Ruby Rose has spoken about her late father and the devastating years of abuse he suffered in numerous orphanages and boys’ homes growing up.

The Australian actress’ heartfelt comments came after she revealed her father Peter died just days before Christmas.

‘RIP Dad. You’re leaving me. Alone. With so many complex emotions,” she wrote in a caption shared to her Instagram Stories.

The 38-year-old shared photos of her late father with her followers over Christmas while detailing the difficult relationship they had shared over the year.

“RIP and Merry Christmas Dad,” Rose wrote.

“I’m glad we reconnected a few years ago, not because you had changed so much, not because it brought me so much joy, it was actually very hard. You know that.

“You were very hard. I interrupted you twice during this time lol. Once a year. But our last emails were just before you died. Mine was a kind email and I’m happy.

Rose revealed her father endured a tumultuous childhood and suffered abuse while at St Augustine’s Boys’ Orphanage and other boys’ homes in Melbourne.

Ruby Rose has revealed her father, who died just two days before Christmas, suffered abuse as a child in orphanages and boys’ homes.

Rose did not reveal the cause of her father Peter’s (pictured) death, but hinted the couple had a difficult relationship

She also criticized former Christian brother William Houston, currently behind bars after being convicted of sexually assaulting two boys at St Augustine’s.

“I found it very difficult to hear about what happened to you when you were a child,” she wrote.

“What happened to all your brothers and sisters at the hands of St Augustine’s and other orphanages and boys’ homes in Melbourne. Brother Houston, I hope you rot in prison.

In 2021, Houston was sentenced to seven years in prison for sodomy and three counts of indecent assault for abusing two boys, wards of the state, in their beds while he was a dormitory supervisor at St Augustine’s in Highton in the 1960s.

The 86-year-old was already serving a prison sentence after being convicted in 2016 of abusing six other boys at the orphanage in the 1960s.

Rose did not reveal the cause of her father’s death but hinted at their difficult relationship.

She explained that knowing about her father’s abuse helped her understand him better, but did not excuse the suffering she endured at his hands.

“None of this undoes the abuse I ultimately suffered, but it helped me understand you,” Rose wrote.

“Trying to understand you was loving you. RIP Dad, I’m so sorry no one protected you. I’m so sorry that life hasn’t been so much more.

“I am truly devastated. You are probably blown away by my sadness. if you can see me.

Rose said knowing about her father’s abuse helped her understand him better, but did not excuse the abuse she suffered at his hands (pictured, Ruby and her father)

Rose ended her message by stating that she had forgiven her father even though he never apologized for the abuse she faced.

“I don’t think you ever really said sorry. Not really. You didn’t know where to start, but I forgave you. And I still do,” she wrote.

The former video jockey grew up in country Victoria on a farm with her mother Katia and her father Peter, a racehorse breeder.

Her parents separated when Rose was just a year old and she grew up as a “gypsy kid” and “moved around a lot” between Churchill, Gippsland, Surfers Paradise and Melbourne.

Social media followers praised Rose for the moving message, with many wishing her strength on her path to forgiveness.

“Thank you for the vulnerability of sharing this. It’s hard to understand when you grow up and your parents don’t change. Your approach is inspiring, thank you,” one person wrote.

‘Condemn. It’s hard. Breaking this cycle is the most effective thing you can do,” a second commented.

A third added: “Sorry for what you went through, I could only imagine how painful it was. Nothing can take away the pain but I hope you found some peace and forgiveness for Dad and yourself.