- Amanza Smith is discussing a troubling period in her past.
- The Selling Sunset reality star claims that two family members sexually molested her in childhood.
- Smith claims that as a result of what occurred to her, she learned a “protection”
Amanza Smith is discussing a troubling period in her past. The Selling Sunset reality star claims that two family members sexually molested her between the ages of three and eleven in a cover article for Mr. Warburton’s online magazine.
“I put on a very strong face, which comes from the fact that from the time I was three years old, I was sexually abused by somebody very close to me, and you have to pretend like that’s not happening,” Smith says in the interview.
Smith claims that as a result of what occurred to her, she learned a “protection” or “survival skill” to assist her deal with difficult circumstances. She claims that she didn’t fully comprehend how the trauma from her early life had affected her until she had her own children.
“Until God gave me a baby girl, it did not click,” she says. “It hit me one day when my daughter was almost two, and I was pregnant with my son. I imagined everything that happened to me happening to her. And it changed everything.”
She continues, “Suddenly everything made sense: All of the things I had struggled with in my teens, addiction in my 20s, ways I felt I failed, was not motivated, and felt in some way different from my friends.”
Since then, the real estate agent said that she has “done so much work” to improve her situation.
“I truly believe that everything happens for a reason,” Smith says. “I would change nothing in my life. I would be born again, and I would live the exact same life of trauma and abuse. I would do it all over again because I am strong enough. I was chosen to go through that. Now I can be a voice to help others get through it.”
Smith was previously married to former NFL player Ralph Brown between 2010 and 2012; the couple has two children, Noah and Baker. Smith made her Selling Sunset debut in season two. Brown vanished in 2019 and Smith has yet to find him, saying news in 2020 that “he doesn’t want to be discovered.”
Last October, after requesting and then receiving full custody of their children, she issued the following statement to the media: “I’m glad this drawn-out procedure is ended. It has been quite difficult for me and the kids in particular. We will never truly “get over” their father’s absence, but maybe we can move on in a more positive direction now that the legal barriers that kept me from making the choices that were best for our three-person family are gone.”
Last year, Smith shared an emotional photo on Instagram in which she discussed her mental health issues while trying to find her missing ex-husband.
“This was me last night at 4 am when I couldn’t sleep because so much was on my mind,” Smith captioned the post.
“It’s ok not to be ok,” she said elsewhere in the post. “Many people are afraid to be open about mental health. You all see me very strong and I appreciate so much the support I have gotten thru fans and friends for the way I carry myself thru this difficult new journey as a full-time working single mom.”
Text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 if you or someone you know has experienced sexual abuse to speak with a trained crisis counselor.
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