A UKIP candidate standing in Bristol's Stockwood ward had worked as a porn star for 40 years, it has been revealed. John Langley confirmed he is an adult entertainment industry veteran who owns his own production business - acting under the guise of 'Johnny Rock Hard'.

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Langley said he was "happy to confirm" that he had appeared in and produced a number of X-rated films. 

A party spokesperson said UKIP were aware of Mr Langley's profession and supported him.

Mr Langley said: "I'm exactly the same as anyone else. On one side I have my performer side, and on the other I have my normal life."

"We in UKIP represent the ordinary working-class person who will go to the pub, they will read The Sun and they will look at adult entertainment."

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"There are those who will be judgemental, and that is their choice."

Mr Langley said he thought party leader Nigel Farage would support hi and recognise his commitment "to standing for his community."

Mr Langley's Johnny Rockard Global Media business has been running for over eight years and mainly offers "the British girl next door genre".

His website boasts it is "probably the most globally publicised and promoted UK name in adult entertainment" due to an "increasing appetite for explicit content".

A Ukip spokesman said: "Mr Langley is not doing anything illegal and it is a little bit unusual but at the end of the day he is a businessman.

"Nothing is being hidden and there is no issue as far as we are concerned with him standing for UKIP in the election."

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