Andy Carroll reveals he was sexually assaulted by ‘male celebrity’ in ‘traumatic’ attack

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Ex-England striker Andy Carroll has revealed he was assaulted ‘a few years ago’ (Picture: PA Wire) Former England, Liverpool and Newcastle footballer Andy Carroll has bravely opened up about his trauma after he was sexually assaulted by a ‘male celebrity’ in 2021. In his new autobiography entitled ‘Owning It: In My Own Words’, Carroll revealed that ‘only a few’ of his loved ones were aware of the attack prior to the release of the book this week.

Carroll, who won nine caps for the Three Lions between 2010 and 2012, wrote: ‘Other things I’d quite like to forget but can’t… ‘Something happened to me a few years ago that was so traumatic I only decided to include it in this book at the very last minute. ‘I was sexually assaulted, there I said it. Carroll’s autobiography ‘Owning It’ is released this week ‘Me and Lou spent a lot of time discussing whether to mention it in this book or not. ‘I avoided my publisher for so long that they probably suspected I got cold feet.

Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. ‘Scary to talk about but it’s made the person I am today as much as any of the good stuff. ‘And if me talking about it helps just one person then good it will have been worth it.’ The forward now plays for Dagenham & Redbridge in the National League South According to the BBC, the incident in question occurred at Carroll’s home during his second stint at St James’ Park and led to the perpetrator receiving a three-year prison sentence. Carroll and his girlfriend Lou Teasdale (Picture: Instagram) ‘Soon enough I was spending time in bars, strip joints and casinos.