DUFFY has been praised as a “fairy godmother” by the rapper Chika as her fans rushed to show their support after she revealed her kidnapping ordeal.
Yesterday the 35-year-old Welsh singer bravely revealed she was held captive and raped in an emotional Instagram post.
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In response Chika, real name Jane Chika Oranika, took to Twitter to show her gratitude towards her after she took her under her wing when she was starting out.
She wrote: “No one really knows this, but Duffy was the first artist to invest in me. She literally paid for my first time in the studio.
“She found me on Instagram while I was in a low place, and immediately became my fairy godmother.”
The rapper added: “F**king kudos to Duffy. Sending her endless amounts of love. She changed my life for the better after someone attempted to change her’s for the worse. We need more people like her. My f***ing hero.”
Chika wasn’t the only person to show their support as a host of celebrities commended her for speaking about her ordeal.
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Presenter Rylan Clark-Neal simply wrote her name alongside a love heart in a show of solidarity.
Gaby Roslin wrote: “Sending you even more sunshine. May your heart be bursting with only love and sunshine from now on.
“You are a strong, beautiful woman and may you receive only kindness from now on.”
Her fans were just as supportive as they offered their words of encouragement beneath her post.
One person wrote: “This is someone who is brave. This is someone who is admirable.
“I genuinely cannot even begin to imagine the pain and suffering but the fact the sun is shining again is inspirational.”
Another added: “So much support and kindness being sent your way, such a gigantic step for you to take. Thank you for sharing with us all.”
While someone else told her: “You are an amazing person and I admire you so much. I am so so sorry for what happened to you. That is just horrific.”
Last night Duffy, who shot to fame with album Rockferry in 2008, wrote: “You can only imagine the amount of times I thought about writing this. The way I would write it, how I would feel thereafter.
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“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.
“A journalist contacted me, he found a way to reach me and I told him everything this past summer. 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 recovery took time. There’s no light way to say it. But I can tell you in the last decade, the thousands and thousands of days I committed to wanting to feel the sunshine in my heart again, the sun does now shine.”
Duffy’s moving Instagram statement in full
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. A journalist contacted me, he found a way to reach me and I told him everything this past summer. 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 recovery took time. There’s no light way to say it. But I can tell you in the last decade, the thousands and thousands of days I committed to wanting to feel the sunshine in my heart again, the sun does now shine.
You wonder why I did not choose to use my voice to express my pain? I did not want to show the world the sadness in my eyes. I asked myself, how can I sing from the heart if it is broken? And slowly it unbroke.
In the following weeks I will be posting a spoken interview. If you have any questions I would like to answer them, in the spoken interview, if I can. I have a sacred love and sincere appreciation for your kindness over the years. You have been friends. I want to thank you for that x
Duffy
Please respect this is a gentle move for me to make, for myself, and I do not want any intrusion to my family. Please support me to make this a positive experience.
The Warwick Avenue singer told her fans she chose not to “express my pain” through singing as she “did not want to show the world the sadness in my eyes”.
Duffy added: “I asked myself, how can I sing from the heart if it is broken? And slowly it unbroke.”
She explained she would be posting an interview in the future and would like to answer any questions.
The brave singer finished the statement – posted alongside a black and white image of herself – by saying: “I have a sacred love and sincere appreciation for your kindness over the years. You have been friends. I want to thank you for that.
“Please respect this is a gentle move for me to make, for myself, and I do not want any intrusion to my family. Please support me to make this a positive experience.”
