Wynonna Judd is opening up about the harrowing event that allegedly led to her style choices over the years.
In The Judd Family: Truth Be Told (airing Saturday, May 10 and Sunday, May 11), the country star, 60, discusses how she was allegedly molested at 12 years old — something she wrote about in her 2005 memoir Coming Home to Myself — and how that affected her.
However, Naomi Judd’s former manager Kodi Chandler said that he didn’t know if Naomi was aware of the alleged incident because he’s unsure if he ever read her book.
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Wynonna and Naomi Judd in Universal City in December 1990
“I was molested at 12, so my whole sexuality thing was really stamped out because I just, at 12, shut down,” Wynonna said in the docuseries. “So, I carried the weight, both literally and figuratively.”
“I mean, if you look at the clothes of The Judds, my clothes are up to here and here, like Amish. I’m Amish, basically. I’m wearing clothes to cover, not expose — to this day,” said Wynonna, using her hands to show that she covered herself up to her neck.
According to The Judds’ longstanding producer and collaborator Don Potter, Wynonna was “deathly afraid of being lusted after” and didn’t want to be seen as “attractive.”
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Wynonna explained that it was “hard” for her when men followed her mother home because she was “beautiful.”
“That was always really hard for me because I saw it coming at me,” she said.
The Judd Family: Truth Be Told offers unprecedented access and insight into the lives of the Judd sisters and their relationship with Naomi, as they detail their upbringing and road to stardom.
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Wynonna and Naomi Judd in Los Angeles in April 1992
According to a press release, the show will explore “the complex mother-daughter dynamics and intergenerational trauma as seen through the eyes of The Judd Family.”
The Judd Family: Truth Be Told, directed by Alexandra Dean, airs on Lifetime May 10 and 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual abuse, text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 to be connected to a certified crisis counselor.
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