India, March 5 -- Shania Twain is opening up on dealing with body image issues after being in "abusive situations" during her younger days. In an interview with Us Weekly published Wednesday, the 59-year-old country singer got candid about how she "hated" being a woman while growing up.

"I was always insecure about my body," the No One Needs to Know singer confessed. She revealed that "throughout my youth [I was] touched inappropriately so many times." Twain explained that it made her feel uncomfortable in her own body.

The five-time Grammy winner shared, "I was in abusive situations where you hate being a woman." "I hated being a girl," she added. The trauma of it all left her wanting to become strong enough to fend off those who would...