Uorfi Javed recalls her father was abusive: 'He used to beat us a lot, I attempted suicide...'

Uorfi Javed opened up about her difficult relationship with her father, accusing him of verbal and physical abuse. In a new interview, Uorfi also spoke about attempting suicide ‘a couple of times’.

Uorfi Javed recently shot for a magazine cover photoshoot in a series of unique looks paired with pink hair and bleached eyebrows. In the accompanying interview, the actor and social media personality, opened up about her 'difficult' childhood. She alleged that her siblings and even her mother were verbally and physically abused by her father. Uorfi also revealed that she 'attempted suicide a couple of times'.

Uorfi Javed opened up about her childhood in an interview.

Uorfi opened up about her childhood trauma in the interview. She reportedly grew up in a 'strict, conservative' family in Lucknow, and was the second of five children. She spoke about how her 'difficult relationship' with her father, who was allegedly verbally and physically abusive.

“He used to beat us a lot, used to beat my mother too. And the verbal abuse was a daily thing. Someone calling you a r**** every day, it f**** you up. I attempted suicide also a couple of times. I barely left the house, my father wouldn't allow it. But I used to watch a lot of TV, and I was always interested in fashion. I didn’t have a lot of fashion knowledge, but I knew what I wanted to wear. I wanted to look different, I wanted to look the best. Like when I go to a party, everyone turns to look at me," Uorfi said in an interview to Dirty magazine.

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