Duffy shares harrowing journey of surviving being raped and held captive for several days

Duffy, the distinctive Welsh singer who rose to fame with the 2008 album Rockferry and its globally successful lead single "Mercy," wrote on Instagram earlier that she was "raped and drugged and held captive over some days" by an unspecified person.

Singer Duffy has received thousands of messages of support after bravely revealing she was “drugged, raped and help captive for days” in an emotional Instagram post.The Warwick Avenue singer opened up on the horrifying ordeal on Instagram after spending several years out of the spotlight.The 35-year-old was praised by fans for the brave post, with one writing: “Wow. Duffy.

Singer-songwriter Duffy opened up to her fans in a lengthy post shared on Instagram and explained why she decided to take a break from the spotlight a decade ago. The 35-year-old singer posted a black and white picture of herself on Instagram, and bared her soul in the caption.

Welsh singer Duffy told her fans that she was held captive, drugged and raped in an Instagram post.

(CNN) — Duffy opened up to her fans Tuesday in an Instagram post that explained why she stepped away from the spotlight nearly a decade ago. The "Mercy" singer said she still wasn't sure now was the right time to share but that it felt "liberating" to do so.

The 35-year-old Welsh singer, who came to fame in 2008 with her hugely successful debut album Rockferry, posted a statement about her ordeal on her verified Instagram account. 

Welsh singer songwriter Duffy has opened up to fans on Instagram and revealed why she ‘disappeared’ from the spotlight just as her career was taking flight.

Pop star Duffy – real name Aimee Duffy – opened up in an emotional Instagram post to reveal she was drugged, raped and held captive by an unidentified person.

British singer Duffy spoke out for the first time in years on her Instagram on Tuesday, and said her disappearance from the spotlight happened after she was raped, drugged and held captive for days.

For nearly the last decade, Duffy has stayed mostly out of the spotlight. Now, the singer has shared a harrowing reason for her absence.  35-year-old Grammy winner Aimee Duffy, known by fans solely by her last name, took to Instagram on Tuesday and posted a single picture to her otherwise bare account.

Duffy, the Welsh singer behind the songs "Mercy," "Well, Well, Well" and "Rain on Your Parade," is speaking out about an abduction she says contributed to her disappearance from the public eye. In a rareInstagram post to her official account on Tuesday, Duffy shared part of a story that she said would be told in full in an interview to be released in the next few weeks.

British singer Duffy walked away from the spotlight after a terrifying rape ordeal.

Duffy, the singer behind the 2008 hit “Mercy,” shared a heartbreaking tale about why she’s remained distant and absent from the world of music for so many years following her second album, “Endlessly,” which was released nearly 10 years ago. “You can only imagine the amount of times I thought about writing this.The way I would write it, how I would feel thereafter.

Popstar Duffy has revealed she was drugged, raped and held captive in a terrifying ordeal which left her “broken” for many years.The 35 year old Welsh singer bravely spoke of the experience on her Instagram page. Duffy shared a black and white image of herself and courageously spoke about her horrific experience in the lengthy caption.

Nine years after taking a and two years after taking a break from Instagram, Welsh artist