Unpleasant facts (4,6)
I believe the answer is:
home truths
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">unpleasant facts</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for home truths that I've seen before include "Unpleasant facts told to person about himself" , "harsh facts" , "revealing facts about writer" , "Hotter mush (anag.)" .)