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Former Neighbours star Carla Bonner has revealed how AIDS tore her family apart after her father, Peter Bonner, contracted HIV from a blood transfusion.
The 48-year-old actress, who played Stephanie Scully on the long-running Australian soap, shared her story on World AIDS Day on December 1.
She revealed in a lengthy Instagram post how her dad 'lived his last days in shame, terrified and alone' and even had his belongings destroyed after his death due to concerns over the spread of the virus.
Horror: Former Neighbours star Carla Bonner has revealed how AIDS tore her family apart after her father, Peter Bonner, contracted HIV from a blood transfusion
Peter died of AIDS in 1986 when Carla was just 13 years old. He had been infected with the HIV virus after receiving a blood transfusion following a kidney transplant.
The TV star explained: '[We were] assured by the Aussie government the blood was clean and safe coming from our brothers and sisters wanting to help fellow Aussies.
'Those transfusions were the beginning of the end for him. The end of life as he knew it. The end of his dignity. And tragically the end of his life.
'I'm so
