Aimee Duffy, the Welsh singer famous for her hugely successful debut album Rockferry, has revealed that she was drugged, raped and held captive by an unidentified person.
The 35-year-old posted a photo and wrote a lengthy note, stating, “You can only imagine the amount of times I thought about writing this. The way I would write it, how I would feel thereafter. Well, not entirely sure why now is the right time, and what it is that feels exciting and liberating for me to talk. I cannot explain it. Many of you wonder what happened to me, where did I disappear to and why.”
“A journalist contacted me, he found a way to reach me and I told him everything this past summer. He was kind and it felt so amazing to finally speak,” she continued.
“The truth is, and please trust me I am ok and safe now, I was raped and drugged and held captive over some days. Of course I survived. The recovery took time. There’s no light way to say it. But I can tell you in the last decade, the thousands and thousands of days I committed to wanting to feel the sunshine in my heart again, the sun does now shine.” she added.
Duffy did not mention details of when the attack happened.
The “Well Well Well” singer wrote, “You wonder why I did not choose to use my voice to express my pain? I did not want to show the world the sadness in my eyes. I asked myself, how can I sing from the heart if it is broken? And slowly it unbroke.”
She said she would be posting a spoken interview in which she will answer any questions.
“In the following weeks, I will be posting a spoken interview. If you have any questions I would like to answer them, in the spoken interview, if I can. I have a sacred love and sincere appreciation for your kindness over the years. You have been friends. I want to thank you for that,” she wrote.
Duffy ended the note by writing, “Please respect this is a gentle move for me to make, for myself, and I do not want any intrusion to my family. Please support me to make this a positive experience.”
Her debut album Rockferry was a sensational hit, becoming the UK’s biggest selling album in 2008. Eventually, it was sold more than 9 million copies worldwide. Rockferry was a hit in the US as well, which reached the top five, winning a Grammy.
