
She explained that her mother went to the safe while her brother was still present. He ran down the hallway, and she shot at him, the bullet bouncing off the walls seven times before hitting his hand. It was a shocking event she struggled to understand. Then, she turned and shot her father, who was opening the safe to get more guns. Theron felt deeply ashamed because everyone knew her father struggled with alcohol, and she was often teased at school. However, no one knew the complete truth. For years, she told people her father died in a car accident, especially at school, because she didn’t want anyone’s pity. She found the thought of sympathy deeply uncomfortable. Eventually, at 16, she moved to Italy to start modeling, but felt guilty about leaving her mother. Her mother encouraged her to go, telling her to build a life for herself because there was nothing left for her in South Africa at that time.