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A former soap star has performed a one-woman show revealing she was sexually abused as a child.

Melanie Ash says she hopes the play, called The Secret, will encourage parents to talk to their children about body empowerment.

"I just hope my connection to the TV shows I was in will spark enough interest for people to go, 'Oh, that's that girl off such-and-such a thing...'

"We can't stop paedophiles," she said. "What we can do is empower our children and give them a voice."

This clip was originally from 5 live.