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Stephanie Davis’ tears over Danniella Westbrook’s abuse agony

Celebrity Big Brother star full of sympathy for former housemate

STEPHANIE Davis cried watching former Celebrity Big Brother housemate Danniella Westbrook reveal all about her child abuse agony.

The EastEnders actress made the shocking confession during Channel 5's In Therapy show on Tuesday night, and pregnant Stephanie quickly reached out to the 42-year-old via social media.

 Stephanie Davis was left in tears watching former Celebrity Big Brother housemate Danniella Westbrook speak out about the sexual abuse she suffered as a child
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Stephanie Davis was left in tears watching former Celebrity Big Brother housemate Danniella Westbrook speak out about the sexual abuse she suffered as a childCredit: Fame Flynet
 Steph cried as she watched Danniella reveal what happened to her on TV
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Steph cried as she watched Danniella reveal what happened to her on TVCredit: twitter

Taking to Twitter, she wrote: "Wow @westbrookdanni so true so honest, so relatable and real. Tears in my eyes. I love you xxx"

“Makes me so sad hearing it love you Dan”.

 Danniella Westbrook lifted the lid on her past in a new TV show
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Danniella Westbrook lifted the lid on her past in a new TV showCredit: Channel 5
 Stephanie and Danniella met in the Celebrity Big Brother house earlier this year
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Stephanie and Danniella met in the Celebrity Big Brother house earlier this yearCredit: Channel 5

Danniella clearly appreciated the former Hollyoaks actress' message, as she replied: "love you too babe all the world xx”.

Continuing the supportive exchange, the 23-year-old added: "@westbrookdanni always and forever #twinnys #sisters #loveyou xxxx”.

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She burst into tears as she struggled to cope with the emotion

 Stephanie tweeted her support to her friend
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Stephanie tweeted her support to her friendCredit: twitter

Stephanie's ex-boyfriend Jeremy McConnell - who she says is the father of her unborn child following their whirlwind romance after meeting on the reality show earlier this year - also tweeted his support to Danniella.

The Irish model wrote: "@westbrookdanni proud of you" followed by the blowing a kiss emoji.

 Former couple Stephanie Davis and Jeremy McConnell both paid tribute to their former housemate Danniella's bravery
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Former couple Stephanie Davis and Jeremy McConnell both paid tribute to their former housemate Danniella's braveryCredit: Rex Features
 Danniella appreciated Stephanie's messages
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Danniella appreciated Stephanie's messagesCredit: twitter
 The pair exchanged mutual words of love and appreciation on Twitter
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The pair exchanged mutual words of love and appreciation on TwitterCredit: twitter

During her emotional session on In Therapy, Danniella candidly revealed she was targeted at the age of seven, when she first started out as a child model.

She said: "I was sexually abused as a child. I was seven years old. It was within the workplace and continued for a lot of my life.

 Danniella has spoken about her abuse on a number of occasions in recent days, with the memories still causing her deep distress
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Danniella has spoken about her abuse on a number of occasions in recent days, with the memories still causing her deep distressCredit: ITV

"At seven I was like a 14-year-old. There were certain things going on with me that shouldn't have been.

"I was betrayed by lots of people – for me, I’ve been the keeper of people’s secrets for a long time and I don’t want to do that any more.”

 The blonde started taking cocaine after her profile rocketed on EastEnders
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The blonde started taking cocaine after her profile rocketed on EastEndersCredit: PA:Press Association

The brave actress went on to confess that sex "doesn't mean anything" to her because of what happened in her youth.

She added: "I feel absolutely nothing."

 Danniella appeared on Celebrity Big Brother earlier this year
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Danniella appeared on Celebrity Big Brother earlier this yearCredit: Getty Images - WireImage

Danniella has always been honest about the problems she has faced in her life, most notably here battle with drug addiction, which resulted in her having to have the bridge of her nose rebuilt.

But thankfully, despite the tragedies she has faced, and her desire at times to end her own life, the star insists she is no longer in a dark place.

 Danniella admitted she was ashamed of her drug-taking but is looking to the future
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Danniella admitted she was ashamed of her drug-taking but is looking to the futureCredit: Instagram

She said: "I'm ashamed of the drugs - it's not the person I am, but it's how I fix myself and it's the quickest way to medicate myself into a death because I haven't wanted to be here.

"This last year has been tough; I've tried to kill myself - but I don't feel like that today."

 

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