Lily Collins reveals she suffered violence with exboyfriend

Lily Collins, the star of “Emily in Paris”, has come clean about what she went through during a toxic relationship she had 10 years ago.

Through a podcast titled “We Can Do Hard Things”, Lily Collins said that her ex-partner belittled and insulted her with exaggerated words. “For me, my toxic romantic relationship was verbally and emotionally abusive and made me feel very small,” she said in part of the podcast.

Although the name of the actress’s ex is not known, she said he called her “Little Lily” and criticised her all the time for the way she dressed. She said his behaviour made her feel insecure and even silenced her for a long time, leading her to experience panic attacks and anxiety.

“There were horrible words and then demeaning words; I became quite quiet and comfortable in the silence and I felt like I had to make myself small to feel super safe,” she reiterated. Collins says she still remembers her past to this day.

“It’s like a millisecond, or less than a millisecond, and your gut reacts, your heart starts pounding and all of a sudden you go back to that moment when you were told that 10 years ago, but you’re not in that situation now and that’s the trigger and that’s fucking hard, that’s horrible”.