Leah Remini Reveals The Real Reason She Left The Church Of Scientology In Exclusive Interview

Last summer, Leah Remini shocked the world when she announced she would be leaving the Church of Scientology. The news made headlines for weeks, mainly because Remini had been with the organization for over 30 years.

The 43-year-old actress grew up in the Church of Scientology, and in an exclusive interview with Buzzfeed, she revealed how difficult it was to deal with as a 10-year-old child.

“We were working from morning until night with barely any schooling. There was no saying no. There was no being tired. There was no, ‘I’m a little girl who just lost her father and everything I’ve ever known.’ There was only, ‘Get it done.’”

And even though she does admit the grueling schedule did give her the strong work ethic she has today, she still says it was “horrendous” to deal with as a child.

“If the church needed a ballroom wall knocked down, you made it happen because there were heavy repercussions if you didn’t. And although that was horrendous for a child to deal with, at the same time, it gave me my work ethic.”

Not only do they ask a lot out of the children of the church, but they also hammer the children with personal questions. Remini reveals that her own daughter was getting to the age where the acclimation into the church would start. A process that begins with grilling the kids by forcing them to answer questions like, “Have you ever been a coward?”

Leah didn’t want that for her daughter, so she decided to get out of the church before it was too late. She also revealed that she was spending too much time at the church, and not enough time with her real family at home.

“In my house, it’s family first. But I was spending most of my time at the church. So, I was saying ‘family first,’ but I wasn’t showing that. I didn’t like the message that sent my daughter.”

Sounds like she made the right decision. I’d leave that crazy a** church, as well. Wait, no, pretend I never said that. I was never here!