Oprah Winfrey has bravely opened up about the abuse she faced as a child, including a regular "whupping" at the hands of her grandmother.
The 67-year-old presenter has candidly described the "lonely" childhood she had and how her grandmother would beat her for the slightest of reasons.
She even admitted that she would have to smile about the abuse, which she says turned her into a "people pleaser" who had trouble setting boundaries well into adulthood.
The media mogul makes the stark admissions in her new book titled What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing.
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