Broken destinies: children from whom they wanted to make stars, but made them unhappy

Let this collection of stories serve as a reminder for all parents that it is not worth trying to grow a "superman" out of a child. These moms and dads really wanted their children to succeed, but they were so fixated on thinking about it that they forgot: first of all, they are just children.

We have a whole article devoted to the difficult story of this girl. It all started in Eva's early childhood. Her mother was a fairly well-known professional photographer working in the genre of "erotica". Starting from the age of four, Eva posed for her completely naked or semi-naked, and when the girls turned 11, her photo appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine.

The girl's mother, Irina Ionesco, was not the only person who filmed Eva naked. The girl posed for other photographers, including Jacques Bourbulon. It was his work that appeared in the main men's magazine. A couple of years later, a photo of a very young Eva was published by the equally well-known Penthouse publication.

In 1976, Ionesco made his film debut with a role in Roman Polanski's horror film The Lodger. Later she starred in the erotic film "Dissolute childhood". At the time of filming, Eva was only 12 years old…

In 2011, an adult Eva made her own film called "My Little Princess". In it, she told about her difficult childhood, her relationship with her mother and the difficulties she had to face at a young age.

Alana Thompson is often called "cutie Boo Boo". This is the nickname the girl got when her mother took her to all kinds of casting and beauty contests. We can say that Alana's career began at the age of six. Then the girl performed for the first time at a beauty contest, where she confidently broadcast from the stage that she needed a victory only for the sake of fame and money.

The jury found it very funny how the girl's cute appearance contrasts with her serious intentions. In addition, Alana bribed with her childlike spontaneity and rather eccentric behavior. It's a pity that then the audience did not know that before each performance, Alana's mother gives her a mixture of lemonade and energy drink so that she behaves "more lively"…

In 2012, the show Here comes Honey Boo Boo ("Here comes the Cutie Boo Boo") was released on TV, where they showed the life of Alana's family and shared interesting facts from their lives. And, of course, there were scandals. Family members then swore right on the air, then picked their noses, then let out gases, then even worse. However, at the end of the show, it went too far: Alana's mother started dating an ex-boyfriend who served ten years for molesting her eldest daughter! Together they got hooked on alcohol, drugs and slot machines, and their mother completely forgot about the girls.

Cutie Boo Boo began to live with her sister and seriously thought about her health. Years of fast food, sweets, soda and other things made themselves felt — it was obvious to the naked eye that Alana was obese. Now she is trying to lose weight and return to normal life, where there are no cameras and constant scandals.

Boys also suffer from their parents' desire to make them successful. For example, Richard Sandrak's father always dreamed that his son would become "the strongest child in the world"! To do this, he has been training him every day since he was two years old. The boy was not allowed to go outside, walk with his peers, eat what he wanted, and skip classes.

By the age of eight, such a strict regime had already borne fruit — Richard could squeeze a staff weighing twice as much as his own from his chest. By the age of 11, he set a new record and squeezed out his triple weight.

So Richard became the strongest child in the world and got the nickname "little Hercules". But it didn't make him happy…

Soon Richard's father was sent to prison on charges of beating his wife. Activists also tried to ensure that the man was also convicted of bullying a child. The boy himself soon gave up sports and began to live a normal life. Now Richard is almost 30, but he still does not communicate with his father. According to the former "little Hercules", he is proud of his childhood achievements, but does not want to live like this anymore.

The story of the British blogger Evodias (@euo.coeur) thundered around the world in 2020. The girl publicly spoke about how children who are preparing to become K‑pop stars are being mistreated. Evodias was one of them. Since childhood, she has loved Korean TV series, K-pop and this culture in general. And she also dreamed of becoming an "idol". This is the name of incredibly popular Korean musicians. Evodias was sure that this was the way to her dream.

One day she had the opportunity to participate in the casting of stars in Seoul. The girl was asked to sing, dance, and took her photo to understand how she would look in the frame. A few days later, she was offered to come with her parents and sign a contract.

Under the terms of the contract, Evodias had to leave her family and move to South Korea. The company could get rid of her at any time, but if she wanted to leave, she would have to pay a fine of several thousand dollars. The minimum term of such a contract is two years. The girl's mother, though reluctantly, signed it, after which she and her daughter had a big fight and didn't talk for a month.

Then the real hell began, which awaits all talented children who want to become "idols": training from morning to evening, a strict daily routine and a complete lack of personal time. The children slept in common rooms, hardly went outside and saw their parents only with the permission of the "main ones". They didn't have days off, vacations and holidays. Classes were so exhausting that some students fell asleep right on the mats in the dance halls.

Two years later, Evodias refused to renew her contract, although she had every chance to become a new "idol". The teachers said that she was talented and very promising. But the girl decided that mental health was more important to her than popularity and success. The blogger's mother admitted that she could not have signed that contract, but she felt that her daughter herself should go this way and understand everything. That's such a harsh school of life…