The tormented childhood behind this stars glittering career – Story Of The Day!

For decades, this remained a private ghost. It wasn’t until a 2024 interview on The Jamie Kern Lima Show that she finally spoke the words out loud. She recalled coming home with her clothes inside out, a chilling visual that prompted her mother to “freak out.” Yet, in a culture that prioritized appearances over justice, the solution was not a reckoning, but a retreat. The family simply moved. There were no repercussions, no difficult conversations, just a “pivot” to a new location. This lack of closure left a lasting impact on a young girl who was learning, very early on, that the world was unsafe and that silence was the safest response to pain.

As she entered adolescence, the complexity of her life shifted from the suburbs of Utah to the global stage of ballroom dance. At age ten, as her parents navigated a bitter divorce, Julianne was sent across the Atlantic to London. There, she enrolled in the prestigious Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, living with family friends. While her peers were navigating the fifth grade, Julianne was navigating the London Underground alone at 6:45 AM, often getting lost at train stations and feeling the immense pressure of the adult world.

In London, the abuse shifted from the physical to the systemic. Away from the protection of her parents, she described being abused “mentally, physically, everything” by those in the competitive dance circuit. Because the culture of dance often prioritizes aesthetic over age-appropriateness, a ten-year-old Julianne was transformed into a performer who looked like she was twenty-eight. She was a “sensual dancer” with a face full of heavy makeup, performing sophisticated routines while her heart remained that of an innocent little girl. Looking back, she finds it heartbreaking that there are no photos of her from that era with a natural, ten-year-old face. She was a tormented child trapped in a “sexy facade” because that was her job and her life.

When she eventually returned to the United States to attend high school in Las Vegas and Utah, the trauma of her European years didn’t vanish; it manifested as a social barrier. Her peers, seeing her professional background and polished exterior, viewed her as arrogant. She was the “new kid” who didn’t know how to relate to teenagers who hadn’t lived her life. The bullying was severe, reaching a cruel peak when a boy asked her to prom only to ditch her on the day of the dance as a prank orchestrated by other girls.