<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">In touching statements, actress Shawk Al-Moussawi revealed a major personal crisis she went through, which was discovering her sister's marriage to her ex-husband, and the details of her harsh childhood.</p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Shawq Al-Moussawi's shock at her sister's marriage to her ex-husband</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In an emotional interview, Shawq cried as she said: “I discovered that my sister, who I am related to, married my ex-husband. My sister, whose children I raised and for whom I bought a house with my own money.” She added that this shock greatly affected her mental health, as she said: “My mental health collapsed, and I began receiving psychological treatment and taking sleeping pills.”<br><br> Despite her attempts to overcome this ordeal, Shawq called her sister after marrying her ex-husband and asked her if she was fully conscious when she made this decision. She also indicated that the artistic community, despite the challenges it imposes, was a better refuge for her than her family relationships that caused her a lot of pain. She stressed that working in the artistic field provided her with the financial and emotional support that she lacked in her personal life.</p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Shawq Al-Moussawi's painful childhood and her relationship with her family</span></h3><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In an interview on the “Recast” program, Shawk Al-Moussawi reviewed the details of her difficult childhood, and revealed a lie that she had been told for years, as she was told that her mother had died when she was born.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> She didn't know the truth until she was 14, when she received a call from her real mother who lived outside Kuwait. Despite Shawq's initial shock, her mother confirmed the truth by mentioning a distinctive mark on her body, which made Shawq realize that her mother was alive.<br><br> Following this call, Shawq faced the wrath of her uncle, who hung up the phone and severely reprimanded her. She was beaten after demanding to know more about her mother and trying to meet her. She also spoke about her harsh childhood within her family, where she suffered from neglect and repeated beatings, referring to the incident in which her fingers were broken by her aunt.<br><br> Despite these difficult circumstances, Shawq confirmed that her entry into the world of art was a positive turning point in her life, as she was able to achieve financial and moral independence, and face life bravely away from the family that did not support her in her most difficult moments.</p>