Chrishell Stause has revealed people always make ‘assumptions’ about her as she discussed experiencing homelessness as a child.
The Selling Sunset star, 43, has often opened up about her family struggles on the Netflix reality TV show and has now candidly discussed her upbringing.
Chrishell previously detailed how she once missed a year of school while living in a tent, when she was forced to wash her hair in the river and rely on food stamps.
In a wide-ranging chat, she has now shared that she relied on donations from the Red Cross for her school supplies, describing herself ‘lucky’ for having access to such resources.
She told the Daily Telegraph: ‘I remember getting all of my school donations for the new year, all my folders and pens and books and all of that stuff that every kids needs to start a new year, that all came from the Red Cross, I was a very lucky kid, every time I got that.’
Chrishell, who is now known for being a luxury real estate agent with a net worth of $6million, said people often make ‘assumptions’ about her upbringing because of her high-flying career.
She admitted she likes being ‘underestimated’ so she can challenge people’s opinions of her as she reflected back on the challenging aspects of her childhood.
‘I like being underestimated so I have nowhere to go but up in people’s minds,’ she explained.
Chrishell Stause has revealed people always make ‘assumptions’ about her as she discussed experiencing homelessness as a child
‘I actually feel very comfortable in that position but it is very funny when people don’t know my story and they make assumptions (about me).
‘You never know where someone comes from, you can’t tell a book by its cover.’
Chrishell, whose parents struggled with addiction and mental health, urged Aussies to donate their belongings to those in need as she spoke about how important donations were in her own life.
Her comments came as she promoted the Red Cross x Uber Clothing Drive, which will run on October 19, with people encouraged to donate clothes rather than selling them.
Uber will be offering free collections in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth between 10am and 4pm in a bid to help vulnerable Australians.
The actress revealed she still donates her own clothes and urged others to give any of their unused items to people in need, who will ‘treasure’ them.
Chrishell was born in Draffenville, Kentucky, and was raised by her mother Ranae and her adoptive father Jeff – who both died of lung cancer around five years ago.
While she now sells multi-million dollar properties for a living, Chrishell has candidly discussed how she experienced homelessness during her childhood.
‘I was homeless a few times in my life and it was really hard growing up, but now I’m super grateful about everything,’ she explained in a 2018 interview with PEOPLE.
She revealed that she was homeless in the seventh and the tenth grades, which she attempted to hide from her peers at the time.
Chrishell was born in Kentucky, and was raised by her mother Ranae and her adoptive father Jeff – who both struggled with addiction and died of lung cancer around five years ago
Chrishell recently shared a snap of herself in Greece (pictured) and detailed in a caption how she was forced to wash her hair in a river at the age of 12 while she was living in a tent
‘As you can imagine, as a high schooler it wasn’t the coolest thing. It was just really hard to live the lie at school and make sure no one knows and being really embarrassed about it,’ she shared.
Chrishell recently revealed how she was forced to wash her hair in a river at the age of 12 while she was living in a tent.
Sharing a picture of herself on a luxury holiday in Greece, Chrishell admitted her teenage self never would have believed where she is in her life now.
She said in an Instagram caption: ‘If someone showed this to my 12 yr old self washing her hair in the river who wasn’t sure when she would get to have a place to call home again, I am not sure I could have believed it.’
