Bella Thorne has revealed that she was molested throughout her childhood.
The former Disney stare posted a heartbreaking message on Instagram, revealing that the abuse was one of her earliest memories.
'I was s3xually abused and physically growing up from the day I can remember till I was 14,' she wrote, saying that at that age: 'I finally had the courage to lock my door at night and sit by it.'
'I was s3xually abused': Bella Thorne has revealed she was molested throughout her childhood until the age of 14; she is pictured in October
She said she sat by the door: 'All damn night. Waiting for someone to take advantage of my life again.
'Over and over I waited for it to stop and finally it did.'
The Famous In Love star shared her experience in support of the Time's Up campaign, following the outpouring of support for abused women at Sunday night's Golden Globes.
Child star: Bella is pictured back in 2011, when she was 14
Said Bella: 'Some of us aren't as lucky to get out alive. Please today stand up for every soul Mistreated. #timesup.'
This isn't the first time Bella has mentioned abuse, although she had not previously gone into detail.
Back in December a troll posted on twitter about the actress: 'What did Disney do to this girl?! I think she was molested?'
The 20 year old replied with the candid message: 'Yeah I was. So it wasn’t Disney.'
Young star: Bella, seen in 2011, began working as a child actress aged just six, using the money to help support her family
A day later on December 8 she posted on twitter: 'The world can be a sick place sometimes.'
Bella lost her Cuban father in a car accident when she was just nine years old.
Her mother raised Bella and her three sisters as a single mother, and the actress has previously talked of her difficult childhood, saying she suffered from dyslexia and was bullied at school for speaking Spanish.
She began working as a child actress aged just six, using the money to help support her family.