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Former Big Brother contestant Nathan Little speaks out about child sexual abuse


Former Big Brother contestant Nathan Little posing for a #whoRUprotecting selfie to raise awareness for child sexual assault victims. Source: Supplied

ONE in five Australian children will be sexually assaulted before their 18th birthday.

It’s a horrifying statistic that former Big Brother contestant Nathan Little knows first hand.

“I had a very violent and sexually abusive upbringing. I grew up in a rural community where abuse was quite rampant. My father was an alcoholic and was very abusive. He committed suicide when I was 13,” the 36-year-old toldnews.com.au.

“I was living alone with my father when the abuse began and I just didn’t know what to do.

I knew it was wrong and I knew I wanted it to stop, but I also knew if I reported it he would go to jail and I would have no one, so I was scared.



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Nathan was the ‘intruder’ on last year’s season of Big Brother. Source: Supplied



I also wanted to protect him. That’s something a lot of people don’t understand; the instinct to protect the person abusing you.

I was terrified, absolutely terrified and I hated the abuse but he was still my dad and I loved him. There was so much fear and confusion.

That’s the horrible thing — the sense of guilt and shame you have. Even though you might know intellectually something isn’t your fault, it’s still embarrassing and shameful. That’s why I think it’s so important, for men in particular, to talk about it.



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Nathan’s father committed suicide when he was 13 years old. Source: Supplied



I had low self-esteem growing up and I found it hard to trust people because the person I trusted the most was the complete opposite of what most fathers I saw on TV looked like. I developed a drug and alcohol dependence.

To be honest the full impact of the abuse didn’t hit me until I was in my 30s.

It was then that I came to terms with happened when I was younger.

I couldn’t recognise people who were bad for me because I had only been in bad relationships.

I’m in my first long term relationship now actually. My partner and I celebrated our one year anniversary recently. He’s very accepting and we talk about things together.



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Nathan (right) and his partner Ross. Source: Supplied



I think [sexual abuse] really confronts a man’s sense of masculinity.

I’m gay so I’m usually attacked over my sense of masculinity anyway, but men don’t tend to talk about these things.

Dealing with the fact that I am gay was a whole separate issue.

But I felt like I had to justify my abuse to people. It became a talking point — ‘Do you think that’s why you’re gay?’ That was very frustrating.

Working with other victims of child sexual abuse has been a really positive experience for me.

I can’t have those tough conversations with my father, because he’s dead. I can’t communicate those feelings to him so being able to talk to other people who have had a similar experience, I can start to repair the past.



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Nathan as a kid. Source: Supplied



I’ve received so many letters from children who were bullied for being gay or geeky in high school. These poor kids are looking up to me because I’m a guy who was on TV for two seconds. So I thought if I talked about my experience with abuse people would be more open to talking about it and sharing their experiences. All I can do is direct kids to talk to people they can trust.

The biggest way we can protect our children is to raise them with a sense of self-confidence and self esteem, because abusers target those who don’t have a lot of confidence or who appear more vulnerable than others.

If we can raise children to respect themselves it can go a long way to fixing child abuse in Australia.”



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Nathan and The Block’s Scott Cam. Source: Supplied



Mr Little is a Bravehearts ambassador and is publicly sharing his personal story for the first time in the lead up to White Balloon Day, with the aim of raising much needed funds and support for child sex abuse victims.

If you or someone you know is looking for support call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Bravehearts on 1800 272 831.

To donate to Bravehearts and find out more about White Balloon Day visitwhiteballoonday.org.au.




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Former Big Brother contestant Nathan Little speaks out about child sexual abuse


Former Big Brother contestant Nathan Little posing for a #whoRUprotecting selfie to raise awareness for child sexual assault victims. Source: Supplied

ONE in five Australian children will be sexually assaulted before their 18th birthday.

It’s a horrifying statistic that former Big Brother contestant Nathan Little knows first hand.

“I had a very violent and sexually abusive upbringing. I grew up in a rural community where abuse was quite rampant. My father was an alcoholic and was very abusive. He committed suicide when I was 13,” the 36-year-old toldnews.com.au.

“I was living alone with my father when the abuse began and I just didn’t know what to do.

I knew it was wrong and I knew I wanted it to stop, but I also knew if I reported it he would go to jail and I would have no one, so I was scared.



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Nathan was the ‘intruder’ on last year’s season of Big Brother. Source: Supplied



I also wanted to protect him. That’s something a lot of people don’t understand; the instinct to protect the person abusing you.

I was terrified, absolutely terrified and I hated the abuse but he was still my dad and I loved him. There was so much fear and confusion.

That’s the horrible thing — the sense of guilt and shame you have. Even though you might know intellectually something isn’t your fault, it’s still embarrassing and shameful. That’s why I think it’s so important, for men in particular, to talk about it.



655412-93d95c32-37c3-11e4-a343-9e6c16704359.jpg

Nathan’s father committed suicide when he was 13 years old. Source: Supplied



I had low self-esteem growing up and I found it hard to trust people because the person I trusted the most was the complete opposite of what most fathers I saw on TV looked like. I developed a drug and alcohol dependence.

To be honest the full impact of the abuse didn’t hit me until I was in my 30s.

It was then that I came to terms with happened when I was younger.

I couldn’t recognise people who were bad for me because I had only been in bad relationships.

I’m in my first long term relationship now actually. My partner and I celebrated our one year anniversary recently. He’s very accepting and we talk about things together.



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Nathan (right) and his partner Ross. Source: Supplied



I think [sexual abuse] really confronts a man’s sense of masculinity.

I’m gay so I’m usually attacked over my sense of masculinity anyway, but men don’t tend to talk about these things.

Dealing with the fact that I am gay was a whole separate issue.

But I felt like I had to justify my abuse to people. It became a talking point — ‘Do you think that’s why you’re gay?’ That was very frustrating.

Working with other victims of child sexual abuse has been a really positive experience for me.

I can’t have those tough conversations with my father, because he’s dead. I can’t communicate those feelings to him so being able to talk to other people who have had a similar experience, I can start to repair the past.



657583-94427b9a-37c3-11e4-a343-9e6c16704359.jpg

Nathan as a kid. Source: Supplied



I’ve received so many letters from children who were bullied for being gay or geeky in high school. These poor kids are looking up to me because I’m a guy who was on TV for two seconds. So I thought if I talked about my experience with abuse people would be more open to talking about it and sharing their experiences. All I can do is direct kids to talk to people they can trust.

The biggest way we can protect our children is to raise them with a sense of self-confidence and self esteem, because abusers target those who don’t have a lot of confidence or who appear more vulnerable than others.

If we can raise children to respect themselves it can go a long way to fixing child abuse in Australia.”



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Nathan and The Block’s Scott Cam. Source: Supplied



Mr Little is a Bravehearts ambassador and is publicly sharing his personal story for the first time in the lead up to White Balloon Day, with the aim of raising much needed funds and support for child sex abuse victims.

If you or someone you know is looking for support call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Bravehearts on 1800 272 831.

To donate to Bravehearts and find out more about White Balloon Day visitwhiteballoonday.org.au.




http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/former-big-brother-contestant-nathan-little-speaks-out-about-child-sexual-abuse/story-fnixwvgh-1227052657637

Very brave to speak up about it. Made me teary. Good on you Nathan!
 
REVEALED: New Big Brother contestant Jake and last year's winner Tim Dormer are real life housemates as pictures emerge of the pair shopping together before lockdown
By Penelope Kilby for Daily Mail Australia

Published: 14:08 AEST, 9 September 2014 | Updated: 16:02 AEST, 9 September 2014


Last year's winner Tim Dormer changed the way Big Brother was played thanks to his strategic and quirky personality.

And less than 24 hours after comparisons between Tim and 2014 contestant Jake Richardson were made, it's been revealed that the pair are in fact real life housemates in Sydney's Bondi Beach.

The pair were spotted together in Bondi Junction just a day before Jake flew out for the Gold Coast on August, 30.


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Sharing tips? 2013 Big Brother winner Tim Dormer and his housemate Jake Richardson who is a contestant on this year's series

Dismissing any suggestion of audition favouritism, Big Brother executive producer, Alex Mavrodaikis told Daily Mail Australia that the self-confessed 'prankser' had been in Sydney, where he studies, for all three of his past auditions.

'Jake has auditioned three times 2012,13 and 14. We cast him before we knew he lived with Tim but regardless, we cast housemates on their own merits not their associations,' he said.

'If anything it is a disadvantage as Jake is already being compared to last year's winner - big boots to fill.'

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Pals: Dismissing any suggestion of audition favouritism, Big Brother executive producer, Alex Mavrodaikis told Daily Mail Australia that the self-confessed 'prankser' had been in Sydney, for all three of his past auditions

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New housemate, Jake: A source told Daily Mail Australia that Tim and Jake met when they both worked on Nova radio's promotions team

A source told Daily Mail Australia that Tim and Jake met when they both worked on Nova radio's promotions team.

It's from there that they became housemates in Bondi.

On August, 30, Tim advertised Jake's vacant room on Twitter: 'Housemate wanted', before posting a shot of a moldy container of food left by a room buddy who had gone on 'holidays': 'Emptying my housemate's shelves in fridge he left full of mouldy food before he went on holidays. GRR! #smellyfridge.'

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Going away present: On August, 30, Tim advertised Jake's vacant room on Twitter: 'Housemate wanted', before posting a shot of a moldy container of food left by a room buddy who had gone on 'holidays'

But Tim isn't the only former housemate to have friends in the Big Brother house.

After Star FM asked 2013 contestant Tully Smyth who she would be barracking for, the social media-savvy blonde said she was all about Lisa Clark: 'Lisa is a friend so #teamlisa...'

She followed up the Tweet with a simple: 'HIIIIIIII LISA!!! Kill it woman! #teamlisa #bbau.'

Another 2013 favourite, Matthew Filippi, also piped up on Twitter, revealing that he too knew one of the 16 new faces.

Retweeting a shot of Sunshine Coast- born Sydneysider Ryan, he said: 'My mate Ryan is in the Big Brother house!!! Yew!!!! #BBAU9.'

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Picking teams: After Star FM asked 2013 contestant, Tully Smyth who she would be barracking for, the social media-savvy blonde said she was all about Lisa Clark: 'Lisa is a friend so #teamlisa...'



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...pictured-shopping-lockdown.html#ixzz3CncYxthN
 
from that DM article before..no wonder Jake leapt at the chance to be Tim's flatmate, if he was a such big fan of BB?


Dismissing any suggestion of audition favouritism, Big Brother executive producer, Alex Mavrodaikis told Daily Mail Australia that the self-confessed 'prankser' had been in Sydney, where he studies, for all three of his past auditions.

'Jake has auditioned three times 2012,13 and 14. We cast him before we knew he lived with Tim but regardless, we cast housemates on their own merits not their associations,' he said.

'If anything it is a disadvantage as Jake is already being compared to last year's winner - big boots to fill.'
 
Scorpio: October 23 - Nov. 21
Dion, Katie, Jason



Was looking at the HM's profiles to find out who might have their birthday party in the house:)
no details yet on the 4 entering tonight
 
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