Actress and dancer Julianne Hough at the 26th Carousel of Hope Ball in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Oct. 20, 2012 (© Fred Prouser/Newscom/Reuters)

'DWTS' star Julianne Hough reveals childhood abuse

1/3/2013

It might seem that Julianne Hough — professional dancer on "Dancing With the Stars" at age 18, country music singer at 19 and movie star at 22 — has led a perfectly charmed life. (We can't decide if dating Ryan Seacrest is a plus or a minus.) But that success came at a cost. Separated from her family to study dance in London as a kid, she says, adults around her took advantage. "I was 10 years old looking like I was 28, being a very sensual dancer," she tells Cosmopolitan. She was abused "mentally, physically, everything," she says, declining to get more specific. "I don't want to hurt anybody. What's past is past." [Source]

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