Isabella Santiago revealed that she suffered abuse from her father: “He was an alcoholic, he came home crazy drunk”

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The actress and former queen opened her heart to viewers by revealing the difficult moments she experienced in her childhood -credit courtesy/ press of Canal RCN

Isabella Santiago, former Venezuelan queen and actress, opened her heart in The House of the Famous Colombia, by sharing her exciting and challenging life story in the La Línea de la Vida section. Her story, full of adversity and overcoming, moved the program’s viewers.

Santiago, recognized for her participation in MasterChef Celebrity, by telling her story in the RCN Channel reality show and available on the ViX application, not only reflects the challenges faced since her childhood, marked by abuse and rejection, but also her constant struggle. and her transition process as a trans woman.

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In an emotional revelation in ‘The House of the Famous Colombia’, Isabella Santiago shared the struggles of her childhood that marked her life – credit @luisfdo69/X

From an early age, Isabella faced difficult family situations that left a deep mark on her life. She revealed that her mother, at the age of 20, was going through a difficult time with her then partner, Isabella’s father, who was an alcoholic and physically and psychologically abused her mother. “My mom had me when she was 20 and she didn’t want to,” the former beauty queen shared.

“Something happens between 1992 and 1994, which are two years when my mother was separating from my father and problems began between my mother and him. In those two years, he was an alcoholic, he mistreated my mother, he came home crazy drunk and they even beat him in the street for that very reason,” said the Venezuelan.

Isabella Santiago revealed the difficult situations in her childhood that she has had to overcome -credit courtesy/ press of Canal RCN

Her father’s alcoholism led to situations of violence that culminated when he tried to attack her, when she was just a two-year-old girl.

A memory that, without a doubt, marked his life: “My mother once made me a confession that in recent times has hurt me and I thought that I am only going to confess it to you, is that my father, whom I had two “For years he tried to mistreat me and my mother went on top of him. When my mother was telling me, I felt very brave and said: ‘I’m going to pretend that nothing happened,’ but something did happen to me, it marked me.”

In addition to the challenges faced with her parents, Isabella had to deal with social rejection and discrimination at an early age, especially during her gender reassignment process. Her stepfather, a figure who should have represented her support, became a source of ridicule and contempt, criticizing and discriminating against her because of her identity. “At school, at home, on the street, everywhere,” Isabella said. However, she found in her grandmother an unconditional support figure, who accompanied her through her hormonal process at the age of 17 and became a fundamental pillar in her life.

The Venezuelan actress recalled her grandmother’s fundamental support in her process of change -credit @commentsLCDLF/X

Isabella’s life took a turn in 2010, when she participated and won the Miss Venezuela beauty pageant, an event that not only opened doors for her in the world of entertainment but also marked the beginning of a new stage in her life.

His transition was not without difficulties; He revealed having lived a destructive relationship with an ex-boyfriend that began in 2014, showing the complexity of his experiences on an emotional level. Despite this, his arrival in Colombia in 2018 for a casting in a soap opera and his discovery of his love for theater: “In 2018 I arrived in Colombia, a dream come true, my first casting for a soap opera, I won it “It went well for me and I discovered theater in Colombia.”

Isabella Santiago’s story generated a wave of empathy and support among viewers. Despite painful moments, such as the loss of her grandmother in 2021, the former queen continues forward with determination, stating that she will not let any obstacle stop her path to victory and the $400 million prize, which will be won on finalist of The House of the Famous Colombia.

The Venezuelan actress unburdened herself in ‘The House of the Famous Colombia’ about what she experienced in her childhood – press credit Canal RCN