When he was four years old, his mother overdosed and died he was alone with her corpse for four days before they were discovered by police.Ĭhristian continues to have nightmares of his childhood even well into adulthood, and often calls his biological mother 'the crack whore.' Dr. Her pimp was extremely abusive to both her and Christian, often beating Cristian with a belt, hitting and kicking him, or putting out his cigarettes on his skin, leaving terrible scars and burn marks.

His biological mother, Ella, was addicted to drugs and worked as a prostitute. However, he has a 'hidden life': heĬhristian was born in the city of Detroit. To the outside world, he appears to be a handsome and attractive young man in the business world. Christian Trevelyan Grey is the male protagonist of the trilogy, Fifty Shades of Grey.