Singer Caity Baser reveals she was sexually assaulted by a family friend when she was just eight in harrowing new interview
The Southampton-born popstar, 23, spoke in a harrowing new interview about being taken advantage of by one of her grandfather's friends when she was young.
Opening up on Paul Carrick Brunson's We Need To Talk podcast this week the Pretty Boys hitmaker explained the meaning behind her new track The Weight Of You which is about the incident.
She said: 'I was eight years old and I was out with my grandad and going back to his house and it was my grandad's friend that did it to me.
'Who I knew, and spent a lot of time together, and he was really lovely to me.
'My grandad parked the car up and just went inside because he was like 'hi Caity are you OK' because that was normal.'
She then continued: 'He started talking he sort of like grabbed me and pulled me in, and yeah.
'That [sexual assault] happened, I came out, and obviously was like 'that was wrong.' I went to my grandad and burst into tears and said 'take me home'.'
She then broke down in tears as she said the incident had been where 'all the issues with myself had stemmed from', as well as saying it subsequently strained her relationship with her grandfather.
Sharing a clip from the podcast Celebs Go Dating star Paul penned in the caption: '@caitybaser opens up like never before, about the childhood trauma she buried, the humour she used to survive, and the heartbreak behind the lyrics we scream at festivals.
'From being 8 years old and feeling 'ugly'. To using music as therapy when no one else was listening.
'This is the story behind the boldest voice in Gen Z pop.'
Fans were quick to offer their support and praise Caity for opening up about the topic.
They penned under the post: 'Wow what a beautiful conversation and big up Caity for your honesty. Talking about these difficult conversations will help so many people.'
A second put: 'This really spoke to me. I related a lot. Well done for speaking up x.'
A third then posted: 'This interview is so powerful! Caity babes you are an inspiration.'
The star has previously spoken about how she channels her personal experiences into her songwriting.
She said: 'I think it's because I spent so much of my life beating around the bush and sugar coating everything.
'I was afraid I was gonna hurt someone's feelings, afraid to say how I actually felt.
'Now that I have a platform of people supporting me and telling me that they want me to tell them how I feel, why wouldn't I do it?
'So I'm just like, 'Here's what happened, here's how I feel about it!''
Back in 2023 Caity issued a stark warning to all boys, telling them not to 'p*** her off' as she spoke about writing about her ex in her lyrics.
In an exclusive interview with The Daily Mail, Caity said she planned to be fierce and insisted men shouldn't 'p***' her off if they don't want to be in her songs.
But it's not just men who need to be careful as she also revealed that her friends' failed dating lives have also inspire a lot of her material.
Channelling her inner Swiftie, Caity revealed her songs about failed romances are here to stay and that 'there is still so much that people do not know'.
She said: 'If someone's p****d me off, like a boy, then I'm gonna make a song about it. And if they're upset about it, then they shouldn't have p****d me off.
'But I will never like ''this is who it is about, everyone go hate on them lalala''.
'It is just life, isn't it. It's like how I express myself, and it's something that comes with, like being with me or getting to know me. If you annoy me or anything, I'm gonna make a song about it.'
The singer's life has been a whirlwind throughout Covid, going from busking in Southampton pubs in 2020 to filling festival stages in 2023.
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