13 Occurring 30 and Revenge actress Christa B. Allen revealed she beforehand fell in love with a “cult chief” — and has since walked away.
“The way it feels rebuilding your life after being in love with a charismatic, rich cult chief, who burned it to the bottom,” Allen, 33, wrote on prime of a Thursday, August 28, TikTok video of herself twirling on the entrance garden of an enormous property.
Allen didn't reveal the identification of her ex or the group, although she did supply readability into her private expertise.
“Let me be very clear: No person can burn down your life except you give them entry to it,” Allen wrote. “That's the half I've needed to personal. I've sat with the toughest questions: Why did I belief him? Why did I hand over my energy? Why did I silence my very own interior realizing? The reality is, he was promoting fairy tales and from luxurious penthouses and personal jets. I foolishly purchased in.”
Allen additional revealed what “shattered” her about leaving her then-partner's shadow.
“What I realized is that even for those who spend each waking second with somebody — finding out, consuming, touring, working, constructing, dreaming — you continue to could not KNOW them,” the actress mentioned. “Particularly if you're coping with somebody who lies as simply as they breathe. That realization shattered me, however it additionally compelled me to rebuild from the bottom up, and fireplace can be cleaning.”
Allen concluded her publish with a promise to “share the complete story” about her expertise down the road.
“For now, I'm strolling ahead with toes on stable floor and a coronary heart that is aware of power,” she added.
Allen's social media followers rapidly supplied their help, with one commenting that she “had a intestine feeling one thing was off.”
“I'm so glad you're out of it and discovering your manner again to your self,” the TikTok person wrote. “I've been a follower from the start and with you one of the best.”
Allen “preferred” the message and replied.
“Thanks,” the previous little one star responded. “It was really horrendous, however I'm superb now!!”
Allen additional joked in a separate remark that her story sounded “just like the plot to a type of vertical quick” movies usually featured on TikTok.
Allen rose to fame in 2004's 13 Occurring 30, portraying the teenager model of Jennifer Garner's character.
“There wasn't a single a part of this expertise I didn't love,” Allen solely informed Us Weekly in April 2024. “From the kindness and integrity of the entire solid and crew, to the candy story, to the ‘Thriller' dance and unbelievable music and clothes, to my first time consuming steak and lobster on a film set — it was all formative and constructive!”
