Benefits Street star White Dee says crazy show 'ripped her old life apart'
benefits.Her appearance on the Channel 4 show pushed her into the limelight and she went on to appear on several political debates on benefits and also starred in Celebrity Big Brother.Dee, 49, told Birmingham Live : "It was just a crazy, crazy time."My life was turned upside down and I just wasn't expecting it."Benefits Street caused such a storm and the people in James Turner Street were shocked by it and totally overwhelmed."A swarm of journalists descended on James Turner Street, not just from the UK but all over the world."I found one French journalist in my garden!"I started putting my voice to the political debates on the radio and TV because I wanted to give a voice to people who were on benefits like myself."I even spoke at the