Allison Holker Reveals Her Own Trauma -- Being 'Taken Advantage Of' By 'Older' Dancer When She Was 17

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Allison Holker isn’t just sharing her late husband Stephen “tWitch” Boss‘ deepest secrets in her new memoir, she’s also opening up about a very “traumatizing” experience she went through as a teenager.

While promoting her upcoming book, This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light, the So You Think You Can Dance star appeared on Monday’s episode of The Jamie Kern Lima Show.

At one point, the host said: Related: Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss Was Molested As A Child The professional dancer didn’t share all the details, but she candidly explained: Terribly, she went on to say it was one of her dance teachers who crossed this line, she shared: Oh, no… Looking back, she wishes she had “spoke[n] out” for herself and the “other young girls” who were in a similar situation, and this silence has caused her to feel “shame” for many years.

She elaborated: Oof. She’s certainly not alone in feeling that way. Thankfully, the former DWTS pro knows it wasn’t her fault anymore, the 36-year-old continued: After she “blamed [her]self for years,” she feels “proud” she has realized this wasn’t her fault, noting that she doesn’t understand “why people do things like that.” As a mother of three, she has used this harrowing story to help raise her children.