Nick Knowles’ wife Katie Dadzie has detailed the horrific sexual abuse she experienced as a child
Nick Knowles’ wife Katie Dadzie has detailed the horrific sexual abuse she experienced as a child.
Katie, 35, who tied the knot with Nick last year, says she was raped by her father for “years”. Katie’s father died when she was 18.
Sharing an emotional video on Instagram, Katie bravely told her followers: “I have never spoken about this publicly, other than to friends, family and even then not everyone.
“I was raped by my dad for years, years and years. There are times when it comes up, but I have had a lot of therapy to get to being as balanced as I can be about it now, and can be is the important bit.
“Things like this, if you know a woman, if you are a woman, if you’re a mother to women, just anything, any affiliation with women, I think we should be worried looking at the news.
“Looking at it, it’s not all men, but it is. It is men. It is men who commit the majority of domestic violence and sexual abuse.
“In my case it was a man. It’s almost always in sexual abuse like that: someone that you know, or a family member, or a partner, or an ex-partner. Almost always.
“It’s a terrifying world sometimes to think being a woman is like this, where I walked from the gym back to the car and I had my keys like this [tightly gripped] in my hand.
“I’m wearing this, a sports bra and shorts. I’m not asking for attention or rape, I sweat profusely at the gym but everyday with menopause so I wear this. And I’m really aware walking that, is anyone looking at me?
“I was at the gym and there were guys shouting and stuff and standing next to me at the machine. We shouldn’t have to worry anymore.”
Fans were quick to share messages of support in the comment section, with many thanking Katie for raising awareness about sexual abuse.
Katie and Nick wed in a lavish ceremony in Essex last year. Nick and Katie, who is 27 years his junior, had been together for four years before they said their vows. They first crossed paths in 2019 and officially became a couple two years later in 2021.
The former Strictly Come Dancing star popped the question during a trip to New Orleans two years ago. Their wedding took place at the opulent Braxted Park in Essex.
* If you’ve been the victim of sexual assault, you can access help and resources via www.rapecrisis.org.uk or calling the national telephone helpline on 0808 802 9999
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