Los Angeles, February 26 – Actress Christina Applegate, who has worked in films such as Hall Pass, Vacation, and Bad Moms, has spoken about how she was molested by a female babysitter, which has had a lasting impact on her life.
The 54-year-old actress, who was primarily raised by her mother, Nancy Priddy, after her father, Robert Applegate, left the family when she was just a few months old, wrote her new memoir: “I knew every part of it was wrong. I felt sick and scared and sad…”
In an excerpt obtained by People magazine, she wrote: “I never fully felt comfortable being touched, and that’s still true. I’ve never felt comfortable with it my whole life, really, and all because of that girl forcing me to do something I barely understood but that I knew was shameful,” in her new memoir titled You With the Sad Eyes.
The actress's home life was unstable in her early years due to her mother's struggle with heroin addiction and a physically abusive boyfriend, who also lashed out at Christina, according to femalefirst.co.uk.
She wrote: “I think I had the worst situation from 3 to 7. But there was stuff like that going on in all our homes. Single moms, men coming and going, drugs.”
The actress said that she doesn't want people to read her book to see her as a victim, but hopes her story can resonate with readers.
She told People: “Because a lot of it is so heavy. I had someone say to me, ‘Are you doing this because you’re being a victim?’ I’m like, ‘No, I’m empowering other people out there.’ At least I hope to.”
“I hope that some girl or boy or anyone who’s gone through being molested or beaten or anything I’ve gone through can go, ‘Oh my God, okay. I’m going to be okay.’ ”
The former Married... With Children actress has a 15-year-old daughter, Sadie, with her husband Martyn LeNoble, and when it comes to parenting, she doesn’t “buy into the idea that you shouldn’t be your child’s friend.”
She added: “Because I am, especially now. I’m her biggest supporter. I fight for her at every turn. And I drive her to school playing Sex and Candy by Marcy Playground. That’s kind of me in a nutshell.”
The actress isn't afraid to laugh at herself amidst her battle with multiple sclerosis (MS).
She said: “Like I put my diaper on and go into her room. I toddle in with a tank top above my belly, and sometimes I draw faces on my belly button. She’s like, ‘Mom. Mom! Just stop.’ ”