Dove Cameron Just Opened Up About Her Best Friend Being Murdered When She Was 8 Years Old And Her Dad's Tragic Suicide In A Seriously Emotional Interview

"We had met when we were 2. It was just one of those things where, some little girls, they meet each other, and they're like... It's funny, I rarely talk about this."

"It was such a fucking blur, but I knew there was something because I was a very precocious kid. There was never a time where I was sheltered, and then suddenly I was like: 'Big new world!' I was at the adults' table. In a big way, and not in a way that I regret either, like in a way that I actually think is what I needed."

"And actually, all three of my big losses have come via phone call,"

"Which I guess is pretty standard... But I have major phone anxiety, I think, because of stuff like this."

At age 8, Dove Cameron's childhood friend Hayley and Hayley's sister Kelsey were killed by their father, who then took his own life, creating early trauma. Her father later lived with depression and bipolar disorder and died by suicide, prompting recurring anguished images of his final moments. Losses accelerated her emotional maturity; she moved from Washington to Los Angeles with her mother at 14 to pursue acting, and at 16 secured a dual lead role on a Disney Channel series. Major bereavements arrived via phone calls, producing pronounced phone anxiety and ongoing nighttime distress.

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