Heather Graham won’t talk to ‘estranged’ parents as she warns Hollywood is ‘evil’: ‘I’m proud of myself’

Heather Graham has opened up about completely estranging herself from her parents, and said she’s proud of where she is now.

The model and “Austin Powers” ​​actress, 54, said she became estranged from her parents after they warned her about the dangers of Hollywood.

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Graham revealed that she left home at the age of 18 to try her luck in the entertainment industry.

At the time, her father warned her that the “evil” Tinseltown “would claim [her] Soul.”

“He would regularly tell me that the entertainment industry was evil and that Hollywood would take my soul,” she said.

The former model said her parents “were part of a generation that didn’t believe in therapy or discussing personal things, so I never felt I could talk to them.”

After landing her first role in the 1988 film “License to Drive,” Graham knew it was time to move out and live on her own.

“When the movie came out, I was 18, and it was even harder to stay at home,” she said. “I told myself, ‘I’ve got to get out of here, I’ve got to be successful, and I’ve got to be a movie star.'”

She added, “I found an apartment in West Hollywood with another girl from high school — who was a working model and also investing in real estate. Living with her was liberating.”

Graham said her family moved from Virginia to Agoura Hills, California, when she was just 9, and she struggled with losing her “popular” status at school and becoming an outcast on the West Coast.

“In Virginia, I lived like a tomboy and loved walking in the woods. When we moved, I became isolated. I had to drive everywhere. Without kids to play with on the street, I had fewer social interactions and felt unsafe. I turned to books and read books above my level,” she told the outlet.

Graham graduated from high school with a 5.0 GPA and enrolled at UCLA to study English.

After his junior year at the university, he decided to drop out to focus on his acting career.

At this time, Graham landed leading roles in the films “Austin Powers” ​​and “Swingers,” which made her realize she was “self-reliant” and she began to reevaluate her relationship with her parents.

“I stopped talking to my parents when I was 25 and I’m estranged from them now,” Graham said. “My friends are proud of me and I’m proud of myself. I have great friends.”

The “Hangover” actress admitted she’s proud of the life she’s built.

“I live in a house in Los Angeles that I bought last year. I also have a loft in New York,” she said, noting that her West Coast home “overlooks the Pacific Ocean.”

“I love the ocean,” she added. “I also love sitting outside while writing or preparing for a film. Nature is inspiring.”