"I had to escape": Hugh Sheridan drugged and held captive
Hugh Sheridan has shared the details of a terrifying ordeal when they were given a date-rape drug and held captive for eight hours.
The Aussie star, who is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, revealed the encounter to 88.3FM radio show, Sounds Good With Donna Demaio, recalling the moment they knew they were in trouble.
They claim they woke up dazed and confused as a result of the Rohypnol in an unknown Sydney apartment, after being incapacitated by a couple.
"I knew one of the people [involved], I just never thought it would happen, and it was a very scary situation," they said on the show.
Sheridan, 37, said it wasn't until the drug wore off that they conjured up a plan.
"It was like, 'Oh my God, how could this be happening to me? How could this situation happen? What do they think they're getting away with?'" they recalled.
"I had to get out. I had to escape. When I left I had no phone, no wallet, no shoes."
After being "stuck for eight hours", Sheridan managed to escape the Double Bay property and seek refuge at their sister's home in nearby Randwick.
It was Sheridan's sister who went back to the property to collect the star's belongings from the property.
"She went [to the property], [and said] 'I am here for my brother's things', and marched on in, and got my stuff," they said. "I was very scared, but she wasn't. She's very tough, my sister."
Sheridan still has no recollection of what happened when they were under the influence of the drug, but chose not to press charges against the "manipulative" couple.
But the star is speaking out now about the incident to "shine a light" on what happened to them and raise awareness.
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