Nicole Capper has opened up about the sexual assault she suffered when she was just nine years old. The Survivor SA finalist says the boy who assaulted her was much older. I wanted to die that day. I was too young to understand what was happening and I didn’t know what to do. So, I did nothing. I hid and pretended that it never happened,” she told YOU magazine.
Nicole added that it has been “incredibly difficult” to talk about the abuse, and she’s only recently felt brave enough to speak out. I’ve since realised that with my silence I was condoning the violence. By saying nothing, you’re actually saying a lot. We’re saying that it’s OK, and it’s not OK,” she told the publication.
The former Mrs South Africa spoke about her ordeal for the first time during an event at a Gauteng school in June. She hopes that “many others will rise up in the war against this violence because that’s the only way we’ll ever see a difference.” Several months before revealing her heartbreaking story of abuse, Nicole joined forces with ‘Love Justice South Africa’.
The NGO helps fight human trafficking in South Africa. We don’t just need to protect ourselves, we also need to look out for others,” she told Fourways Review.
The recent increase in gender-based violence has encouraged several stars to open up with their stories of abuse. Moonchild Sanelly, Thickleeyonce and Lalla Hirayama are just some of the stars who have spoken out.
In other news – Khaya and Ntando Mthethwa on their journey into parenthood
Like a magician waving a wand, all it takes is a gentle wiggle of fingers on a tiny tummy to make Oyinkosi Mthethwa’s face break into a gummy smile, complete with heart-melting dimples. The man with the magic touch is four-month-old Oyinkosi’s dad, Idols SA winner Khaya Mthethwa, and his grin is as wide as that of his little man.
Fatherhood is clearly agreeing with him. “I’m having a very good time. It’s a new journey and I’m really enjoying it.” Khaya (31) and his wife, former Miss South Africa Ntandoyenkosi Kunene-Mthethwa (27), welcomed their bundle of joy in February. Read more
Source: ALLWomen
