My past is not my present or my future

As much as I am someone that likes to enjoy life and live for the moment I’m in, it’s hard not to look back at the past especially as it’s something that the media might bring up, like this piece in the Weekly News. But I don’t mind because I know that there are a lot of women out there who are victims of domestic violence, and if my experiences can inspire someone to make a change in their own life then I do not have an issue with people talking about it.

Every day thousands of women become victims of domestic violence, but many are ashamed to say. For years I too was afraid to speak out and leave my husband. To many on the outside, it looked like I had the perfect life, but being a performer, I learnt to conceal the abuse that I received. Becoming a mother changed things though and I knew that I needed to get away from this destructive relationship, even if it meant having to give up my career. And I did, I walked away from him and from my singing. It was the right thing to do, for me and for my children; it was not about losing control but taking it back.