Online fans have praised footballer Jamie Vardy's wife Rebekah, 38, after she revealed that she was sexual abused at the age of 12 and left homeless. In a social media message on her daughter, Meghan's 15th birthday on Wednesday, Rebekah, also known as Becky, said she is glad that Megan is still a child. "By the time I was 15, I wasn't a child anymore," she revealed. Take a look at her post.

 

 

 

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⚠️ CSA Trigger Warning ⚠️ 𝙇𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙖 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. 𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙖 𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙮𝙚. 𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙖 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙡 999 𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙧 @nspcc_official 𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥, 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡 @childline_official 𝙤𝙣 0800 11 11. Yesterday my daughter turned 15 and I’m so happy that she is still a child ❤️ This may sound strange to some people but I know that it will resonate with others who didn’t get to be children for long enough. By the time I was 15 I wasn’t a child anymore and the year that I turned 15 was the year that my life really started to spiral out of control. From the age of 12 I had been being sexually abused in my own home by someone I had trusted. I had already taken an overdose of pills and vodka in an attempt to end the awful feelings of shame, fear and anger that I couldn’t find another way to escape from. I already hated myself. Just a few months later I was made homeless and ended up sleeping on sofas and collecting glasses in a pub to make enough money to allow me to rent a room in a B&B to live in - I was 15 and should still have been a child 😡 Seeing Megs turn 15 and knowing that she is fortunate enough to feel safe, loved and content makes me feel very happy and extremely lucky ❤️ (Images: Megan & I this year, next 2 are me as a little girl last two slides are emergency contact numbers for help 🚨)

A post shared by Becky Vardy (@beckyvardy) onMay 11, 2020 at 6:11am PDT

Most of Becky's 400,000-plus followers were touched by her story. "It's very brave of you to share this," wrote one follower. "You are beyond brave, Becky," added another. "You're an inspiration to many others who are scared to come out," wrote the third.

Becky elaborated: "From the age of 12, I had been being sexually abused in my own home by someone I trusted. I took an overdose of pills and vodka in an attempt to end the awful feelings of shame, fear and anger. A few months later, I was made homeless and ended up sleeping on sofas and collecting glasses in a pub to make enough money to rent a room. I was 15 and should still have been a child."

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