Famous actress Charlize Theron bravely recounts a traumatic childhood incident where her mother shot her father in self-defense. The star revealed the harrowing incident that happened in 1992 when his father barged into their house under the influence of alcohol and started firing. Theron stressed the importance of sharing such stories to help others feel less alone.

famous actress Charlize Theron He has suffered a lot during his life. In a recent interview, the star opened up about her childhood on rare occasions, and even recalled the incident that led to her mother shooting her father.

Charlize Theron opens up about her childhood

While speaking to The New York Times, the actor was quite open and candid, talking about everything that has happened over the past few years. In a rare and candid account, talking about his upbringing, he recounts how, in 1992, his mother shot his father to save his life.Giving a detailed account of what had happened, the actress shared, “I think these things should be talked about so that other people don’t feel alone,” adding, “I never knew about a story like this. When this happened to us, I felt that we were the only people. I am no longer bothered by this thing.”Theron then elaborated on the matter, saying that she and her mother, Gerda Jacoba Aleta Martiz, had gone out to spend some time together at the movies. Later, they went to an uncle’s house, and she revealed that Charles Theron was angry when she went into the bathroom without informing herself. “She took it as me being rude because I didn’t stop and say hello to everyone,” the 50-year-old man said.She was barely 15 years old at the time, and knew that her father was extremely angry with her. When they got home, she went straight to her room and asked her mother to tell her that she was already asleep. She said, “I went into my room, I turned off my lights and I was scared. My window faced the street and I could tell his level of anger, frustration or unhappiness by the way he came in.”The actress shared that her father entered the house and had just started shooting. Her mother brought her gun and they both hid in Charlie’s room, although she began shooting at them from the door. His mother then used her weapon to defend herself, and fatally shot his father before he could obtain more weapons.

How Charlize Theron and her mom handled this whole thing

The ‘Atomic Bomb’ actress revealed that her mother had moved on from the incident at that time, or was just pretending, Later according to the actress, therapy was not a thing of her time. He quipped, “There were no therapists around, so the best therapy in his mind was, ‘We have to move on.’On the work front, Theron will next be seen in ‘Apex’, an upcoming thriller film which is scheduled to release on Netflix worldwide on April 24. The project is directed by Baltasar Kormakur and tells the story of a woman who travels through the Australian outback and jungle, in which a man named Taron Egerton tracks down and pursues her. The OTT film also stars Eric Bana, Caitlin Stasey, Bessie Holland and Zach Garred, among others.