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Sara Kulka Discloses Childhood Sexual Abuse in NDR Interview

In an NDR conversation, the former model credits therapy with giving her the words to disclose abuse from ages eight to eleven.

Overview

  • Speaking on deep und deutlich with Aminata Belli and Lola Weippert, Kulka said the abuse happened between her eighth and eleventh birthdays.
  • She said she started therapy around age 30 for depression and that treatment helped her break her silence.
  • Kulka did not share details about, or identify, the person she says abused her.
  • She recalled her mother’s admission that she was raped at 17 and told her, “You look just like him,” a disclosure Kulka says reshaped their relationship.
  • Coverage highlighted her difficult youth, including growing up with her grandmother in Poland, struggles with drugs and bullying, and work in a strip club at 16, with outlets adding trigger warnings and helpline information.