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It Ends With Us author Colleen Hoover tears up as she speaks out about the domestic abuse her mother suffered that inspired the bestselling novel


During an interview with Sheinelle Jones on Today, Colleen, 44, became emotional as she opened up about her mother's experience of domestic abuse and the movie adaptation of her novel.

Bestselling author Colleen Hoover fought back tears on Wednesday morning as she opened up about the domestic abuse her mother endured at the hands of her father and how it inspired her to writer her novel, It Ends With Us. Speaking about her own experience of domestic abuse, Colleen, 44, told Today host Sheinelle Jones: 'My first memory of being alive I was probably two years old, and I remember my sister and I hiding in our bedroom and I peeked out right as my dad threw a TV at my mom. The backlash began after Olive and June launched the nail products on its website - with individual bottles priced at $9 and a collection of all eight shades setting buyers back $62.

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