She has shown happy moments
(her playful pin-up side and per-
forming) and has revealed per-
sonal feelings as well. When she
mentioned some of the strug-
gles she has faced throughout
her life, I thought the challenges
were ones many artists face.
She explains how she has found
ways to cope and thrive.
On Facebook, you’ve been very
open about your own problems.
Do you ever worry about reveal-
ing too much about yourself?
I’ve been through a lot of things
in my life that I think quite a few
people can relate to. In the past,
I was closed off and it made
things worse for me. I find that
being open and honest helps me
to be the best version of myself.
There are times that I worry that
perhaps I’m “too much” for some
people. But, I’m sharing what’s
in my heart. I have to trust that
there’s nothing wrong with that. I
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hope that anyone that can relate
to my story finds some comfort
in realizing they are not alone.
One of the things that caught
my eye is when you brought
up childhood emotional abuse.
Would you mind talking about
that?
I’m very open about my difficult
childhood, because I know that
it shaped me, but it does not
define me. My parents divorced
when I was very young and I was
jostled around from place to
place. Things were chaotic, but
when you’re young, you don’t re-
alize there’s something wrong in
your house. You think everyone
gets things thrown at them and
punched and their houses are all
filled with trash too. My Mother
and I never had a good relation-
ship. She was abusive and ne-
glected my brothers andme. The
house was disgusting. I received
a black eye on my tenth birthday
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