N-DUBZ rapper DAPPY last night sensationally confessed to taking the deadly drug meow meow.
He apologised to fans after The Sun obtained shock film of him snorting lines of the former "legal high" following a gig.
Footage shot last month shows the star, 22, being led into the grimy back office of a nightclub.
He is seen bending down to hoover up the white powder off a desk via a rolled-up banknote.
Grinning Dappy, wearing a back-to-front cap, then turns wide-eyed to a mate and hugs him before shuffling back outside.
But last night he admitted his mistake - and warned fans NOT to take the drug, linked to 27 deaths.
The video was shot just three weeks before ministers banned the substance - real name mephedrone.
Dappy said: "I was taking meow meow. I was on a night out with mates and it got a bit rowdy.
"Meow meow was legal then and lots of my mates were taking it too. I know this drug has now been made illegal and would not endorse any of our fans taking it."
Dappy, real name COSTAS DINOS CONTOSTAVLOS, was filmed devouring the drug in the Essex club at 5.19am after performing at a nearby venue.
One onlooker said: "Dappy handed his supply to a mate and they both went into the back room.
"He was obviously very worried about anyone seeing what was going on, as he tried to lock the door.
"Once he'd done it he came out grinning stupidly and sat back down with his mates. A bit later he started complaining about feeling unwell and left soon after."
Londoner Dappy's confession could be a hammer blow to his dreams of cracking America.
He has only just received a visa after officials refused his application because of a 2008 assault conviction.
Bosses at LA label Def Jam want his band to move to the West Coast for a year.
But a source said: "US immigration authorities take a very dim view of drug use. This won't do his chances of getting a temporary residency visa any good at all."
Our revelation comes a fortnight after Dappy's on-off girlfriend KAYE VASSELL said his wild days were behind him, insisting his only addiction was to Vicks nasal spray.
Last night the rapper, who tells of his battle with drugs in a new N-Dubz book, added: "I said recently that I hadn't touched serious drugs for years and maybe that wasn't completely true.
"But I now want people to realise how dangerous mephedrone and similar drugs can be. It can ruin lives. I'd want any of our fans to stay well clear. I've learned my lesson and I hope others will too."
A girl of 16 was left fighting for life after taking another former "legal high" outlawed at the same time as mephedrone. She was last night recovering in York. A lad, 17, was held then bailed on suspicion of supplying class B drug MDPV.
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