Peter Andre has told of the racist abuse he received at school - even from a teacher. The Mysterious Girl singer, 47, opened up about the struggles he faced as a kid when at school in Australia.
Peter, who has Greek Cypriot heritage, chatted about the vile bullying and racist taunts with brother Danny on The Sun's YouTube channel.
He said: "We suffered racism bad as kids and called greasy w*gs. I was beaten quite a few times from kids at the school." Peter added that he still doesn't wear his hair in its naturally curly style - for fear of bringing back haunting memories of the name-calling he endured.
But one event left his conflicted. A teacher, who had called Peter "a greasy w*g", saw the popstar years later and told him how proud he was
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