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Supergirl actress Melissa Benoist has bravely revealed she was in an abusive relationship. The actress opened up about the abuse she suffered in an emotional video.

She uploaded a fourteen minute IGTV video called ‘Life Isn’t Always What It Seems’.

The actress shared, “I am a survivor of domestic violence or IPV (intimate partner violence), which is something I never thought I would say let alone be broadcasting into the ether.”

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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In the harrowing video, she details the violence she was subjected to throughout her relationship with an unnamed partner.

“The stark truth is I learned what it felt like to be pinned down and slapped repeatedly, punched so hard I felt the wind go out of me, dragged by my hair across pavement, head-butted, pinched until my skin broke, shoved against the wall so hard the drywall broke, choked.”

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Melissa revealed that her partner threw his iPhone at her face resulting in permanent damage to her eye and a broken nose.

She was married to her Glee co-star Blake Jenner during this time.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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After that alarming attack, the actress knew she had to escape.

“Something inside of me broke, this was too far.”

The Glee star added, “Leaving was not a walk in the park. It is not an event, it’s a process. I felt complicated feelings of guilt for leaving and for hurting someone I had protected for so long, and yes, mournful feeling of leaving something familiar.”

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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“Luckily, the people I let in, the more I was bolstered, I never lost the sense of clarity that kept telling me, ‘You do not deserve this.’”

The actress is now married to her Supergirl co-star Chris Wood.

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According to emerging reports, Glee stars Melissa Benoist and Blake Jenner have decided to call time on their relationship after just one year of marriage.

The former couple, who began dating in 2013, are understood to have cited 'irreconcilable differences' on their petition and Melissa has applied to drop Jenner from her surname.

In addition to this is is understood that neither party are planning to seek spousal support.

While the couple, who tied the knot in 2015, have yet to make an official statement, fans have used Blake's Instagram page to plead with the television stars to reconsider their decision.

Posting beneath a photo of the couple during happier times, one fan wrote: "Please think the divorce over." while another added: "Please don't be true!"

Melissa and Blake, who played love interests Marley Rose and Ryder Lynn in the popular musical show, do not share any children together.

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If you're a Glee fan, you'll be kicking yourself you didn't guess this news earlier.

Co-stars Melissa Benoist and Blake Jenner admitted at Comic Con this weekend that they weren't engaged any more… because they had in fact tied the knot a few months back. Melissa, who is the star of the upcoming CBS show Supergirl, appeared at the fan event wearing a thin silver band on her wedding finger, which eagle-eyed reporters soon spotted.

The actress told several people on the day that the wedding had already happened, with a source confirming to Us Weekly that Melissa and Blake had their big day back in April, after Melissa wrapped filming on Supergirl.

Despite taking a honeymoon to Europe, the pair still managed to keep news of their wedding quiet. Here they are in Rome just weeks after saying their "I do"s:

The couple met on the set of Glee, which they both appeared on during the fourth and fifth seasons. Melissa played aspiring singer/songwriter Marley Rose, while Blake starred as football-player-turned-Glee-Club member Ryder Lynn.

Having started dating back in 2012, the pair got engaged in July 2013.

Congrats to the newlyweds!

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