As a father now, I wouldn't do what my dad did, because it left me feeling emotionally unstable as a kid. But he didn't do the things he did out of selfishness or malice.

I grew up in Denton, east Manchester, and was raised by my late father, Reg, a barber.

My father rebelled ferociously against his conservative upbringing where his father physically abused him.

The fact my relationship with my son is so good makes me forgiving of my father and also appreciative.

I love every minute of fatherhood, staying up all night, changing nappies, kids crying, I find it really funny and inspiring. It connects you to the world in a new way.

I was raised in a super-sheltered atmosphere where we didn't watch anything besides Trinity Broadcasting Network - which was called TBN - or the Fox News channel.