Charlie Ebersol credits his past for preparing him to date Britney Spears (pictured).
The entrepreneur opened up about the singer, whom he confirmed he was dating last month, by saying his difficult school life has made him appreciate the star with her “enormous heart”.
He said: “If I had not gone through what I’ve gone through, I would not have been prepared to be in a relationship of any kind, much less in one with someone like Britney, who has the enormous heart that she does.”
The 31-year-old recalled his troublesome years in school when he was teased for his success, explaining how it made him feel like he didn’t deserve to be loved by a potential suitor.
He explained: “I was bullied very badly in high school. I was a very successful kid. I sold my first company at a young age. There was a lot of misplaced rage in high school towards me. My brothers and sisters identified it as bullying, but I didn’t. What was amazing to me was I started feeling I wasn’t worthy of being loved, I ended up blocking this from my memory.” - BANG Showbiz