Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAtack made a number of revelations during an interview on Elizabeth Day’s How To Fail podcast (PA)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. In fullEmily Atack reveals she fell pregnant aged 16 during ‘awful, abusive relationship’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

The actress, 36, said the trauma of being sexually assaulted when she was just ten saw her go on to develop 'really unhealthy relationships with men'.

Inbetweeners and Rivals actress Emily Atack spoke candidly about becoming pregnant at 16 and her 'troubled teen' years in a new podcast appearance