Early Life
Dowling was born in Rathangan, County Kildare, Ireland. Before he entered the public eye, he trained as a holiday rep and air steward, working as a flight attendant for Ryanair. He came out as gay to his parents two weeks before appearing in Big Brother in 2001.
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