Emily Atack opens up on being sexually assaulted as a child

27 May 2026 • 9:28 PM MYT
The Independent
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Emily Atack opens up on being sexually assaulted as a child

  • Emily Atack revealed she fell pregnant at 16 during an "awful, abusive, horrible relationship" and her parents' divorce, a pregnancy which "didn't continue".
  • The actor also disclosed she was sexually assaulted at the age of 10 and experienced ongoing mistreatment by older men throughout her life.
  • These personal revelations were made during an interview on Elizabeth Day’s How To Fail podcast.
  • Atack recently welcomed her first child, a son named Barney, with her fiancé, scientist Dr Alistair Garner, in June 2024.
  • Following Barney's birth, she suffered a life-threatening illness, sepsis, which left her unable to leave the house for weeks.

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