Coolio: 'I needed therapy'

Controversial housemate Coolio has blamed his upsetting behaviour on a difficult childhood.

Coolio has made Michelle cry several times in the Big Brother house, while she, Mutya and Tina have all criticised him for "crossing the line".

Coolio said: "My mum was already nuts before I was born.

"She was pretty hard and harsh. But at the same time, she could be just as loving and caring as anybody’s mum."

The housemate added: "She did drugs and had problems - it affected our relationship.

“I got bullied in my pre-teen years so by the time I got to be a teen I probably should have got some therapy. I was messed up in the head. I was a bit prone to violence.”