Celebrity Big Brother’s Renee Graziano gets defensive when James Whale quizzes her about her mob boss dad

RENEE Graziano got defensive when broadcaster James Whale quizzed her about her mob boss father on Celebrity Big Brother tonight.

The 48-year-old rose to fame on US reality show Mob Wives and proudly proclaims she is the daughter of well-know gangster Anthony Graziano.

However, Renee was cautious about speaking about her father when James quizzed her about her family.

Her father has been to prison on a number of occasions for a range of different charges including tax evasion, racketeering and conspiracy to murder.

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Speaking to James, Renee revealed her father didn't speak to her for two years after she agreed to appear on Mob Wives, which was produced by her sister-in-law, Jennifer Graziano.

James asked her: “Is your father really as bad as they portray him?”

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She replied: “My father is a wonderful man and however they portray him is how the government want to.

"My father didn’t talk to me for two years because I went on television... he’s my father and he loves me regardless... although I’m a mob wife and I understand my lifestyle... I have never known anything anyone has ever done.”

Renee revealed she only started speaking to her father again when she was on her "death bed".

The raven-haired reality star nearly died after she was struck down by a staph infection, or MRSA, that “eats you alive” after having surgical enhancements to her bum.

She explained: "But he's my father and he loves me regardless and I love and I will go to war from my family."

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James than asked her if she had to be "careful of what you say on here?"

She replied: "Why would I have to worry about the cops? I didn't do anything wrong.

"My father has paid his price already, my father has been to jail, three times.

"If you commit a crime, my father has committed a crime or if they thought he had committed a crime, he has taken his plea and he went to jail."

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James then cheekily asked her if her father still gave interviews to the media.

She replied: "My father has never done an interview..."

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James interrupted her to say: "If I got an interview with you dad because you love me so much that would be a coup for me."

She continued: "My father would never do an interview under any circumstances, not even for $20million, never."

The drama continues Monday night on Channel 5 at 9pm.

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