Karen Danczuk Explained

Karen Marie Danczuk (née Burke) from Middleton, Rochdale[1] is a British former local councillor for Kingsway, Rochdale metro.[2] She came to prominence as the wife of Simon Danczuk, who was Member of Parliament for the Rochdale constituency from 2010 to 2017. In 2017, she applied to be a Labour MP.[3]

Family

Karen and Simon Danczuk married in 2012.[4] They have two sons.[5] The couple separated in June 2015.[6] In July 2015, he said that he had been suffering from depression caused by his campaigning work on child sexual abuse and that this had affected their marriage.[7] [8]

Television work

Danczuk took part in 2015 in the TV programme, NHS in Crisis: Live Debate and was a participant in 2016's Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls.[9] She has appeared on Loose Women several times.[10]

She is a campaigner for victims of sexual abuse, and a patron for the National Association for People Abused in Childhood.[11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karen Danczuk's brother jailed for raping her and two other women. Nazia Parveen North of England. correspondent. 15 December 2016. 25 June 2019. Theguardian.com.
  2. Web site: Karen Danczuk: 'Showing a bit of cleavage hardly makes me the devil'. Zoe. Williams. 20 February 2016. 25 June 2019. Theguardian.com.
  3. Web site: Selfie queen Karen Danczuk in bid to become Labour MP. Sky News. 25 June 2019.
  4. News: Simon Danczuk: a campaigning MP with a complex personal life . Rajeev Syal . . 31 December 2015 . 3 January 2016.
  5. Web site: Karen Danczuk: 'Don't dare say I set a bad example'. Bryony. Gordon. 24 January 2015. 25 June 2019. Telegraph.co.uk.
  6. News: Labour MP Simon Danczuk splits from wife Karen. Daily Telegraph. London. 29 June 2015. 30 June 2015.
  7. Web site: MP Simon Danczuk to step back from child abuse campaign. BBC News. 6 July 2015. 6 July 2015.
  8. News: Perraudin. Frances. Simon Danczuk steps back from campaigning against child abuse. 6 July 2015. The Guardian. 6 July 2015.
  9. Web site: Dom Joly, Zoe Salmon and Ollie Locke sign up for celebrity The Island with Bear Grylls. Radio Times.
  10. Web site: MP's wife defends provocative selfies during Loose Women attack. 8 October 2014. Metro.co.uk. 25 June 2019.
  11. Web site: Danczuk wants to shed 'selfie queen' tag. 2 February 2017. 25 June 2019. Bbc.co.uk.
  12. Web site: Man held in Danczuk abuse inquiry. 22 February 2015. 25 June 2019. Bbc.co.uk.