Lottie Ryan has revealed her dad Gerry was late for his radio show every day for a year because he was giving her pep talks.
The 32-year-old said she was forced to move school and was a target because of his fame.
She added: “I was really badly bullied, like very badly bullied when I was in first year of school – so around 13 or 14.
“I haven’t spoken about it with anyone outside of my family before but if I speak about it I still get really upset.
“I had to move schools because I was at the stage where I was eating my lunch every day in the toilet by myself and not in a good place.
“It ended up that my dad was driving me to school every morning up to the front door and giving me a pep talk. School begins at nine and he had a show at the time that began at nine.
“I’m pretty sure for that whole year he must have been late to air nearly every day and I think he got in trouble in work for it.
“Nobody knew [he was late] because he was sitting in his car with me trying to pep me up to go into school.
“My parents did everything they could at the time, I think they were heartbroken for me.”
The entertainment reporter said she was bullied over not wearing the same watch as other girls and she was surprised it was a big deal that she was Gerry’s daughter.
She told 2FM’s Jennifer Zamparelli’s show: “Young girls are just so sneaky and bitchy – well that’s my personal experience of it.
“I was a little bit weird probably, I was definitely a little bit different.
“I think that [Gerry’s fame] made me an easier target and for me that was a huge shock.”
