DJ Fat Tony, a well-known figure in the LGBTQ+ scene, has been left with severe facial injuries after being assaulted, prompting an outpour of concern and support from fans and famous friends, including television presenter Davina McCall. The 57 year old entertainer, whose real name is Tony Marnach, apologised to his followers for cancelling his forthcoming performance as he needs time to heal from the ordeal.
He disclosed on Instagram that he was knocked unconscious and spent the entirety of Friday night in the Emergency Department. .
Upon sharing his experience, Tony informed his online community that his anticipated Christmas gig would be postponed due to his recovery process. Amidst a flood of supportive messages, Davina McCall expressed her shock and intended to contact him, posting: “F***. Tony this is terrible … Love you so much x call you tomorrow.”
Singer Ellie Goulding vowed playful revenge, commenting: “Will find him and punch him back for you,” while RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant The Vivienne conveyed concern, writing: “OMG hope you’re OK.”
Tony recounted the alarming event to his 402k followers yesterday, stating: “I can’t really go into details but I was attacked last night at a gig, in the DJ box by another DJ funnily enough. It resulted in me being knocked out and taken to hospital and being in A&E all night. Obviously you can see the damage to my face and the swelling – it’s not good. I wanted to let you know I can’t be at my gigs today as I have been advised to stay at home and get well.”, reports the Mirror.
“I’m absolutely gutted, I’m gutted this happened, I’m gutted that people choose violence especially when what we do comes from a place of love. I’m really sorry that I won’t be seeing you tonight but we will reschedule everything. Big love guys – I’m just gutted really gutted.”
He went on to say in his social media post: “LOVE ALWAYS WINS X I am devastated to announce that due to unforeseen circumstances I have no choice but to cancel tonight’s event at @number90bar @no90_events. I’m under doctors orders I need to rest and get better. I will be ok and I’m on the mend – but for now I need to take the doctors’ advice.”
“I know some of you have had this night out in your diaries for a long time and this is last minute – I really am so sorry. I will make it up to you all in the new year. Happy Christmas everyone, take care of yourselves. We will be rescheduling tonight’s event to January 25th. I can’t wait to see you all there and party together.”
He’s currently receiving care from his fiancé Stavros Agapiou, whom he proposed to last year in Central Park by a water fountain. Tony expressed gratitude for the support he’s received and to Stavros for looking after him, in an update on Sunday morning.
“Thank you for the thousands of messages of love and support I’m ok just in a lot of pain and swollen but at home with @stavrosagapiou and the dogs being looked after I can’t thank you all enough for the outpouring of support remember you can’t keep a good man down x.”
In the video, he expressed his gratitude to supporters: “Just doing a quick face update, as you can see the swelling is coming down, I’m okay though. I wanted to say a huge thank you for all the messages I have received – I’m overwhelmed.”
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