Courtney Stodden says writing their memoir 'shined a light on’ alleged ‘grooming' that led to marriage at 16

Courtney Stodden spoke to Fox News Digital about rehashing their marriage to Doug Hutchison while writing their upcoming memoir. Stodden was 16 and Hutchison was 51 when they got married in 2011. They divorced nine years later in 2020.

"I'm working with a therapist right now to kind of process it all too as I'm writing it out and reliving it again. And it's freeing." "The next time I walk down the aisle, I want to just feel like I'm completely prepared." "I'm not sitting around waiting for an apology from all of the past people that treated me like s--t. It's not what I need."

Stodden, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, was 16 years old when they married Doug Hutchison in 2011. He was 51 years old at the time. In 2018, Stodden filed for divorce. The divorce was finalized two years later.

"A lot of different chapters in my life have been challenging to live through once and then to kind of go back and relive it again in order to tell the story is extra challenging, but it also gives me a better insight," Stodden told Fox News Digital.