Mauricio Umansky has opened up about his experience on Special Forces. As reported by Entertainment Weekly, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum had some pretty disturbing news shared with him whilst he was on the competition.
The reality TV star appeared on the show alongside his daughter, Alexia. And she had opened up about a pretty horrible time in her life during the show. This was something that she had never told her dad about before - so he was hearing it at the same time as everyone else in the barracks.
Per E!Weekly, she revealed she "was taken advantage of" during a confessional on Special Forces. "My family to this day does not know. When you bring other people into it, it just becomes more than a conversation."
When she was prompted by the Directing Staff to "expand on" what she meant, she got emotional. "I was on a trip with some friends," she explained, "and, you know, I was with people I trust."
"And I was put to bed because I had a little too much to drink. When I woke up, I could tell something had happened. I didn't even have the power or the consciousness to say no."
"I had a lot of pain and anger for that," she added. "At the one-year mark I decided that happiness is a choice and I was going to choose to put it away, but it still hurts."
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The Reality TV Star Reacted to His Daughter's News
"When she told us in the barracks," he admitted, "I wanted to reach out and just hug her and kiss her." Of course, the news blindsided him - "I wish she would've had the courage to tell us earlier because it's certainly not something that should be hidden from your parents."
"i mean, that's a horrible thing to have to live with and then keep inside of you," he continued. "It's just a terrible thing. I wanted to cry."
He also admitted that he "watched the show by himself" after the fact, "and I was bawling." "I'm just so proud of her, and she's just such an incredible kid and I just love her to death."
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