Lidia Thorpe’s father Roy Illingworth calls daughter racist and says power has gone to her head

Controversial independent senator Lidia Thorpe has been given a spray by her own father who dismissed her as a “very racist person” during an extraordinary service.

Roy Illingworth claimed that the power of the native senator had ‘gone to her head’ in an interview with Sky News Australia’s Andrew Bolt on Thursday, after she berated visitors to Melbourne’s strip club at 3am on Sunday and told them ‘ called white c***s’. attacking the size of their genitals.

“The way I see it, the way she is and the way she’s changed over the years, she’s a very racist person,” said Illingworth, who is of Anglo-Irish descent.

“She doesn’t acknowledge her white side. I’m a little disappointed in her demeanor lately.

“Because, after all, she has both an English and an Irish background, the convict side of the English.”

He said power had gone to his daughter after she assaulted strip club patrons in Melbourne at 3am on Sunday, calling them “white bastards” and attacking the size of their genitals.

Ms Thorpe has been widely criticized after the publication of footage of her yelling at a group of men outside Maxine’s Gentlemen’s Club in Melbourne – including by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese telling her to ‘get some help’.

In a statement on Thursday evening, Ms Thorpe said she ‘cannot go out without being harassed by racists’ and said this is an example of the same ‘racism that Blak people face every day in this colony’.

“Saturday night I was challenged and I stood up for myself. Not one person was injured,” Ms Thorpe said in a statement.

“The story should be about the racists brutally harassing a senator.

“The story is that I can’t go out without being harassed by racists.”

Mr Albanese suggested that Ms Thorpe’s behavior had ‘obvious issues that need to be addressed in terms of her health issues’.

“These are not the actions of someone who should normally participate in society, let alone a senator.

And Lidia must be very aware of the way this behavior is perceived. I hope she gets some kind of support.’

Ms Thorpe responded to the criticism saying she ‘can’t go out without being harassed by racists’ and said this is an example of the same ‘racism that Blak people face every day in this colony’

The PM urged Senator Lidia Thorpe to get ‘some support’ for ‘health issues’ in the wake of her explosive strip club collapse

Ms Thorpe took aim at the Prime Minister’s comments on Thursday, saying his comments reflect an old racist and misogynistic mindset.

“Saying I need ‘mental help’ is a continuation of the old racist and misogynistic narrative used to discredit and silence outspoken and strong women,” the independent senator said.

While Ms Thorpe claimed she was wooed by the men, Daily Mail Australia exclusively revealed that the rogue senator had walked up to white patrons of the strip club and accused them of stealing her land earlier in the evening.

The collapse of the strip club is just the latest in a string of controversial incidents involving the senator in recent months, including temporarily halting the Mardi Gras parade in protest at police.

Mr. Albanese said it was becoming a “rehearsal exercise” for the senator.

“You know, the Mardi Gras event where she was in front of a truck, that was actually a truck for Twenty10, a youth service that takes in young gays and lesbians, a service of my electorate,” the prime minister said.

“Why anyone would lay in front of that truck to get attention is beyond my understanding and I hope she gets some sort of support.”

CCTV obtained by Daily Mail Australia showed Senator Lidia Thorpe returning several times for more, including to film the men (pictured)