The “Good as Hell” singer during a Variety interview, recalled the time when she went tearful live on Instagram after hearing a hurtful comment about her appearance.
She noticed it just after her single, “Rumors” featuring Cardi B’s release in August 2021. The whole story was captured in “Watch Out for the Big Grrrls”, Lizzo’s upcoming series which will premiere this month, March, according to Variety.
“That day ‘Rumors' had come out, and I saw something really awful about me. I never want to address the thing that broke me, because people will continue to use it."
“It was something about me and who I am as an artist and what I represent. And it was f--king racist and very, very harmful,” Lizzo continued. The comment, according to her, “kind of pushed me to my limit.”
“I went to the set, and I was pretty sad. I was sitting in glam, and I was getting my make up done. And I was crying. I was like, ‘Sorry, I got to go to the bathroom,” she shared.
It was there that Lizzo went on Instagram Live to address both her haters and her fans. “Say you don’t like my music, cool. Say you don’t like my video, cool. But when you talk about me and my character and who I am, I am coming for your a--,” she said.
Lizzo said she used to hold in her emotions that it was like a ticking time bomb. “I said what I had to say, and I honestly felt better. “ I got to walk into this room of women who looked like me and who would understand exactly what I’m going through, and I got to play the song and be in that moment with them.”
The thought made her move to tears and added that it was one of those things that happened in her life that was a blessing. Definitely, fame has its highs and lows. The three-time Grammy awardee saw how much her life changed after “Cuz I Love You”, a third studio album, which featured hits such as “Juice” and “Soulmate” when both climbed the charts.
"Fame happens to you, and it’s more of an observation of you," Lizzo said. "People become famous, and it’s like — my DNA didn’t change. Nothing changed about me. My anxiety didn’t go away. My depression didn’t go away."
"The things that I love didn’t go away, I’m still myself. But the way y’all look at me and perceive me has changed. It’s a very weird, kind of formless thing,” the star added.
Before her music breakthrough, Lizzo could enjoy being out with friends, but now she had to set out a place and have security accompany her wherever she goes.
What comes along with stardom is losing some things you enjoyed before. "It bummed me out, because you do lose a sense of your privacy and yourself, the old self. I’m good with it now. I’m fine. I’m young. I’m talented. I deserve the attention."
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