DERRY MAN DAMIEN appeared on the brand new series of First Dates last night, and stole a lot of hearts on his way.
Damien, a 25-year-old mental health nurse student who has Tourettes syndrome, was set up with Kai who admitted to LOVING the Irish accent.
People loved Damo from the get-go
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He later explained that he developed ticks when he broke up with his ex-boyfriend after a small breakdown. He was soon diagnosed with Tourette’s Syndrome, causing him to come out with some pretty random comments. He explained:
I was in love and took that break up very hard. I just didn’t think that I could cope. It was at that time that the ticks started.
I couldn’t even speak because I was ticking constantly. I remember my dad getting really upset and I could tell that he was trying to hold back tears and so because of that I thought the best way to deal with that was to joke about it.
I don’t know if it will go or if it will stay, but either way I’ve changed and that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
He explained to part-time model Kai that he hopes to become a qualified mental health nurse:
I just want to help people, I had my own mental issues. I had a breakdown back in 2013, that was my Britney’s 2007
The pair got on BRILLIANTLY, with Kai also opening up about his past depression and mental health issues
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And guess what? They stayed together
We love a happy ending.
