Victoria Derbyshire has told The Independent how her father used to beat her with a wooden spoon, hit her with a belt, and regularly beat her mother so severely that on one occasion he broke a rib.

Victoria Derbyshire has revealed the sickening abuse she suffered from her dad. The BBC star has opened up about how he once threw scalding soup over her and also wrapped his hands around her throat.

VICTORIA Derbyshire has revealed that her father threw “scalding soup” over her as a child and put his hands around her throat. Broadcaster Derbyshire bravely delved into the past to recount ...

Victoria Derbyshire has told The Independent how her father used to beat her with a wooden spoon, hit her with a belt, and regularly beat her mother so severely that on one occasion he broke a rib.