Taylor Armstrong Admits To Dr. Drew She Feels Like A 'Scared Little Girl'
Feb. 9 2012, Published 11:30 a.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
Taylor Armstrong, chatting with Dr. Drew on his HLN show Thursday, says she feels like a "scared little girl" in the fallout of her abusive marriage with her late husband Russell (and other hardships she’s faced in life), and we’ve got the clip for you right here on Breaking Celebrity News.
Taylor -- who’s promoting the memoir she penned following Russell’s suicide last summer -- told Dr. Drew she's been abused her whole life and is emotionally struggling these days as a result.
"I'm trying not to cry just all the time these days," the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star said. "I feel like I cry on everything that I do."
In response, Dr. Drew told Taylor, "I see a scared little girl: Would that describe it?"
Taylor agreed, adding, "I get scared all the time -- but I don't have that option right now."
Dr. Drew asked her, "Does she have a name? The little girl? It feels like this little girl has a different name."
Taylor agreed, saying her birth name is Shana. (Taylor, 41, was born Shana Hughes in Oklahoma.)
"So the little girl is Shana and Taylor is who we put in the world," said Dr. Drew. "That's quite a disconnect ... You