Martine McCutcheon opens up about the horrors she faced

Martine McCutcheon has discussed the horrors of watching her mum and dad’s dysfunctional relationship as a child.

The Loose Women star revealed to The Guardian that her father took alcohol and drugs that would alter his behaviour.

The 41 year-old actress said: ‘Mum suffered domestic abuse at his hands and, when I was a baby, he threatened to drop me over a balcony when he was high.’

 

Shocking: Martine McCutcheon has discussed the horrors of watching her mum and dad’s dysfunctional relationship as a child 

Even though her dad was abusive, Martine showed adoration towards him as she stated he was ‘very handsome and charismatic’ and that women could not resist him. 

She stated that as women lusted after her him, her mother began to feel insecure – failing to understand what his ‘fascination’ with her was.

Martine’s mother, Jenny Tomlin was tormented by her former husband for a long haul of nine years.  

Charmed: Even though her dad was abusive, Martine showed adoration towards him as she stated he was 'very handsome and charismatic' and that women could not resist him

Charmed: Even though her dad was abusive, Martine showed adoration towards him as she stated he was ‘very handsome and charismatic’ and that women could not resist him

After they fled from him, Martine said her dad would not leave her and her mother alone – always finding out their whereabouts.

Talking on Loose Women she stated:  ‘We had panic buttons and everything and we would move all around the country and he would find us.’

The  mother of one concluded that her parents were ‘both broken’ with her mother keeping the family at a united front, even though they were living in the nightmare – her dad being obsessively in love with her mother trying to ‘fix’ her. 

Candid: Martine has spoken openly about her traumatic childhood in the past 

Candid: Martine has spoken openly about her traumatic childhood in the past 

 Martine is now happily married to Jack McManus – marrying at Lake Como in 2012.

She told The Guardian ‘We met at a music venue and it was love at first sight. He made me feel so content, like I was walking on air. 

‘I have mainly gone for fiery, passionate guys, but he is a very gentle person. When you are older and know who you are, I think you become better at choosing a suitable partner.’

 The star struggled to have children, encountering several miscarriages due to Lyme disease which caused  her body to be too weak to carry a child.

However, she finally managed to have one son Rafferty who she gushed over saying: ‘Motherhood has made me so much more content.

‘Rafferty has given me a new excitement and enthusiasm for the simple things in life that I didn’t always have in my own childhood. He is a miracle. The final piece in the jigsaw.’

Cute couple: Martine is now happily married to Jack McManus - marrying at Lake Como in 2012. She told The Guardian 'We met at a music venue and it was love at first sight'

Cute couple: Martine is now happily married to Jack McManus – marrying at Lake Como in 2012. She told The Guardian ‘We met at a music venue and it was love at first sight’

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