Penny: Show brought back my abuse hell
Lancaster TV star Penny Lancaster’s new reality show triggered terrible memories of childhood sex abuse.
The ex-model, who was attacked twice when she was 12 and 17, broke down in tears during filming for Famous and Fighting Crime, which sees celebrities train as police officers.
Penny, 47, wife of rock star Rod Stewart, 74, said: “They were testing to see how I’d react to being abused. One guy was in front yelling in my face.
“I suddenly felt like I was this victim and this man was trying to control me. It all came flooding back.”
Despite her experience on the Channel 4 show, which starts next Monday February 11, brave Penny wants to be a special PC. She said: “I didn’t want to take the uniform off.” Killer Levi