Glenn Close
Actress speaks openly about her childhood trauma
Like Prince Harry and Lady Gaga, Glenn Close gave her a deep look into her emotional world in order to help other people.
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Glenn Close also spoke openly in “The Me You Can’t See” about the trauma she suffered from her time in a cult.
In the new documentary series “The Me You Can’t See” by Prince Harry (36) and Oprah Winfrey (67) on Apple +, stars dare to address their greatest traumas. So does Hollywood great Glenn Close (74). In the dream factory, she has been a prime example of success for decades and has already been nominated for an Oscar eight times. What very few people know: Close suffers from a childhood trauma, which they say they still have a massive influence on.
Close was seven years old when her parents joined the arch-conservative religious community Moral Re-Armament and she was “psychologically traumatized”. In tears, the actress describes the organization as a cult that still makes it impossible for her to have normal relationships. “Because of the emotional and psychological devastation of the cult, I have been unsuccessful in my relationships and in finding a permanent partner. And I regret that. It is our natural state to have such connections.” She was married three times, all marriages broke up. Her daughter Annie Starke (33) comes from a relationship with producer John Starke.
Under constant control
She was under constant control until she was 22. “The way we were raised, anything you did for yourself was considered selfish.” There was an endless list of rules and she and her siblings, like the other members, were under constant scrutiny. When her family finally left after 15 years, she continued to have nightmares about the time there and, like her sister Jessie, had to go to therapy.
Like Glenn Close, Lady Gaga (35) and Prince Harry have revealed their innermost feelings in the documentary series. Lady Gaga revealed that she was pregnant after being raped at the age of 19. And Harry talked about using alcohol and drugs after the death of his mother Diana and trying everything to “numb me.”
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