Paddy Doherty leads mourners at funeral of his teenage nephew
Many from the Traveller community attended the service.
Big Fat Gypsy Weddings star Patrick “Paddy” Doherty led mourners at the funeral of his teenage nephew, who died following a car collision.
Doherty was joined by family and friends at Epsom Cemetery for the funeral of Tom “Tomboy” Doherty, with hundreds of others from the Traveller community also in attendance.
The aspiring boxer was 17 when he died after the car he was driving crashed in South Nutfield, Surrey on October 9, days after he passed his driving test.
The funeral included a procession of horses and white Mercedes cars.
Doherty was seen wiping a tear from his face during the service.
Doherty, who rose to fame on Channel 4’s Big Fat Gyspy Weddings and also won Celebrity Big Brother in 2011, previously spoke of his “lovely, good-looking” and “charismatic” nephew.
The 58-year-old added that he thought the service might match the scale of his father Simon’s recent funeral, which the TV star said was unexpectedly attended by thousands.
