'Total Bellas': Nikki Bella hid being raped from her mother as she feared 'burdening her' with problems
Nikki and Brie Bella have opened the doors to their personal lives in their book 'Incomparable.' The Bella twins had been working on this book for a long time as they wanted the world to see them in the light of who they really are. Even though the sisters have managed to make a name for themselves in the industry, Brie and Nikki hid a large portion of their lives from the world.
However, Brie and Nikki thought it was finally time to let the world see a side of their lives that they had never seen. One thing that Nikki had not opened up was about getting raped. The reality star admitted she tried to bury the truth for a long time but finally felt the need to speak up about what had happened.
Even though Nikki had spoken about it in the book, one person from her family who did not know about this was her mother, Kathy Laurinaitis. Nikki admitted she never told her mother about what had happened as she "did not want to burden her" with problems. She further added that the incident took place when her parents for heading for divorce.
Since Nikki could see what her mother was going through amid the divorce, she thought it was best to keep it to herself than to open up. However, Nikki felt it was time to opens up about the incident as keeping it all in did not help. Speaking to the camera, Nikki admitted she kept the incident a secret as she thought keeping it buried inside would mean it never happened.
After coming to terms with what had happened, Nikki decided to be the strength for others who have been through the same. She decided to call her mother and warn her about what the book contained. Nikki Informed Kathy, there were things in the book that she may not have ever known.
However, she made it clear that things were better now as she had nearly 20 years to process what had happened. Once her mother read what had happened, she called Nikki and apologized for not being there enough. Nikki assured her things were better as she has learned that rape was not her fault.
For a long time, Nikki blamed herself for what had happened. Fortunately, she had the time to come to terms with what had happened.
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