In the latest conversation, famous actress Charlize Theron confided for the first time about her haunted childhood with her alcoholic father. Charlize is now one of the A-list stars in Hollywood.

Charlize has South African blood but came to make a career and become famous in America. Currently, the blonde actress is living a quiet life with her two adopted children in Los Angeles and a brilliant career. However, in a recent interview with “The Howard Stern Show”, the beautiful actress revealed for the first time about her haunted childhood.

Charlize Theron revealed for the first time that her mother was forced to shoot and kill her father in self-defense to protect her daughter.

She was born and raised in Benoni, South Africa. Charlize recalled that her childhood was truly a nightmare when she had to live with a father who was a heavy alcoholic. When she was a little girl, Charlize lived a sad and faithless life, and she didn’t have any dreams when she lived with a violent and drug-addicted father.

The 41-year-old actress remembers that not only herself but all her family members lived in hell when her father was alive. And Charlize’s days of hell with her father only truly ended when her mother was forced to shoot him dead during an argument. At that time, Charlize was only 15 years old and that still follows her to this day.

“I pretended like nothing happened. I didn’t tell anyone, I didn’t want to tell it to anyone. Every time someone asks me, I say, “My father died in a car accident.” Who wants to tell such a tragic story?” Charlize explained.

The famous actress is always worried that, when she reveals her family’s tragic story, people will pity her. She lived with the feeling of being a victim for many years but finally, she found balance. Even though her biological mother was the one who shot and killed Charlize’s biological father, in the eyes of the blonde actress, Mrs. Gerda Aletta was still a wonderful woman, and she really admired her decision and courage.

“My mother’s philosophy of life has always been, “This life is terrible. Just have to choose. You can drown or survive. Just like that. I think we both got through that night bravely and okay. Both mother and I lived very well after that night and no one knew about it,” Charlize recounted.

The 41-year-old star is busy promoting her new movie “Atomic Blonde”.

During the years of pursuing her career in Hollywood, Charlize Theron never mentioned her biological father. He was a heavy drinker and passed away. She talked about her parents’ stormy and tragic marriage in an interview with ABC in 2004. Her mother shot and killed her father when she came home from school. At that moment, Charlize understood that something terrible had happened.

That night, her biological father and uncle got drunk and went home. He started banging on the door loudly and angrily. He even opened fire, something that was quite normal in South Africa at that time. He banged on Charlize’s bedroom door and shouted, “Tonight I will kill you all.” Charlize’s mother acted to protect her daughter and to defend herself against her violent and drunken husband.

These things became a sad memory for Charlize Theron and motivated her to live well and find a job to change her life. Charlize, currently 41 years old, is living very well in America. At this time, she is busy promoting her new movie “Atomic Blonde”.