Sign up to FREE email alerts from Mirror - celebs Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email

A brave domestic abuse victim has opened up on being 'tortured' at the hands of his girlfriend.

During their five-year relationship, Alex Skeel was starved, tortured, and even had boiling water thrown over him by his ex-girlfriend Jordan Worth, who threatened to kill him if he left.

Alex, 22, bravely waived his anonymity to raise awareness of domestic violence, and encourage other men speak out against their abusive partners.

Worth, also 22, was jailed for seven years after admitting GBH with intent, and a further six months for coercive and controlling behaviour in a landmark court case.

This Morning presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were horrified when they saw a scar on Alex's hand which was inflicted by his girlfriend in one of her many random attacks.

(Image: ITV) (Image: ITV)

Alex revealed that police told him he "probably would have died" if he was stabbed a centimetre either side.

"There was nothing I could do. I had no way of contacting anyone. She told me if I ever tried to leave she would kill me," he said.

"She started stabbing me with a knife, hit me like it was a weapon. It would leave big gashes that were untreated."

Alex suffered a horrific period of sustained mental and psychological abuse, where he was hit with bottles, stabbed with knives and made to sleep on the floor.

(Image: ITV)

The relationship "seemed normal" at first but Alex spotted warning signs when his girlfriend started playing games.

On two separate holidays she went missing and even told Alex that his granddad had died, only telling him it wasn't true two hours later.

She took over his Facebook account, isolated him from all his friends and tried to change his name by deed poll against his wishes.

(Image: ITV)

Speaking about the abuse he received after moving in with her, Alex said: "It started off I was lying in the bed. She'd wait until I was asleep then hit me on the head with a bottle. Then she moved on to a hammer. Started hitting me everywhere - shins, arms head."

The police eventually came round after neighbours complained about the screaming, but it took longer for Alex to finally confess to an officer that he was being abused.

On why he didn't leave, he said: "It's such a difficult question. You can only understand if you were in the situation. It's difficult to explain."

(Image: ITV)

This Morning viewers took to Twitter to praise Alex for speaking out.

One viewer said: "Such a brave guy! Can't even imagine how hard that must be for him"

Another added: "oh my god this is just horrific, how can someone be so mentally messed up and malicious?! I feel so sorry for this boy

A third said: "How can you do that to someone your meant to love? Absolutely disgusting. Poor man"

*This Morning airs weekdays on ITV at 10.30am