Paul Danan is believed to have slipped and fallen on the luxurious condominium close to Bristol the place he was staying.
In a heartbreaking replace, the accident is assumed to have occurred whereas the actor was stuffed with hopes for a TV comeback after getting life again on observe.
A lot-loved Paul, 46, had been put ahead to go on Celebs Go Relationship and was feeling optimistic after getting his life again on observe.
Neighbours advised how an ambulance was known as to the flat close to Bristol on Wednesday night – however paramedics couldn’t save the star.
Paul, who appeared on Love Island and Movie star Huge Brother, was because of seem in courtroom the next day charged with possession of Class A medication.
In a podcast seven months in the past Paul advised how he was residing in a ‘dry home’ in Bristol, believed to be the £392,000 flat the place he was discovered useless.
Paul Danan, 46, is believed to have slipped and fallen on the luxurious condominium close to Bristol the place he was staying
Paul fell sick in a flat right here at an unique web site close to Bristol (pictured) on Wednesday night
The Grade II listed property – a part of a former Georgian lunatic asylum – boasts a swimming pool, gymnasium and tennis courtroom together with 10 acres of grounds.
Additionally registered on the one-bedroomed property is Judith Kim Skelton, 46, a private growth coach who specialises in psychological well being.
Danan’s neighbours mentioned he ‘saved himself to himself’ in his first-floor condominium.
One advised MailOnline: ‘I did not know he was well-known, I do not suppose anybody residing right here knew who he was till he died. His household has been right here since and requested us to not say something.’
One other neighbour mentioned she noticed an ambulance on the communal entrance to the gated mansion home in Bristol.
She added: ‘I then came upon that the person residing [in the flat] has died. I did not know him, it is very unhappy.’
Avon and Somerset Police mentioned the dying was not being handled as suspicious.
Residents mentioned they thought Paul lived on his personal on the condominium the place he was combating his habit demons.
Final week Paul filmed himself auditioning for a Shakespearean position, possible contained in the flat the place he fell sick
Till not too long ago Judith was the director of an organization known as Morning After Drama the place Paul gave talks to fellow addicts at a gathering home in Bristol on Monday evenings.
On LinkedIn Judith described herself as: ‘A supportive and particular person centered skilled with a ardour for empowering and training people dealing with a number of and sophisticated obstacles.
‘I’m additionally a director of Morning After Drama, which delivers improv periods to teams of people who’re discovering their method following traumatic experiences, habit, low confidence, poor psychological well being and many others.’
In a YouTube podcast titled Love Island, Escapades, Addictions final summer season Paul talked about how he was launched to cocaine and later went on to make use of crystal meth and heroin.
Speaking about his addictions and therapy throughout lockdown he mentioned: ‘I’ll in all probability go to Bristol … go and stay in a dry home, I would like to hold this on and be in a home with addicts who’re in restoration.’
Paul, who shot to fame as Sol Patrick in Channel 4’s Hollyoaks, mentioned he wished to show drama to adults alongside a profession of appearing, writing and directing.
The truth TV star was stopped by police close to Warrington, Cheshire on October 2 final yr whereas driving his Fiat 500.
He was charged with two counts of possessing cocaine and one among driving a car below the affect of medicine and was because of seem at Warrington Magistrates Courtroom on Thursday, the day after he died.
The listening to was adjourned till a date in February when the courtroom might be knowledgeable of his tragic dying.
Paul’s dying has been reported to the Avon Coroner who will resolve if an inquest might be held following a put up mortem examination.
Paul mentioned he shouldn’t have left Hollyoaks and struggled to adapt to life in Hollywood in a earlier interview
Paul and Isabella Hervey pictured on Movie star Love Island in 2005, which Paul mentioned hampered his profession with administrators
On leaving Hollyoaks: ‘It is very robust. I imply, perhaps years in the past I should not have left Hollyoaks, however I made that call as a result of after 4 years, I did not need be typecast and again then, everybody did not need to be the following Ken Barlow’ [pictured on Hollyoaks]
Paul advised MailOnline in his closing interview how he moved in together with his dad and mom and struggled to get appearing jobs so labored in a cellphone store repairing screens to get by after leaving Hollyoaks.
The actor turned a family identify taking part in dangerous boy Sol Patrick from 1997 till 2001 on Channel 4’s high cleaning soap.
He advised MailOnline simply earlier than Christmas how he regretted leaving Hollyoaks to attempt to break into Hollywood as a result of he did not need to be typecast as a cleaning soap star and turn into ‘the following Ken Barlow’.
However he couldn’t address the rejection that adopted in LA and have become residence sick, getting drawn down the darkish path of medicine that blighted his life.
He mentioned he failed in Hollywood so he went on Movie star Love Island, which hampered his prospects, blaming ‘snobby’ casting administrators for an absence of labor afterwards.
In 2020 he moved again in together with his dad and mom in Essex after he turned homeless having beforehand spent ‘about £1million on rehab and restoration’ through the years. Most not too long ago he was primarily based in Bristol, the place he was educating college students in drama faculty whereas attempting to interrupt again into appearing.
His closing Instagram put up final week was a web based audition for Duke Orsino in Twelfth Evening, however whereas followers on social media hailed his efficiency some additionally commented that he appeared dazed at factors.
Reflecting on his determination to go away the cleaning soap, Paul advised MailOnline final yr: ‘Possibly I should not have left Hollyoaks, however I made that call as a result of after 4 years, I did not need be typecast and again then, everybody did not need to be the following Ken Barlow. You wished to go off and play totally different roles, particularly whenever you’re an actual actor.
Paul pictured leaving Bristol Magistrates’ Courtroom on November 4 final yr
‘I wished to go to LA and I did. And I obtained very near some very massive, massive movies and issues like that. However the rejection… the one factor I hate in life is rejection.
‘I selected the one job on this planet that that provides you that, go determine! However on the similar time, I find it irresistible greater than something, simply to be there on set and to be a part of that world. It’s the whole lot that I all the time educated for.
‘Performing is a troublesome job and I believe you do not realise how fortunate you’re whenever you’re in a cleaning soap and you have the closest factor to a 9 to 5 job in appearing you could get. And whenever you get on the market, you are like s**t, man, it’s actually robust.’
Paul was due in courtroom yesterday to face fees of possessing cocaine and hashish and was additionally accused of driving below the affect of medicine. And simply months in the past he was on the ‘brink of dying’ and needing an oxygen tank after his ‘obsessive’ vape utilization brought on respiratory failure. He was so addicted he had his vape in mattress earlier than sleep.
While residing in Los Angeles, Paul advised how he would usually see actors working in McDonald’s whereas ready for his or her subsequent massive half, with he himself having taken up a ‘regular job’ to get some further money within the interim.
‘I labored in a spot known as I Smashed It, which is the place when you when you drop your iPhone or your cellphone and the display smashes, then we’ll repair the display for you.
‘I used to be working there for a bit, in all probability about 10 years in the past. And that was simply to get a bit of cash on the aspect.’
Detailing the assorted work he is achieved through the years, he continued: ‘I’ve labored in recruitment. I used to work in Ted Baker. I labored within the markets once I was youthful and I’ve labored in several garments outlets and stuff like that. And naturally in between jobs, it’s important to nonetheless try this’.