Julie Andrews has written her memoir entitled, ‘Home: A Memoir of My Early Years.’ The actress, who is known and loved for ‘Marry Poppins’ and ‘The Sound of Music,’ talks about a much darker side to her childhood in the book.
Julie Andrews Memoir
The life Andrews writes about is one of poverty and hardship. She discusses her family at length, saying she truly loved her father but was forced to live with her mother and stepdad after her parents divorced.
Julie’s parents divorced when she was eight, and eventually she went to live with her mother and her hated stepfather in a series of squalid digs, sleeping in a room where rats crept along the pipes, and having her scalp scrubbed and rinsed with vinegar to remove lice.
Julie also describes a time when her stepfather invited her into his bed to “cuddle” like mommy. The advances continued, along with her parents drinking, until Julie told her aunt and a bolt was put on her door.
Andrews does delve into her career, describing her rise to fame and it’s highlights, like singing before the queen, but it’s her friendship with Carol Burnett that raises curiosity. There have been rumors of an affair between the two and a very public kiss shared in a Washington hotel. Andrews does not discuss the incident but does describe Burnett as someone very close to her.
“I loved all that she was, all that she exuded - we bonded instantly,” adding: “I lost my own inhibitions and felt free beside her.”
The book will be released April 1, 2008 but you can pre-order your copy now. See more pictures of Julie Andrews below.
Julie Andrews Photos
