{"id":521199,"date":"2022-12-05T01:22:10","date_gmt":"2022-12-04T22:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/shania-twain-used-to-flatten-her-boobs-to-protect-herself-from-stepfathers-abuse\/"},"modified":"2022-12-05T01:22:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T22:22:10","slug":"shania-twain-used-to-flatten-her-boobs-to-protect-herself-from-stepfathers-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/shania-twain-used-to-flatten-her-boobs-to-protect-herself-from-stepfathers-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"#Shania Twain used to &#8216;flatten&#8217; her boobs to protect herself from stepfather&#8217;s abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23b049718c6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23b049718c6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/shania-twain-used-to-flatten-her-boobs-to-protect-herself-from-stepfathers-abuse\/#%E2%80%9CShania_Twain_used_to_%E2%80%98flatten_her_boobs_to_protect_herself_from_stepfathers_abuse%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Shania Twain used to &#8216;flatten&#8217; her boobs to protect herself from stepfather&#8217;s abuse&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CShania_Twain_used_to_%E2%80%98flatten_her_boobs_to_protect_herself_from_stepfathers_abuse%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Shania Twain used to &#8216;flatten&#8217; her boobs to protect herself from stepfather&#8217;s abuse&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Country singer Shania Twain revealed Sunday that she used to flatten her boobs in her childhood home to avoid being sexually abused by her stepfather, Jerry Twain. <\/p>\n<p>The 57-year-old singer said that Jerry Twain would allegedly physically and emotionally abuse her while she lived in the house, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/shania-twain-i-would-flatten-my-boobs-until-there-was-nothing-girl-about-me-hv99tlvlm\">reports The Sunday Times<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hid myself and I would flatten my boobs. I would wear bras that were too small for me, and I\u2019d wear two, play it down until there was nothing girl about me,\u201d said the \u201cMan! I Feel Like A Woman!\u201d singer. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMake it easier to go unnoticed. Because, oh my gosh, it was terrible \u2014 you didn\u2019t want to be a girl in my house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Twain \u2014 who began her performance career at the age of eight \u2014 said she struggled with embracing her femininity due to the abuse. <\/p>\n<p>The \u201cYou\u2019re Still the One\u201d singer first detailed the hardships\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/This-Moment-Shania-Twain\/dp\/1451620748\">in her 2011 autobiography \u201cFrom this Moment.\u201d <\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the book, Twain details how there were times when she had to physically step between her parents because she was afraid the her stepfather might kill her mother.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/shania-twain-3.jpg?w=833\" alt=\"The 57-year-old singer said that Twain would allegedly physically and emotionally abuse her while she lived in the house\" class=\"wp-image-24892494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/shania-twain-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1666 1666w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/shania-twain-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1249 1249w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/shania-twain-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=833 833w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/shania-twain-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=416 416w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/shania-twain-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\"\/><figcaption>The 57-year-old singer said that Jerry Twain would allegedly physically and emotionally abuse her while she lived in the house.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Michael Tighe\/Donaldson Collection\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/shania-twain-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"&quot;I hid myself and I would flatten my boobs. I would wear bras that were too small for me, and I'd wear two, play it down until there was nothing girl about me,&quot; \" class=\"wp-image-24892502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/shania-twain-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/shania-twain-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/shania-twain-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cI hid myself and I would flatten my boobs. I would wear bras that were too small for me, and I\u2019d wear two, play it down until there was nothing girl about me,\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Beth Gwinn\/Redferns<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt took a long time to manage that anger. You don\u2019t want to be somebody that attacks me on the street,\u201d said Twain. \u2018\u201dBecause I will f\u2013king rip your head off if I get the chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Twain\u2019s parents died when the singer was 22, and the singer spent many more years learning to love her body. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could speak and tell a story about myself, by the way I moved my body, the drape of the fabrics, the colours, where the focus was,\u201d explained Twain. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was never an exhibitionist for the sake of, like, saying, you know, \u2018Look at my tits.\u2019 It was really me coming into myself. It was a metamorphosis of sorts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Post reached out to Twain for comment.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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