Rebekah reveals she was sexually abused at 12; left homeless, suicidal

Netizens hail footballer Jamie Vardy's wife Rebekah after she reveals history of sexual abuse and homelessness in emotional post

Rebekah Vardy. Picture courtesy/ Instagram account

Online fans have praised footballer Jamie Vardy's wife Rebekah, 38, after she revealed that she was sexual abused at the age of 12 and left homeless. In a social media message on her daughter, Meghan's 15th birthday on Wednesday, Rebekah, also known as Becky, said she is glad that Megan is still a child. "By the time I was 15, I wasn't a child anymore," she revealed. Take a look at her post.

 

 

 

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ðu00c2u009du00c2u0099¤ðu00c2u009du00c2u0099£ 0800 11 11. Yesterday my daughter turned 15 and I’m so happy that she is still a child âu00c2u009d¤ï¸u00c2u008f This may sound strange to some people but I know that it will resonate with others who didn’t get to be children for long enough. By the time I was 15 I wasn’t a child anymore and the year that I turned 15 was the year that my life really started to spiral out of control. From the age of 12 I had been being sexually abused in my own home by someone I had trusted. I had already taken an overdose of pills and vodka in an attempt to end the awful feelings of shame, fear and anger that I couldn’t find another way to escape from. I already hated myself. Just a few months later I was made homeless and ended up sleeping on sofas and collecting glasses in a pub to make enough money to allow me to rent a room in a B&B to live in - I was 15 and should still have been a child ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0098¡ Seeing Megs turn 15 and knowing that she is fortunate enough to feel safe, loved and content makes me feel very happy and extremely lucky âu00c2u009d¤ï¸u00c2u008f (Images: Megan & I this year, next 2 are me as a little girl last two slides are emergency contact numbers for help ðu00c2u009fu00c2u009a¨)

A post shared by Becky Vardy (@beckyvardy) onMay 11, 2020 at 6:11am PDT

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Most of Becky's 400,000-plus followers were touched by her story. "It's very brave of you to share this," wrote one follower. "You are beyond brave, Becky," added another. "You're an inspiration to many others who are scared to come out," wrote the third.

Becky elaborated: "From the age of 12, I had been being sexually abused in my own home by someone I trusted. I took an overdose of pills and vodka in an attempt to end the awful feelings of shame, fear and anger. A few months later, I was made homeless and ended up sleeping on sofas and collecting glasses in a pub to make enough money to rent a room. I was 15 and should still have been a child."

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