Kim Woodburn's harrowing real life tragedies that led to call from police
Kim Woodburn has died at the age of 83. A representative for the star said she died following a short illness.
Kim will be remembered for shooting to fame as an outspoken cleaning expert on How Clean is Your House? before become a reality TV icon thanks to her appearances on Celebrity Big Brother and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
Away from the camera, Kim overcame a series of terrible tragedies in her life that she hid behind her larger than life persona. Brave Kim has previously opened up about her abusive childhood and the trauma of delivering her own stillborn baby alone in a park.
Kim first spoke of her heartbreak in her 2006 autobiography Unbeaten: The Story of My Brutal Childhood - which led to a visit from the police.
In the book, Kim revealed she was 23 years old when she went into labour three months early and delivered a stillborn baby.
Unmarried and terrified of what her parents would say, Kim buried the child's lifeless body in a park. She's since called that night in 1966 as 'the worst of her life.'
"I had never felt more wretched. I still talk to my son now. The deep sadness doesn't go away," said Kim.
Once the haunting details emerged in her tell-all book, Kim was contacted by police who later decided not to take action against her.
Speaking about the tragedy, Kim said: "Being an married mother years ago was terribly shameful. You were a whore and a man would only marry a virgin.
"It was a very sad part of my life. I would never go back to visit the spot where it happened. That would just be too much. I couldn't do it."
Kim has also been honest about her upbringing in the past, including her abusive and neglectful parents - something she's said she doubt she'll 'ever get over.'
She has said: "I always regret the fact that I never had a decent mum and dad. I wanted nice parents and a warm home with lots of love - crikey, wouldn't that bad wonderful?
"Good parents are your backbone. I don't think anyone gets over an unhappy childhood."
During an appearance on Loose Women in 2017, Kim opened up about the shocking abuse she suffered by her own father.
Kim revealed she was physically and sexually abused by her dad Terence, who died in 1992.
"My dad was a Royal Marine and he was a bit of a naughty man," she said. "He'd have a bit of a touch of the old naughty bits when he could get away with it."
Kim said she felt she couldn't tell her mother who was physically abusive and would strike her with 'carpet brushes.'
The TV star spiralled again as she opened up about her traumatic past on Loose Women in a showdown with Coleen Nolan.
After coming to blows with her Celebrity Big Brother nemesis Coleen, Kim stormed off set branding the panelist 'utter trash.' Before her dramatic exit, Kim had teared up as she spoke about the adversity she's faced in her life.
She got very tearful as she began to speak about her "brutal childhood."
"The bullying they did to me came to me... I was upset, I pretended not to be."
Speaking after Kim left the set, Coleen explained to viewers: "We have got members of our team with Kim backstage. We didn't intend for it to actually end like that, we were hoping - actually, genuinely hoping - for some kind of reconciliation, but that wasn't going to happen."
The ITV show added: "We invited Kim on the show to reconcile with Coleen and put their differences behind them. But it didn't go to plan."After 18 months, we were hoping the two women would let bygones be bygones. But it wasn't to be."
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