Former Neighbours star Madeleine West, 42, claims she was sexually abused as a child

Former Neighbours star Madeleine West has claimed that she was sexually abused as a child by a ‘monster’ that lived in the same town as her. 

The actress, 42, from Melbourne, has now gone public with her story after keeping it a secret for decades so she can help others who are suffering. 

Madeline played Dione ‘Dee’ Bliss and Andrea Somers on the soap on and off from 2000 to 2020 and also starred in movie The Condemned in 2007.

Madeleine has told how the alleged abuser lived in the same town as her and that the abuse was regular – sometimes even daily. She has revealed no other details of the attack and has not named the alleged abuser.  

She told The Sun of the alleged abuse: ‘This monster ruined my life. I’ve come out the other side, yes a survivor but happy to own the title of victim.

‘Justice can be achieved. It was never, and never will be, your fault, you are not to blame.’

Brave: The actress, 42, from Melbourne, has now gone public with her story after keeping it a secret for decades so she can help others who are suffering

‘I’m now seeking justice. Anyone out there who is posting, watching or hurting a child, your time is up. The wheel is turning.’

She has now launched a new podcast called Predatory to shine the light on the issue of paedophilia along with ex-detective Gary Jubelin.

The star is also calling for a national public child sex register in Australia and will campaign for changes to laws to fairly compensate victims.

Madeleine added that paedophiles can be ‘exceptionally calculating’ to get what they want and that people often ‘turn the other way’ especially when the abusers are in their ‘inner circle’. 

Star: Madeline played Dione ‘Dee’ Bliss and Andrea Somers on the soap on and off from 2000 to 2020 and also starred in movie The Condemned in 2007

The soap actress also told how she is determined not to take any risks with her own six children and always goes with them on playground trips and to birthday parties.

It comes as she prepares to run as an independent candidate in the 2023 NSW state election. 

The soap star announced her intentions to run for office during an interview with Studio 10 in March last year.

Her say: Madeleine has told how the alleged abuser lived in the same town as her and that the abuse was regular – sometimes even daily. She has revealed no other details of the attack and has not named the alleged abuser

The Byron Bay-based philanthropist, who spent weeks helping flood recovery efforts in Northern NSW, told the program she’d grown frustrated with how the NSW government handled the catastrophe.

‘I’m not agitating to see change anymore, I want to be change. 

‘And so today I’m formally announcing that I intend to run for state parliament at the NSW Elections next year,’ she said, as Studio 10 hosts Sarah Harris and Tristan MacManus cheered.

Busy: It comes as she prepares to run as an independent candidate in the 2023 NSW state election