School of Rock star Becca Brown has bravely opened up to fans about her secret battle with alcohol and drugs.
The actress, who played the role of school girl Katie in the 2003 Jack Black film, has told fans of her harrowing teenage years which left her at the bring.
Writing in a blog post on Mamamia.com, Becca explained she suffered body image issues and anxiety due to school bullies.
The musician wrote: “At school, I was shy and weird, so I was bullied immensely and constantly felt like an outsider.
“In addition to all that, my parents were classic covert narcissists.
Becca has opened up about her rocky life in a brutally honest blog
“They were emotionally manipulative, sometimes physically abusive and both struggled with disordered eating and body dysmorphia.
“All of this gave me extreme imposter syndrome, crippling anxiety and body image issues from a super young age.”
Despite loving her time on School of Rock where met other children like her, when she returned to school things got worse.
“I went home to Chicago, and because kids are ass*****, I was bullied even more when I came back to school,” she continued.
Becca says she turned to booze and drugs at a young age
“I thought of all the awful comments on the message boards, the bullying, and the shame of being sexualised as a 10-year-old.
“From the age of 14, I used drugs, alcohol, sex, food, and self-harm to numb all of this pain.
“I’ve survived dozens of toxic relationships and three suicide attempts.
“I’m not saying all of this is because I played bass in a movie when I was a kid, but because I spent over a decade terrified that I’d peaked at 10 years old.”
Becca played the role of Katie in School of Rock
Despite hitting rock bottom on multiple occasions, Becca has managed to pull herself back from the brink.
She now lives in Los Angeles and works for a successful skincare company.
She still continues to act and perform and had managed to travel the US as a stand-up comedian.
Keen to end on a positive note, Becca signed off the blog: “I’m grateful that School of Rock happened.
“It’s a great film and it was, to its core, a fun experience.”
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
