Shania Twain Had To 'Flatten' Her Boobs To Avoid Sexually Abusive Stepfather
07.12.2022 - 02:35
/ perezhilton.com
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Shania Twain is opening up about her heartbreaking upbringing and her struggles with her own femininity.
In an interview with The Sunday Times over the weekend, the songstress opened up about her childhood and teenage years with her sexually abusive stepfather. In the interview, she tells about how she’d fight back against her stepfather — at one point even throwing a chair at him:
Anger wasn’t the only method she used to protect herself, though. The 57-year-old also took measures to avoid her abuser so she could go “unnoticed” by him:
So, so sad. A girl in her own home having to hide like that, it’s just gut-wrenching…
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As Shania got older, things only got more complicated. Blooming into adulthood and experiencing things many young women are met with only pushed her further away from feeling comfortable:
When the country songstress was 22 her stepfather was killed in a car accident, which she said made her feel “safer”. But sadly, with her skyrocketing music career — Hollywood did as Hollywood does and made her feel more exploited:
The Man! I Feel Like A Woman! singer said she was pressured to play the “glamorous” role of a musician while still feeling “degraded” by the industry:
Luckily she didn’t keep feeling this way, though. The Queen of Country Pop found her confidence in her 20s and was able to protect herself in a new way:
Eventually, she fell in love with herself and her body — and now she’s got no apologies for who she is! She’s ready to celebrate how far she’s come in her relationship with her own femininity:
Let’s go, girl!
It’s wonderful to hear about the strides Shania has made in her self