Jamie Durie reveals he suffered abuse at the age of 14 in harrowing interview with Anh Do

House Rules star Jamie Durie reveals he suffered abuse at the age of 14 in harrowing interview with Anh Do

Jamie Durie has spoken candidly about his troubled childhood in a harrowing interview with Anh Do.

The 50-year-old gardening guru will reveal how he suffered abuse at the age of 14 during the season premiere of Anh’s Brush with Fame on Tuesday night. 

In a preview for the episode, the House Rules star told Anh that he moved out of home.

Candid: House Rules star Jamie Durie has revealed he suffered abuse at the age of 14 in harrowing interview with Anh Do 

He then moved in with a ‘mentor’, but ‘quickly’ left.

‘There are traces of those months that still haunt me every now and then but you learn to get on with life,’ he said.

‘Sadly that type of abuse affects one in four boys these days, and girls.’

Interview:u00A0In a preview for Anh's Brush with Fame, Jamie told Anh that he moved out of home at an early age.u00A0He then moved in with a 'mentor', but also eventually left

Interview: In a preview for Anh’s Brush with Fame, Jamie told Anh that he moved out of home at an early age. He then moved in with a ‘mentor’, but also eventually left

During the episode, Jamie also spoke about how hard his mother Joy worked to provide for him.

‘I can remember scrubbing showers with her when I was 10,’ he said.

‘I hated her doing that, going to these rich people’s houses, scrubbing their dirty loudly showers.’

'There are traces of those months that still haunt me every now and then but you learn to get on with life. Sadly that type of abuse affects one in four boys these days, and girls,' he said

‘There are traces of those months that still haunt me every now and then but you learn to get on with life. Sadly that type of abuse affects one in four boys these days, and girls,’ he said

It comes one week after the handsome gardener announced that he has popped the question to model partner Ameka Jane.

He shared a series of sweet images with fans from the proposal, including pictures of the unique ring and the elaborate floral set up he used to ask for her hand in marriage.

‘She said YES! Thrilled to announce our engagement,’ Jamie wrote on Instagram.

‘Thank you to my beautiful @amekajane for turning my life upside down. I couldn’t be happier. Magic night for a magic girl.’ 

Wedding bells:u00A0It comes one week after the handsome gardener announced he has popped the question to model partner Ameka Jane

Wedding bells: It comes one week after the handsome gardener announced he has popped the question to model partner Ameka Jane