A lot of us who danced and jammed to Duffy’s extremely catchy and soulful tunes in the late 2000’s wondered whatever happened to her, after delivering a globally successful debut LP.
The singer seemed to have vanished in thin air, despite getting critical and commercial success from her novice project, being compared to the likes of Amy Winehouse and Adele.
After nearly 10 years, the now-35-year-old has finally revealed the dark secret that led her to step away from all the fame and fortune.
In a heartbreaking Instagram post, Duffy stated that she was raped and held captive by someone, after her shot to fame that traumatized her to such an extent, that she went into oblivion after facing internal turmoil.
The shocking revelation comes after the singer insists she has finally managed to put the pieces of her broken heart together, to not only speak about what happened, but also get back to what she sought out to achieve back in 2008.
Here’s what she briefly said about her bitter experience and journey:
“You can only imagine the amount of times I thought about writing this. The way I would write it, how I would feel thereafter. Well, not entirely sure why now is the right time, and what it is that feels exciting and liberating for me to talk. I cannot explain it. Many of you wonder what happened to me, where did I disappear to and why. A journalist contacted me, he found a way to reach me and I told him everything this past summer. He was kind and it felt so amazing to finally speak. The truth is, and please trust me I am ok and safe now, I was raped and drugged and held captive over some days. Of course I survived. The recovery took time. There’s no light way to say it. But I can tell you in the last decade, the thousands and thousands of days I committed to wanting to feel the sunshine in my heart again, the sun does now shine. You wonder why I did not choose to use my voice to express my pain? I did not want to show the world the sadness in my eyes. I asked myself, how can I sing from the heart if it is broken? And slowly it unbroke. In the following weeks I will be posting a spoken interview. If you have any questions I would like to answer them, in the spoken interview, if I can. I have a sacred love and sincere appreciation for your kindness over the years. You have been friends. I want to thank you for that x Duffy Please respect this is a gentle move for me to make, for myself, and I do not want any intrusion to my family. Please support me to make this a positive experience.”
Truly heartbreaking.
Sad to know such a fine talent and a beautiful person had to go through such turmoil. Hope the perpetrators are put to justice and also sending all our love and strength to Duffy.
Can’t wait to hear more of her exceptional voice!