I was raised Amish - but ditched strict upbringing and modest clothes to become a stripper

STIFLED by the strict rules that had her sneaking around, one woman escaped her Amish community at 17 - and has since spilled the beans on what her ultra-conservative upbringing was really like.

Born into the Swartzentruber Amish sect in rural Michigan , Naomi Swartzentruber, now 44, had to follow strict rules regarding everything - from the way she dressed to whom she could talk to.

Having now been out of the strict world for almost three decades, Naomi has detailed the hardships of growing up Amish, which also included no regular loo roll and waking up at 5am to help on the farm aged just five.

By the time she was 14, school was no longer considered a priority and instead Naomi was forced to leave her education behind to cook, clean, and do household chores full-time.

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