'She told me that I used it as an excuse to get out of the marriage.' Alan Cumming says ex-wife 'didn't believe' he was abused

Alan Cumming has claimed that his ex-wife "didn't believe" that he had been abused.

The 60-year-old actor - who was married to Hilary Lyon from 1985 until 1993 - has previously alleged that he was abused at the hands of his father throughout his childhood and, without naming his former spouse, claimed that she just used it as an "excuse" for their divorce.

Speaking on 'Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky', he said: "In that situation, you’re so worried about being believed. … And some people didn’t. My ex-wife. She did, eventually, but she told me that I used it as an excuse to get out of the marriage."

The 'Traitors USA ' host added that he felt "so raw" in those moments that he tried to open up about hs past that he was in disbelief over what had happened to him.

He added: "You’re so tender and you’re so raw that … you can’t be around people who don’t believe you."

"It’s just too much. You can hardly believe it."