Professor Green has revealed that his own father's suicide back in 2008 has cast a dark shadow over whether or not he would like to have kids himself in the future. 

The 'Read All About It' rapper explained to The Sun that he is fearful of following in his dad's footsteps although "there's no reason for" him to go down that road:

"That's a hard topic. It scares the life out of me. I don't want to be my dad — but there's no reason for me to be. That's one of the things that scares me about being with Candy. It has the chance to be really real with her."

Green, real name Stephen Manderson, has been dating actress and model Candy McCulloch for some time now and admitted that her stability has a positive influence on him, adding:

"That thought about my dad has affected relationships in the past. But I can't keep making decisions based on fear. Candy's proper — she puts up with me for starters. She's such a together person and I really do think it makes a difference."

"My thing about having kids is I want to make sure they have a healthy environment to grow up in."

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