Actress Minka Kelly is set to reveal her tumultuous childhood in an upcoming memoir titled “Tell Me Everything”.
Raised by an exotic dancer named “Mo”, Kelly’s childhood was described as unstable and unpredictable, with many hard times. Growing up in poverty and often left unsupervised, her mother would take her to strip clubs and go grocery shopping at 2 a.m. if she made enough money.
Kelly even performed in peep shows at the age of 17 to make ends meet when her mother wasn’t around. She also found out she was pregnant at 17 with her high-school boyfriend, Rudy, but chose to have an abortion rather than raise the baby with her mother due to the family’s trauma.
The memoir also details her toxic relationship with Rudy, who coerced her into making a sex tape, which he later sold back to her for $50,000 after trying to sell it to the tabloids.
Kelly also shared her experience with Mo’s boyfriend, David, who beat her up with an open hand, a fist, and a cable wire after Mo told him Kelly had been “borrowing” the car.
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Links to bookstore/ticket sales coming soon! pic.twitter.com/OptmKludWB— Minka Kelly (@minkakelly) March 28, 2023
The actress eventually left New Mexico after finishing high school and studied to become a surgical technician while pursuing her acting career. She also reconnected with her father, a former guitarist for Aerosmith.
Kelly also revealed her toxic relationship with her “Friday Night Lights” co-star in the memoir, which made her life very difficult on and off set when they broke up. Despite her challenging upbringing, Kelly remains a resilient and adaptable person.
