Camila Mendes opens up about being roofied and sexually assaulted in powerful interview

Cape Town – Camila Mendes may play the bold and dynamic Veronica Lodge on CW's Riverdale, but in her latest interview fromCamila told the magazine's Sophia Kercher about an incident at University when she started getting teary-eyed.

"I had a very, very bad experience; I was roofied by someone who sexually assaulted me," she revealed. The actress speaks of what it took to bring herself back from that dark time – she even got a tattoo to remind herself to always look for stability and a place to call home with words inked on her skin that read:"to build a home"."I realised that I have this platform, and young women and men who look up to me," she told the magazine."And there is a tremendous power to do something positive with it.

Camila took to her Instagram sharing that she's thrilled to officially be a"healthy woman". "It took me a while to view self confidence as a product of physical & mental health, instead of appearance and thinness," she said. "I'm grateful for the opportunity to spread that message; I could have used it way earlier in my life."

Was it assault or career advancement Hope the claims is legit !

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