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John Stamos is coming forward as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse for the first time.

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He says it took writing a book for him to truly acknowledge the memories.

I felt like, I remembered it slightly.

It has always been there, but I packed it away as people do, right?

Writing his acceptance speech made him see what he had in common with the kids he worked with.

And then I thought, No, tonight is not about me.

Its about the kids.

Im going to pack it away again until the right moment, he said.

Otherwise, Im a phony fuck.If You Would Have Told Mecomes out October 24.

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