Felt like a prisoner: Paris Hilton shares her boarding school experience

New Delhi : Paris Hilton spoke about her experience as a troubled youth in her upcoming documentary "This is Paris," in which she revealed how she was mentally, physically and emotionally tortured while attending a boarding school in Utah.

According to Page Six, the 39-year-old reality star told People Magazine, "I buried my truth for so long. But I'm proud of the strong woman I've become. People might assume everything in my life came easy to me, but I want to show the world who I truly am."

Before fetching fame in 2003 series "The Simple Life", she was among the rebellious teens living in New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel. She stayed at the hotel with her parents, Rick and Kathy Hilton, and younger siblings Nicky, Barron, and Conrad.

Talking about her stay at the hotel, Paris Hilton recalled and said, "It was so easy to sneak out and go to clubs and parties. My parents were so strict that it made me want to rebel. They'd [punish me] by taking away my cell phone, taking away my credit card, but it didn't work. I would still go out on my own."

After finding no solution to her rebellious attitude, her parents sent her to the boarding schools.

The businesswoman talked about her stay, "I knew it was going to be worse than anywhere else," and added, "It was supposed to be a school, but [classes] were not the focus at all. From the moment I woke up until I went to bed, it was all day screaming in my face, yelling at me, continuous torture."

She went on to say, "The staff would say terrible things. They were constantly making me feel bad about myself and bully me. I think it was their goal to break us down. And they were physically abusive, hitting and strangling us. They wanted to instill fear in the kids so we'd be too scared to disobey them."

As reported by Page Six, three of Paris Hilton's former classmates are set to appear in the documentary, backing up her claims of abuse, including that they were force-fed medication and held down by restraints as punishment.

''This Is Paris'' is set to premiere on September 14 on Paris Hilton's YouTube channel.