Charlize Theron, the Award winning actress, who is best-known for her projects, Monster, The Italian Job, Atomic Blonde, Bombshell, The Old Guard and more is currently dominating the headlines for opening up about her father’s tragic death. For those who do not know, recently, Charlize revealed that her father was an alcoholic and her mother murdered him in order to save herself and the children. Once, the Oscar-winning actress opened up about his death and how it left a scar on her.
Charlize Theron reveals the scar of her father’s death has healed
Once, Charlize Theron had a candid conversation with Oprah Magazine, during which she opened up about her father’s death. It is worth noting that Charlize was 15 years old, when she saw her mother shoot her alcoholic father in self-defence after he threatened to murder everyone.
During the candid chat, when Charlize was asked about her dreams, the actress stated that “I didn’t feel as if the clock were ticking, like I had to run and do all these things. When you experience the death of others when you’re young—and I did—you’re aware of that clock.” Further, when she was asked if she is talking about her father’s death, she explained, “Yes. Not just my dad, but uncles, friends. Funerals were a normal thing.” However, Charlize mentioned that she did not let her father’s death define her. Charlize Theron was quoted as saying:
“It’s not that something like that doesn’t scar you. But scars can heal. The way my father died was traumatic. I would wish for nothing more in my life than for it not to have happened the way it did. But I can’t change that. In my late 20s, I hated talking about it because telling the story made me seem like the victim. Then I realized that if that’s not how I carry the experience, then talking about it doesn’t matter.”
Charlize Theron breaks silence on her entry into Hollywood
Reportedly, at the age of 18, after her father’s death, Charlize Theron moved out of her house with just USD 400 and dreamt of building a career in Hollywood. The actress described the decision as “just plain, simple, young, stupid naivete.” However, she did live a difficult life, which Charlize described as ‘gypsy life’. During a candid chat with Oprah Magazine, Charlize shared:
“But I was living such a gypsy life. So if this didn’t work, it would be just another adventure for me in a new place. I’d been modeling all over Europe—Milan, Paris, London. Before I left South Africa, my whole theory was this: If everything falls apart, then at least I got to see the world.”
More about Charlize Theron
For the unversed, Charlize Theron is one of the most talked-about Hollywood actresses, who is widely appreciated for her powerful and fearless acting. Reportedly, before acting Charlize was a ballet dancer. She once said, “I was a ballerina, and ballet is something you have to work hard at.” However, she suffered a knee injury, which abruptly ended her dream of becoming a dancer.
Later, she went on to appear in multiple projects like The Devil’s Advocate, The Cider House Rules, Monster, North Country, Young Adult, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Fate of the Furious and more. Over the years, she has also won multiple awards, including an Oscar. If reports are to be believed, Charlize is also a producer. In her personal life, the actress chose to stay unmarried; however, she had adopted two children. Charlize once spoke about her transgender daughter and shared, “Yes, I thought she was a boy too. Until she looked at me when she was 3 years old and said: ‘I am not a boy!'”
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