “I’ve not committed to anything yet. It’s been such a busy four years and the last 12 months have been overwhelming.” She has divided opinion after doing several national photo-shoots and earning a loyal Twitter following thanks to her candid snaps.
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Post by Admin on Mar 7, 2015 12:57:53 GMT
The ‘Selfie Queen’ wife of a Labour MP who claims she was abused by a paedophile as a six-year-old has finally decided to report the name of her alleged attacker to the police. The dramatic decision by Karen Danczuk came after her mother claimed she was an ‘attention-seeker’ and branded her allegations a ‘figment of her imagination.’ Mrs Danczuk, 31, wife of crusading anti-child sex abuse MP Simon Danczuk, said she intended to report her alleged abuser to the police ‘as a matter of urgency, to prove I am telling the truth’. She says she was raped or sexually abused ‘hundreds of times’ between the ages of six and 11 at the family home in Manchester. This newspaper has been told the identity of her alleged male attacker but cannot disclose it for legal reasons. The man currently lives a few miles from Mrs Danczuk. She said she was regularly abused in the bedroom of her family home in Middleton, Greater Manchester, shortly after her parents’ marriage broke up. Her father Martin Burke, now 73, moved out, leaving Karen, three older brothers and an older sister with their mother. Mrs Burke told The Mail on Sunday her daughter’s version of events was ‘bull****,’ adding: ‘I am sick of all the lies.’ Mrs Burke was backed up by sons Chris, 33, and Michael, 36. However, Karen’s sister Claire, 35, and father are said to be supporting her. Mrs Danczuk believes she was raped or abused about 200 times, and it has left more than mental scars. ‘It has left me with internal health issues,’ she says, dabbing her eyes with a tissue. ‘My internal area has been quite damaged. It wouldn’t necessarily work the way another woman’s would work.’ At this, Simon – who exposed the paedophile activities of former Rochdale MP Cyril Smith – leans across to comfort her. Since Karen knows the name and address of her former abuser, I ask why haven’t they confronted him? Karen struggles to answer: ‘Because it would mean I was accepting it as real. When it was happening I pretended to be asleep, thinking, “He doesn’t know I’m awake so I can’t feel dirty.” It’s like that now.’ The brother of MP’s wife Karen Danczuk was rearrested today after two more women came forward to accuse him of sexually abusing them. Police confirmed tonight that Michael Burke, 36, had been rearrested on suspicion of historic sexual offences following “new information coming to light”. The security guard and divorced father of three was initially arrested last month after a complaint from Mrs Danczuk, who is married to Simon Danczuk MP. The 31-year-old mother of two has waived her right to anonymity to claim she was raped and sexually assaulted by a family member “hundreds of times” in her childhood home between the ages of six and 12. Mr Burke has denied the claims, saying: “The allegations are false. I’m just so shocked and disgusted by it all.” The Mirror has learned that two more women have now made further allegations against Mr Burke. He was rearrested this morning and taken to a Manchester police station for questioning.
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Post by Admin on Apr 1, 2015 12:48:13 GMT
During her time as a Labour councillor, Karen Danczuk has managed to have bust-ups with women in both the Conservative party and her own. As well as Danczuk’s ongoing spat with Louise Mensch over her revealing selfies, she claimed last month that Harriet Harman had told her to join Girls Aloud – something Harman has denied. With Danczuk now stepping down from local politics to focus on a career in the media, there are two new ladies in her firing line. The outspoken ‘Selfie Queen’ has taken umbrage with a comment made about her by the Sunday Times columnist Katie Glass. Glass took to Twitter yesterday to josh that she was worried she would look like Danczuk if she took a holiday selfie of herself. However, unable to see a funny side, Danczuk replied telling Glass she ought to go to Specsavers as she looks much more like the comedy actress Miranda Hart.As Hart has previously likened her own appearance to a cross between ‘Ann Widdecome, one of the Flower Pot Men and a monk,’ users were quick to claim that Danczuk was making a mean jibe about the looks of both Hart and Glass. Although the wife of Simon Danczuk has since deleted her tweet, tensions remain high with Glass saying that she may ‘retract all those lovely things I say to people about you’. Mr S hopes that all three women can patch things up before it gets any uglier.
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Post by Admin on Apr 12, 2015 13:28:51 GMT
The 31-year-old, who is married to Labour MP Simon Danczuk, showed off plenty of skin as she relaxed by the pool and soaked up the Spanish sun. Wearing a rather skimpy orange bikini, Karen didn't care who was looking as she took pictures of herself in a variety of sexy poses on a sun lounger. With plenty of cleavage on show, the 'selfie queen' made the most of being dressed in her colourful two-piece and took multiple snaps. Karen was enjoying a four-day break in the heat with a female friend. But when the heat became a bit too much for her, the MP's wife decided to take a dip in the pool and couldn't resist throwing a few more poses as she climbed out of the water. And it was time to top up her sun protection, Karen made sure she left no area untouched and smothered plenty of tanning oil on her décolletage.
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