Donatella Versace’s daughter Allegra has spoken out about shunning the spotlight.
The 25-year-old, whose father is Paul Beck, revealed how her troubled adolescence led to a lot of problems in her adult life.
The star made her very public battle with anorexia known in 2007 and says that she “couldn’t confront reality.”
Speaking to La Republica, the fashionista said: “I call this my period of absence, I was lost in other thoughts and couldn't confront reality, with my eyes shielded from everything.
“Above all, I wanted one thing - to be no one, to not be recognised, not be hunted down.
“I studied theatre, and it pleased me greatly to play parts in little independent films that perhaps no one went to see...
“Still, anywhere I went, I was Versace. I couldn't escape, and it did me harm. I hated Los Angeles.
“I still prefer the anonymity,' she said. 'I've spent some time working with a non-Italian designer, I've been helping him organize fashion shows, the advertising, also helping with the creative part. But the great part about this work is that I am no one...”
