"I was struggling a lot…" : Zahia Dehar confides in her chaotic childhood

Guest of Daily this Wednesday, September 20, Zahia Dehar spoke about her chaotic childhood and the heartache she experienced following a toxic relationship.

This Wednesday, September 20, Yann Barthès presented a new issue of Daily on TMC in which he notably received as a guest: the actress Zahia Dehar. The 31-year-old young woman – who recently gave an interview in the columns of Tele-Leisure – is starring in Nadir Moknèche’s new film entitled The sea air sets you free. Zahia Dehar plays Fariza alongside young actress Kenza Fortas who plays the role of Hadjira. The film will be released on October 4.

Zahia Dehar on her chaotic childhood: “I fought a lot against morality”

While she became known in 2010 following a media-judicial scandal which dragged footballers Karim Benzema and Franck Ribéry a few months before the Football World Cup, Zahia, at 31, tried to write a new page in his life. Before this scandal, the young actress had lived part of her childhood in Ghriss in Algeria before settling in Marseille in the Belle de Mai district. A place that means a lot to her, as she expressed it on the set of Daily : “You know, that little girl who was in Ghriss, who is there in front of you. I have the same dreams, the same desires, the same convictions… And especially my culture, music, films… I don’t feel like I’ve changed. It’s the same little girl.” However, things weren’t always easy for young Zahia at school: “I struggled a lot with morals and certain judgments. Even at school, I had very few friends because of that.”

Zahia looks back on the toxic relationship she experienced for two years

However, before flourishing in her new career as an actress, Zahia Dehar experienced a toxic two-year relationship with a “narcissistic pervert”. “It made me drift towards madness. Afterwards I don’t think I could call it heartbreak. It was something quite special and especially toxic“she confided on the set of Daily. And to add: “I didn’t decide to speak up because I didn’t necessarily have all my mental capacity at that time. I was manipulated and pushed little by little to madness. I was in such immense pain that I didn’t know what to do. I even took the risk of showing myself like that. I just called for help. And after that I received quite a few messages from women and men who experienced exactly the same thing as me. And it helped me, it also allowed me to see things more clearly. But I was extremely lost.” Memories now behind her.