A BRITISH popstar has revealed the horror moment she was subject to a sexual assault aged just eight.
The Brighton-based songstress spoke bravely about her ordeal at the hands of a family friend on Paul Carrick Brunson’s We Need To Talk podcast.
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X and Y singer Caity Baser, 23, was inspired to become a singer after watching Katy Perry at London’s O2.
The chart star, known for tracks including Pretty Boys, began writing songs in lockdown.
Her tune Average Student is about how mundane life is and amassed half a million views in less than a day after being uploaded to TikTok.
She has already collaborated with Sigala, Mae Muller and Stefflon Don.
Yet away from her success on the music scene, she spoke frankly about her terrible childhood ordeal in the MAFS expert’s latest podcast.
Caity, who was born in Southampton, revealed the meaning behind her new track The Weight Of You and said the meaning was “a big one.”
Paul encouraged her to “throw a boundary” in the chat whenever she needed to as he raised how she was sexually assaulted at the age of eight, and to “say only what you are comfortable saying.”
Caity then confessed: “I was eight years old and I was out with my grandad and going back to his house and it was my grandad’s next door neighbour that did it to me.
“Who I knew, and spent a lot of time together, and he was really lovely to me.
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“My grandad parked the car up and just went inside because he [the neighbour] was like ‘hi Caity are you OK’ because that was normal.”
She then continued of the alleged perpetrator: “He started talking he sort of like grabbed me and pulled me in, and yeah.
“That [sexual assualt] happened, I came out, and obviously was like ‘that was wrong.’
“I went to my grandad and burst into tears and said ‘take me home’.”
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Caity then told how the ordeal had sadly strained her relationship with her grandfather.
She broke down in tears as she suggested the incident had been where “all the issues with myself had stemmed from.”
Fans were quick to offer their support and praise Caity’s candid approach.
One wrote: “Wow what a beautiful conversation and big up Caity for your honesty. Talking about these difficult conversations will help so many people.”
A second put: “This really spoke to me. I related a lot. Well done for speaking up x”
A third then posted: “This interview is so powerful! Caity babes you are an inspiration.”
One then put: “This is everything these conversations are so important and all of the topics were handled with such grace and sensitivity.
“Thought I was going to have a little cry at my desk but you both created such a safe space!”
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The Brighton-based star, known for tracks including Pretty Boys, began writing songs in lockdown.
Her tune Average Student is about how mundane life is and amassed half a million views in less than a day after being uploaded to TikTok.
She has already collaborated with Sigala, Mae Muller and Stefflon Don.
Her highest-charting hit is Pretty Boys which reached number 26 on the UK chart.
Dance Around It, with Joel Corry, reached 61, while X and Y charted at 91.
Feels This Good then peaked at 93.
Her debut EP was Thanks For Nothing, See You Never
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Previously, Caity told how she funelled her own personal experiences into her songwriting.
She admitted to Ticketmaster Discover it had been an evolving process and said: “I think it’s because I spent so much of my life beating around the bush and sugar coating everything.
“I was afraid I was gonna hurt someone’s feelings, afraid to say how I actually felt.
“Now that I have a platform of people supporting me and telling me that they want me to tell them how I feel, why wouldn’t I do it?
“So I’m just like, ‘Here’s what happened, here’s how I feel about it!'”
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