I was beaten up by a group of men at 5 years old because of my skin colour, reveals Beauty and the Bleach’s Tan France
thesun.co.ukQUEER Eye star Tan France has opened up about his horrifying experience of being beaten up by grown men as a young child. The TV personality told the terrifying story as part of his new BBC documentary Beauty and the Bleach, exploring colourism in the UK.
Tan, 39, moved to America after growing up in Doncaster because of the horrific racial abuse he experienced as a child. After driving to South Yorkshire to face his childhood memories head on, Tan reflected on why he struggled to step out of the car.
In his new moving documentary, the star revealed that he was kicked by a group of grown men as he walked to school one morning.
Fighting back tears, Tan recalled how he couldn't tell his family about the scary attack because he worried they would be "angry".
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