Kept in Dark for Years, Laila Ali’s Life Turned Upside Down After Finding Out Father Muhammad Ali’s Deepest Secret

Former undisputed female middleweight champion and the daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, Laila Ali, made an interesting revelation about her family in her book. Laila has always been very critical about her upbringing, going on multiple shows and detailing what it was like living inside the house of the most famous man in the world.

However, she revealed a secret about her father that seemingly turned her life around. In addition, she also claimed that she was not told about this for many years until she found out about it.

Laila Ali details how growing up was like for her

“We lived in a private gated community, in an enormous four-story mansion with a full staff of nannies, maids, and cooks. It looked like I had everything a child could want and more. But looks are deceptive. The one thing I didn’t have was the very thing kids need most, a feeling that everything was all right. Security. Looking back, my mother and father were not close. On the surface, they seemed the perfect couple, but their differences kept them apart. The public image was one thing, but the personal reality was something entirely different.” she said

This was not all as she revealed that her parents were keeping the appearance of them being happily married despite that not being the case for a long time.

Laila reveals how her parents stayed together despite having marital problems

Ali then stated that her parents had to keep up appearances for the public. However, in reality, their marriage was falling apart. She also revealed that she did not know for almost two years that her parents were separated as they acted like everything was fine.

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“My folks were into appearances. I don’t mean that neg­atively. Most public people have to be into appearances because their every move is scrutinized. At the same time, they wanted their private business to remain private. That’s why they lived together as long as they did, even when their marriage, for all practical purposes, had fallen apart. For the last two years, I lived in my father’s house, I didn’t know my parents were separated. They chose to maintain the image of togetherness” she added.

This was certainly an interesting revelation about Ali as we got to see his human side. Moreover, this goes on to show that looks can be deceiving even with the most popular and respected man of his time going through personal troubles.

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