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Gloria Estefan Gives Advice to Parents About Child Predators While Recounting Her Own Abuse at 9 Years Old

Gloria Estefan gave advice to parents about child predators while discussing her own abuse at age 9 years old in a candid new interview with 'The Thread.'

During an interview forthe Life Stories documentary series The Thread, the eight-time Grammy winning singer, 66, was asked about the incident, which she previously opened up about years ago in order to help other survivors. Estefan went on to explain that it took her a full year to "bring up the courage to tell my mom what was happening with this man." Her hair loss and the fact she "kept making excuses" to not go to class were "very strong clues" pointing to what she was going through, Estefan recalled.

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