'Hollywood Divas' Star Exposed! “I Had To Do Something About It” [VIDEO]: Countess Vaughn Confesses She Had An Abortion So She Could Do 'The Parkers' Show

By Star Connor s.connor@mstarsnews.com | Nov 03, 2014 02:42 PM EST

Hollywood Divas star, Countess Vaughn had some deep down secrets that she needed to get off her chest, including the fact that she had an abortion to land a TV role.

During a therapy session, the former actress revealed that she was pregnant at 18 years old when she got the gig for the hit UPN show, The Parkers.

According to Madame Noire, Vaughn thought that her pregnancy would ruin her chances of becoming a main cast member of the show, and as a result Vaughn had an abortion.

"They didn't want to see a pregnant girl up there on TV... I knew it wasn't a good look," she said. "I had to do something about it. I had to make a decision to get rid of the child for my career because I knew from the jump that if I let any of them know what was going on, they would have cancelled my show."

In a her personal blog, the TV One reality star wrote:

"I don't know if Hollywood has changed. When I was young, we didn't have shows like '16 and Pregnant,' we didn't have anything saying 'yes, you can be a mother and successful.' My role models were Janet Jackson and Halle Berry who didn't want marriage to ruin their careers. Really, I was forced by fear."

The TV One star adds, "The fear of wanting to do the right thing or what I thought was the right thing at the time. My maturity wasn't there. The way I handled the situation showed that by not talking to anyone and taking matters in my own hands that I just wasn't ready. But having a show and having money doesn't make you ready to be a parent, either."

During an interview with US Weekly she claims that it was hard to reveal her terrible secrets, but says releasing helps her past struggles.

"I really needed it to release all that I've been carrying all this time," she shared. "I've beat myself up for so long about it, and I just felt like, 'You know what girl, you've got to tell somebody.' Even though the world will know, hey, that's just me. I like to keep it real at all times. While it was being shot, I really didn't notice the cameras being there. I was really there for help."

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