I was sexually assaulted by actor offering to help my career, BBC star says

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Dame Meera Syal claims she was sexually assaulted by an actor who offered to boost her career.
The incident took place in the 1980s at the actor's home in London when Syal was in her mid-twenties.
Syal resisted the assault but fled and did not initially report the incident.
The experience inspired her to write and influenced characters in "Goodness Gracious Me" and "The Kumars at No. 42."
She later found a supportive community of South Asian writers who encouraged her work.
Syal is married to Sanjeev Bhaskar, her on-screen grandson from "The Kumars at No. 42."

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