“I wanted to keep it a secret,' Nikki Bella tells PEOPLE of her sexual assault, which she revealed in her new co-memoir with sister Brie Bella, 'Incomparable.'
star, 36, shares the grueling details of her sexual assaults, why she felt ashamed to share her truth, how she learned to let go, and how she plans to empower others.
"There is the horrible offense in the moment, and then the shame and blame that follow and feel almost worse than the original pain," she wrote in the book. "When something like this happens to you, you understand the blame-the-victim mentality, how easy it is to feel shame rather than anger, how easy it is to feel like you could have stopped it yourself.
Now, Nikki says she's eager to share her truth in hopes of helping others who have been in similar situations.
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