HE may have been only 2ft 8in but Verne Troyer had a giant appetite for booze, controversy and Playboy models. Verne used to boast he could drink his own weight in booze — and there were periods where he would down six beers and a bottle of spirit every day. One of his near-fatal booze-ups followed new wife Genevieve Gallen running off with a male stripper.
Verne rarely spoke about what was troubling him inside but it is known that he hated people staring at him and was self-conscious about his size. Verne was the most amazing to be held by. I make up for it in other areas. I love beautiful women. He did not succeed there, but his girlfriends included models Ranae Shrider and Yvette Monet. Verne fell out with Ranae when a sex tape of them together was leaked online in And in Yvette claimed he bombarded her with abusive texts and emails after she dumped him.
His marriage to Genevieve in lasted less than two months. When she ran off with a male stripper, Verne asked for an annulment in the hope of avoiding a costly divorce.
One is a fun and silly man with a great sense of humour. In he was rushed to hospital having been poisoned by drink. At first his representatives tried to cover it up, claiming he had appendicitis.
But it became clear in during his appearance on US reality show The Surreal Life, when he stripped fully nude and urinated on the floor. Things had been so bad he would find himself being sick every 30 minutes or grabbing a beer when he got up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet. I was close to death. I was definitely in bad shape. His wild behaviour made him a popular guest on reality TV shows, and he was a favourite to win Celebrity Big Brother here in He eventually came fourth after driving a scooter into the diary room door having knocked back champagne.
