‘Disgusted’ Ex On The Beach star Declan Doyle slams hotel staff
‘Disgusted’ ex On The Beach star Declan Doyle has berated hotel staff after she was forced to prove his daughter was related to him while they holidayed together.
The reality star, 32, who has an 11-year-old daughter from a previous relationship, said staff asked for his passport to check because they were “different skin tones”.
He said that on the third day of their trip to the Dominican Republic, they were approached by the concierge and while they were enjoying breakfast, they were told to go to the manager’s office.
The manager then told him he wanted to check if they were related after watching hotel videos where they “looked really strange” together.
He shared the incident on social media and wrote in his story: ‘Disgusted @riuhotels @tuiuk just had to prove my daughter is mine with our passports because we are ‘different skin tones’.
Rude: ‘Disgusted’ ex On The Beach star Declan Doyle has berated hotel staff after she was forced to prove his daughter was related to him while they were on holiday together
Shocking: The reality star, 32, who has an 11-year-old daughter from a previous relationship, said staff asked for his passport to check because they were ‘different skin tones’
“Even though we gave our passports at check-in, the hotel manager said she is an underage girl with a man, it’s strange and we look like a couple and we don’t look alike.”
He added that the heated exchange took place in front of his daughter.
He continued, “I asked if he would do this if it was a single mom and her daughter and he said no.”
TUI said in a statement: “We were extremely sad to hear about Declan’s experience at a RIU hotel. We have a zero tolerance for discrimination and this employee clearly fell short of TUI’s high standards and expectations.
“Our on-site service team has been in conversation with Declan to apologize to both him and his daughter for their experience. We immediately moved them from their 4 star hotel to an alternative 5 star resort where support is available to them.
“We will investigate the incident and our team will also contact Declan to advise him of the options available.”
The star and his daughter have now been moved from their four-star resort to a five-star resort by Tui.
He told The sun of the incident: ‘The manager said he was watching hotel videos and we looked very strange and she was an underage girl and I was an older man… I don’t know what he was thinking in his head.
Horrible: He shared the incident on social media and wrote on his story: ‘Disgusted @riuhotels @tuiuk just had to prove my daughter is mine with our passports because we have ‘different skin tones’
Terrible: He said that on the third day of their trip to the Dominican Republic, they were approached by the concierge and while they were eating breakfast, they had to go to the manager’s office (pictured on EOTB)
‘I was completely over the moon. I told him it was disgraceful and they already scanned copies of our passports and she has my last name.’
He continued, “She doesn’t need to hear people asking if I’m her father. She already knows we have different skin tones, but bringing it to her attention is sickening.
“For him to even admit that he racially profiled us is just absurd. He didn’t even apologize, he said I should be thankful he checked to see if she’s my daughter.”
He added that the manager should have asked the questions without his daughter present because it was “so unprofessional” for her to be there and he felt “discriminated against”.
Declan said the manager told him it was hotel procedure and they were just “taking precautions.”
It comes after Declan, the ex-boyfriend of Geordie Shore star Nathan Henry, confirmed last July that he was in a relationship with Rylan Clark at the time after the two were seen kissing.
Speaking to GB News, the hunk told presenter Mark Dolan: “We’ve just started dating, it’s been a few dates – we really get along.”
He claimed the pair met “at an event a while back,” before joking that he was the more famous of the two.
Declan added, “It’s just weird talking about it, it’s only been a few dates, it’s still very early, we’re enjoying each other’s company, but we’re fine.”
Mark explained that he had met Rylan at the TRIC Awards and thought he had “never looked happier,” prompting Declan to smile and say that they were both “very happy.”
Rylan’s representatives were contacted by MailOnline for comment at the time.
The relationship is said to have started in April after the pair were spotted at Roka in Canary Wharf.
Romance: It comes after last July Declan, who is the ex-boyfriend of Geordie Shore star Nathan Henry, confirmed he was in a relationship with Rylan Clark at the time after the two were seen kissing
About: Declan was previously in a relationship with Geordie Shore star Nathan, and the couple split in April 2022 after realizing ‘they were no longer compatible’ (pictured together)
They were later seen flirting outside a restaurant in Marylebone as Rylan held a glass of red wine during a cigarette break.
Declan was previously in a relationship with Geordie Shore star Nathan, with the pair splitting in April 2022 after realizing “they were no longer compatible.”
It came after Rylan parted ways with his husband, Dan Neal, in June 2021 after six years.
Rylan and Declan are no longer dating.