That's How It Happened

"During the 1970s the self-styled "Dolly Parton of Belfast" became well known on Belfast's cabaret circuit, presenting a risqué act in Loyalist pubs and clubs, dressed in fishnet tights, wig and heavy make-up.

On another evening he had a few heart-stopping moments when his car developed a flat tyre in a staunchly nationalist area of Belfast: "After 10 minutes two guys pulled up and asked for my keys," he recalled. "They opened the boot, got the spare wheel out and changed it. I drove off blowing them kisses. I'll never know who they were, but a threat against me was in foot-high writing on a gable wall right by where I broke down."

...in 2002 Duddy paid the price for taking sides in the dispute when two masked gunmen fired shots at his front door. Although he escaped unharmed, his pet chihuahua, Bambi, was killed by the gunfire."