Amy Schumer makes shocking revelations in her book 'The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo'; Says she is not like her 'Trainwreck' character

By Alisha Dale / Aug 20, 2016 04:54 AM EDT
(Photo : Getty/ Mike Coppola) Amy Schumer's latest book, “The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo” reveals a lot about her life.

Amy Schumer's book "The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo" reveals a lot about her life. Schumer is known for her wacky sense of humor and her book will let her fans take a closer look at her life.

"The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo" throws light on some very disturbing incidents of her life. Some are really shocking but also inspiring. The book is no less than a remedy for those seeking guidance and redemption in life, as it motivates without being preachy. 

Talking to People Magazine, Schumer said that many people think that she is like her character from "Trainwreck" (a hit 2015 comedy) as she shares the same name as hers but it is not true. There are certainly some similarities between the real-life Amy and the reel life hard-drinking writer and serial dater' however, they are not same. She disclosed that people have many misconceptions about her personality, thanks to her make-no-apologies approach to comedy and Hollywood. 

As far as the book "The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo" goes, it has opened to rave reviews and the sales are also going strong, The Hollywood reporter claims. It is an honest account of a woman who has made terrible mistakes in her life but also emerged stronger from them. Schumer has laid bare many secrets in her book. She reveals that she was in an abusive relationship with a boy in her 20s and that she lost her virginity at 17 during nonconsensual sex.

Schumer also says that her mother fell in love with her best friend's father when she was 13 and it ruined her relationship with her friend Mia, who has not forgiven her, till date. Talking about men in her life, the comedian reveals that she slept with 28 people but never got pregnant. As for one-night stands, it has happened only once and it was a British marine who was super hot. She denies having ever hooked up with a girl.