Taylor Armstrong on abuse by late husband Russell Armstrong
Taylor Armstrong is bravely talking out concerning the darkest moments of her previous, opening up in uncooked element concerning the abuse she endured throughout her marriage to her late husband, Russell Armstrong.
In an upcoming episode of Hollywood Demons on Investigation Discovery, airing April 14, the previous Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills star revisits a number of the most harrowing experiences of her life—together with a terrifying second by the pool that nearly turned lethal.
“Russell, he left, and this couple, they were very close to me and were very aware of what was going on,” Taylor, 53, recounted within the episode, as reported by the Every day Mail.
“The man said, ‘We’ll help you get out of this because this is not okay, and we’re really worried for you.’ Well, Russell was hiding around the side of the house and heard everything.”
Then, in a chilling flip, she described the second that adopted.
“He came flying into the backyard. He threw me in the pool. He grabbed the man, knocked all of his teeth out, and he jumped in the pool and he was trying to hold me under the water. I thought he was going to drown me.”
The truth star, who has develop into a vocal advocate for home violence survivors, didn’t cease there. She went on to share one other occasion of abuse that unfolded over one thing so simple as dinner for Russell’s youngsters.
“Once [Russell’s sons from a previous relationship] were visiting us and I made them a pizza,” Taylor mentioned.
“He came into the house, grabbed me by the throat and put me against the wall. He said, ‘If you ever serve my kids a pizza without a vegetable again, I’ll kill you.’”
Russell Armstrong died by suicide in 2011.
Since then, Taylor has continued to talk candidly concerning the trauma she confronted, utilizing her story to make clear the silent struggling many expertise behind closed doorways.
