Strictly Come Dancing star Nicola Adams admitted that she wanted to 'kill her dad' when she was a child because he was abusive to her and her mum.
The 37-year-old professional boxer, who will make her dance debut next week, revealed that she came up with the idea when she was just nine years old.
Recalling the heartbreaking memories during a recent interview, Nicola admitted that her dad would often hit her and she had urged her mum to leave.
Nicola's mum, Dee, wasn't allowed to go anywhere or have any friends because of her controlling dad. "He’d get violent with both of us.
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