United Kingdom, Feb. 13 -- Drake Bell admits his son has helped him since opening up about his childhood abuse.

The 38-year-old actor - who has his four-year-old son with ex-wife Janet Von Schmeling - revealed on last year's docuseries 'Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV' that he was he was sexually abused by dialect coach Brian Peck during his time on Nickelodeon between 1999 and 2000.

Asked about his biggest support system since the documentary aired almost a year ago, he told E! News: "I have my son, he just loves me 'cause I'm me. I love it, it's just amazing."

The former 'Drake and Josh' actor admitted since talking about the abuse he suffered, it feels like there has been a "weight lifted".

He explained: "There was this feel...