American Actress-cum-Model Padma Lakshmi, who have Indian roots, revealed she was assaulted when she was 7-Years-Old and raped at the age of 16.
Padma Lakshmi dated a 23-Year-Old Youth who used to flirt with her at her part-time job at a mall in Los Angeles. Whenever they used to go out, Her Boyfriend used to drop her at home and talk to her Mother for a while. Though they had intimate moments, Padma Lakshmi was a virgin by that time.
After a night out with her boyfriend, Padma Lakshmi had fallen asleep at her Boyfriend's Apartment. She woke up to a very sharp pain in between her legs as her Boyfriend was sexually assaulting her. When she asked him what was he doing, He replied that it's gonna hurt only for a while.
Padma Lakshmi had no clue whether to classify it as rape or sex. She, however, continued to tell her future boyfriends that she was a virgin as the first experience happened without her consent.
When she was 7, Padma Lakshmi visited India to be with her Grandparents for a year. Then, A Relative had touched her inappropriately. When she informed about it to her parents, Padma Lakshmi was asked to remain silent. Today, She feels silence is like a license for men to hurt women for generations.
Padma Lakshmi dated a 23-Year-Old Youth who used to flirt with her at her part-time job at a mall in Los Angeles. Whenever they used to go out, Her Boyfriend used to drop her at home and talk to her Mother for a while. Though they had intimate moments, Padma Lakshmi was a virgin by that time.
After a night out with her boyfriend, Padma Lakshmi had fallen asleep at her Boyfriend's Apartment. She woke up to a very sharp pain in between her legs as her Boyfriend was sexually assaulting her. When she asked him what was he doing, He replied that it's gonna hurt only for a while.
Padma Lakshmi had no clue whether to classify it as rape or sex. She, however, continued to tell her future boyfriends that she was a virgin as the first experience happened without her consent.
When she was 7, Padma Lakshmi visited India to be with her Grandparents for a year. Then, A Relative had touched her inappropriately. When she informed about it to her parents, Padma Lakshmi was asked to remain silent. Today, She feels silence is like a license for men to hurt women for generations.