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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Kate Ng

Ruby Wax says she had the ‘drive of a rottweiler’ to get through ‘violent’ childhood

ITV

Ruby Wax has detailed her “violent” childhood at the hands of her Austrian Jewish parents, who she said “beat her up”.

The comedian, 70, reflected on her past during an appearance on Life Stories with Kate Garraway and described growing up in the US after her family fled Austria in 1938 due to the threat of the Nazi regime.

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