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

Rebekah Vardy. Picture courtesy/ Instagram account

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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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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