Duffy – whose real name is Aimee Anne Duffy – opened up on Instagram about being drugged, raped and held hostage for days by an unidentified man, after finding fame with her award-winning first album Rockferry. The 35-year-old singer’s father previously hinted at her life as a recluse in an unpublished interview, just one year before she spoke out about her traumatic ordeal.
In a rare unpublished interview last year, Duffy’s dad John revealed the singer was still writing music but was leading a quiet life.
Speaking to the MailOnline, John said: “She has never stopped writing music. It’s what she’s always done. She just hasn’t been in the public eye lately.
“She’s got a lot going for her. It’s up to her what she does and I’ll always support her and back her decisions. She is my flesh and blood.”
He explained that he regularly keeps in touch with Duffy but did not wish to discuss where she was living.
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John also confirmed that Duffy had not been in a relationship since splitting from her former boyfriend and Wales Rugby player Mike Phillips in 2011.
“She’s not involved with anyone at the moment. I can assure you she hasn’t had any kids,” he said.
Duffy and Mike were in a relationship for just under two years but the couple called it quits in 2011.
Asked whether his daughter would be making her comeback soon, John added: “No, I can’t speak. No good would come of it.”
The unpublished post comes after Duffy posted a single image in view of her 172,000 Instagram followers, where she spoke candidly of her ordeal.
The singer said: “You can only imagine the amount of times I thought about writing this.
“The way I would write it, how I would feel thereafter.
“Well, not entirely sure why now is the right time, and what it is that feels exciting and liberating for me to talk. I cannot explain it. Many of you wonder what happened to me, where did I disappear to and why.”
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Duffy explained a journalist had contacted her and she expressed to him what she had been through.
She continued: “He was kind and it felt so amazing to finally speak.
“The truth is, and please trust me I am ok and safe now, I was raped and drugged and held captive over some days. Of course I survived.”
The Grammy Award winner went on to say her recovery “took some time”, adding: “There’s no light way to say it.”
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Duffy released her first album Rockferry in 2008 entering the charts at number one, and became the best-selling album in the UK that year.
The album’s success led to a difficult period for Duffy, and she contemplated quitting music altogether.
Her second album Endlessly was released in 2010 but didn’t match the success of the first album, peaking at only No. 9 in the charts.
In an interview with You magazine in 2011, Duffy said: “What am I doing my job for? I’m not doing it to be adored or admired, to make money or be successful – I’m doing it to do something of excellence. So I did think, ‘Maybe I won’t do this at all’.”
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