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DAISY Edgar-Jones left fans stunned after she revealed it was her dad that created iconic TV show Big Brother.

The Where The Crawdads Sing and Normal People actress even told how she’d perched on the spy house’s Diary Room chair during her youth as she accompanied father Philip, 60, to work.

The Brit, 28, who has now been dubbed a “nepo-baby”, opened up on her famous parent on the Open Book with Jenna podcast – and even let slip his words of wisdom.

Daisy, whose mother is a drama teacher, said: “My dad used to run this TV show Big Brother.

“Which, you know it, it was obviously a massive TV show when I was younger.

“And there’s loads of pictures from me aged probably like six or seven up until a little older, sitting on the Diary Room chair.

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“Obviously I was too young to watch the show, I wasn’t allowed to.

“But in that show, individuals would come in anonymous and leave very very famous, so I suppose when Normal People came out he [her dad] sat me down and he was like – he couldn’t because it was Covid – but he told me on the phone and essentially said ‘there might be some things that shift for you’.

“And here’s just some words of wisdom that I learned which is that you might not change but the world around you might and the way people interact with you might”.

Daisy continued: “And so remembering that you haven’t changed, you are what you are and you are the same person – and who you were pre all of this – is very important.

“To keep your feet on the floor and know that you’re an individual amongst lots of people with their own stuff going on and inner lives.

“It’s really important to keep your, I suppose, feet really planted on the floor.

“And I’m really grateful for that because, yeah, he just gave me loads of words of wisdom.

She has previously admitted her dad Philip, who is the director of Sky Arts, gave her the same talk of “doom” which he gave Big Brother contestants.

One fan was quick to comment: “Oh my god not another Nepo. Jesus Christ and I really loved her for years”.

A second put: “I definitely think it does make her a nepo as her father clearly would have had industry connections and was able to give her starting opportunities in film and TV, and I assume he was also able to afford to provide her with financial support to get her where she is now.

“Although I must say I do still love her acting and I think she is talented, it just is disappointing to find out as it’s so clear that working class actors without industry connections are just increasingly missing out on work/opportunities because of these nepos”.

Another defended Daisy and put: “It doesn’t make her a nepo baby not like her dad gave her work throughout her life to get where she is now”.

Back in 2024, Daisy was hailed as “the next Julia Roberts” due to the “striking” way she bagged film roles.

Her BBC show Normal People was one of the biggest global hits of 2020, attracting 62.7 million views on iPlayer alone.

It was a role that would also net Daisy her first Golden Globe nomination.

She had an open audition for a part in Cold Feet and the TV series first put her on the map and also got her an agent.

“Cold Feet was a good place to start, because I had a small part so I could learn the scary things like walking in and not being self-conscious,” she said.

Bagging more roles in productions, including a special of BBC’s Outnumbered and two episodes of Silent Witness, prompted her to take a year off before university.

She worked in a cafe near her home before rocketing back into the spotlight.

HE’S Towie’s handsome long-serving lothario who’s charmed a long list of show stunners over the years.

But you can’t break hearts for a decade on a major reality show and not cop any flack for it.

And Dan Edgar has been on the receiving end of some stinging barbs from former show star Olivia Attwood, who once branded him “boring” and a “coward” on account of his love-life drama with Chloe Sims.

The Essex charmer famously cooled things off with Chloe amid cheating allegations in 2019 and he went on to reunite with on-off girlfriend Amber Turner.

Chloe later told us that the way Dan handled the split “bulldozed” her confidence and led to a cruel pile on from trolls.

Despite brushing off Liv’s criticisms publicly, sources say it left Dan bristling and his decision not to follow Olivia on social media is telling.

Now the follicly-blessed 36-year-old is determined to prove Liv wrong with current girlfriend Chloe Lewis, 35, who he hard-launched in August and has appeared in fun, loved-up snaps with ever since.

An insider told The Sun: “Towie fans will remember it was Olivia who told Chloe that Dan had cheated on her with another woman.

“That led to the implosion of her blossoming romance with Dan, and while Liv was sticking up for her mate, Dan just thinks she’s a trouble maker.

“The ‘boring’ jibe has also never been forgotten by Dan. That was a bit of a sore spot for him, he thinks it was a low blow.

“As a result he still doesn’t follow Olivia on social media to this day, and unsurprisingly she doesn’t follow him either.

“It’s been made a bit awkward though since Olivia started dating Pete Wicks as Dan is still mates with Pete.”

Mum-of-one Chloe Lewis left Towie after four years in 2018, just months before the drama that would kickstart the simmering feud.

She doesn’t appear to have taken offence to Olivia’s past comments about Dan as she remains on the documentary-maker’s social media friends list and even shares the same management.

Our insider said: “It’s a bit of an elephant in the room but it’s safe to say the four of them won’t be going on double dates anytime soon.”

When contacted by The Sun, Dan’s rep denied any beef, saying: “Dan is genuinely surprised by these claims as he has never had an issue with Olivia.

“They’ve had very little interaction over the years, and he certainly doesn’t hold any negative feelings towards her. There’s no feud from Dan’s side, and he wishes her nothing but the best.”

As for Olivia, her issues with Dan stem from the way he treated Chloe Sims during their fling in 2019 on a cast trip to Thailand.

ITV golden girl Liv was a member of the cast at the time and ripped into Dan for ghosting Chloe every time the going got tough, a view shared by viewers who likened him to someone going to ground in witness protection.

Olivia’s boyfriend Pete Wicks once had his own close relationship with Chloe Sims and their friendship secretly spilled into romance on a number of occasions.

It was around this time that Dan, fresh from his split with girlfriend Amber, hooked up with Chloe.

The love triangle, and its murky timeline, sparked confusion and saw Dan and Pete clash in heated scenes.

Liv has made past comments about Dan’s penchant for fading out romances rather than having an honest and frank discussion about the issues getting in the way.

There have been digs about his passivity, with it said that if he wasn’t so good-looking his partners wouldn’t tolerate his behaviour.

Olivia’s past assessment that Dan wasn’t mature enough for Chloe Sims led to fans likening him to Peter Pan, the boy that never grew up.

Pete, whose friendship with Dan has been turbulent over the years, has had a few tongue-in-cheek comments too, once joking that laidback Dan is so chilled that his heartrate remains below 40bpm no matter what drama is unfolding.

Last year, Dan experienced another failed relationship when he and Ella Rae Wise ended their 18-month partnership, despite having a “great sex life”, and it looked like Dan was destined for the single life.

That is until former Towie star Chloe Lewis caught his eye at mutual pals Georgia Kousoulou and Tommy Mallett’s Majorca wedding last summer.

Romance rumours began to swirl in the months that followed as the pair dropped crumbs online, before they enjoyed a joint holiday in Marbella this August, sharing kisses and confirming their relationship.

They had their first official engagement as a couple when they attended a Primark event together last month.

The star-studded bash also had Pete on the guestlist and the trio posed together for a picture, suggesting the frosty relations between Dan and Liv hasn’t affected his and Pete’s friendship. Unlike Dan and Liv, the two do follow each other on Instagram.

There have been a number of smitten social media pictures of Chloe and Dan together since, with the latter now willing to be less subtle about his feelings and seemingly keen to prove to the naysayers that he can be serious and is ready to grow up.

The Sun has contacted a representative for Dan for comment.