'I used to wet the bed': Diddy's candid confession to Ellen DeGeneres about his embarrassing childhood problem

PUBLISHED: 10:47 EST, 1 March 2013 | UPDATED: 13:56 EST, 1 March 2013

He's now the king of cool with plenty of swagger, but rapper Diddy had his share of awkward moments growing up.

The Coming Home star has admitted to wetting the bed as a child and blamed the issue on not drinking enough water, instead guzzling fizzy drinks and excessively consuming sugar.

He revealed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show: 'One thing I want to say is, I grew up as a Kool-Aid kid. I used to pour a half a pound of sugar into the Kool-Aid. Besides it having me bouncing off the walls, I used to be a bed wetter.

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'OK, I guess I'm confessing that I used to be a bed wetter. So I went on this quest to stop wetting the bed, and the first day that I had a sleepover and I didn't wet the bed, it was, like, one of the greatest days of my life.

'It gave me the swagger that I have today because I stopped wetting the bed.'

The 43-year-old musician - who has launched his own water brand, AQUAhydrate, with actor Mark Wahlberg - also encouraged children to drink as much H2O as possible to avoid the same red-faced moments he had as a child.

He said: 'There is something about sugar that makes you wet the bed. So to all you boys and girls out there, as Muhammad Ali used to tell you [to] brush your teeth, I'm telling you to drink water, OK?

'It will stop you from wetting the bed, and you won't be embarrassed in front of the girls at sleepovers.'

The making of man: Diddy said that when he was able to stop wetting the bed, it 'gave me the swagger that I have today'

VIDEO Candid confessions as rapper reveals how he overcame childhood issue

P-Diddy's candid bed-wetting confession on the Ellen Show

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The Ellen DeGeneres show airs in the UK on Really, Mon 4 March at 5pm (Sky 248, Virgin 267, Freeview 20)

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Who didn't? Next!

- JustPassing , London, United Kingdom, 01/3/2013 20:17

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"Piddly Diddley " next name change !!!

- Tony M , Essex, United Kingdom, 01/3/2013 19:35

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I am NOT trying to be mean here, because I have nothing against P. Diddy, but why do celebs feel the need to release the details of their personal problems in public? Sarah Silverman and the late Michael Landon also spoke freely about their bed-wetting problems. It's not that I think it's a particulary distasteful/embarassing thing to talk about, but the general public really doesn't need to know EVERY SINGLE DETAIL of the lives of the rich and famous.

- Keiko in T.O. , Ontario, 01/3/2013 18:38

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Diddy pee ? He diddy ! :-)

- Lynnie-Lou , Of The Lane, 01/3/2013 18:24

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*note to self: P Diddy easy prank target at sleepovers....

- Lady Na Na , Manchester, 01/3/2013 17:34

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i cant believe i read ths until the end

- Noob , Amsterdam, 01/3/2013 17:31

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I found this bed wetting/ water advert story hilarious.....last i know of..water doesnt stop you from wetting the bed either.....gotta have control...

- lovely , land of peace, 01/3/2013 17:21

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Old joke... back in 1970, the late great baseball hall of fame star Mickey Mantle told talk show host Dick Cavett that he wet the bed as a child. Singer Paul Simon was on the show couldn't believe that his hero was a bed wetter. Mickey and his side kick pitcher Whitey Ford were both hysterical as it was such a put on. Get new material "Diddy".

- roscoe , Roscoe, United States, 01/3/2013 17:03

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As a child it's nothing to be ashamed or embarrased about. It happens. I admire his honesty.

- Leelee , Birmingham, United Kingdom, 01/3/2013 16:35

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He won't be the king of cool after this admission. Why would you want to share information like that with the world?

- Au Contraire , UK, 01/3/2013 16:23

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