Danniella Westbrook has credited EastEnders for 'saving her life' as she revealed how joining the BBC soap gave her the chance to escape sexual abuse.
The actress, who is best known for playing Sam Mitchell in the serial drama, first opened up about her childhood ordeal back in 2013.
Speaking in the first episode of Girl Talk, a new YouTube show hosted by best-selling author and celebrity agent Melanie Blake this week, Danniella explained how being cast in the long-running soap at the age of 16 gave her a lifeline. “Going in to work at the BBC saved my life, because the abuse stopped, which was great," Danniella admitted. “I know a lot of people that I went to school with that were abused alongside me that ended up on drugs and in
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