Megan Thee Stallion has described her subsequent period as a “rebirth” heading towards the discharge of an album later this 12 months. It will likely be her first providing since Tory Lanez was sentenced final 12 months within the taking pictures case towards her, with Meg trying to shut the ebook on the traumatic chapter of her life and construct herself again up even stronger.
The Houston Hottie is the most recent cowl star of Ladies’s Well being, and within the accompanying interview printed on Wednesday (April 10), she mirrored on the “darkish occasions” following the Lanez 2020 taking pictures, which took a toll on her psychological well being.
“Lots of people didn’t deal with me like I used to be human for a very long time,” she mentioned. “I really feel like all people was at all times used to me being the enjoyable and comfortable occasion woman. I watched individuals construct me up, tear me down, and be confused about their expectations of me. As a Black girl, as a darker Black girl, I additionally really feel like individuals count on me to take the punches, take the beating, take the lashings and deal with it with grace. However I’m human.”
It wasn’t till Megan began remedy that her therapeutic course of started. She now works out 4 to 5 occasions per week with a routine that features hitting the fitness center, pilates and seashore coaching.
“Earlier than I went onstage, I might be crying half the time as a result of I didn’t wish to [perform], however I additionally didn’t wish to upset my followers,” Thee Stallion admitted. “I didn’t wish to get [out] from beneath the covers. I stayed in my room. I might not flip the lights on. I had blackout curtains. I didn’t wish to see the solar. I knew I wasn’t myself. It took me some time to acknowledge that I used to be depressed. However as soon as I began speaking to a therapist, I used to be capable of be truthful with myself.”
Tory Lanez was in the end sentenced to 10 years behind bars on three felony counts over the incident, through which he shot Meg within the foot throughout an argument following a July 2020 pool occasion within the Hollywood Hills.
In response to prosecutors, Megan received out of a automotive throughout an argument following a celebration at actuality star Kylie Jenner’s home and commenced strolling away when Lanez shouted, “Dance, b—h!” and proceeded to shoot.
Megan Thee Stallion on the quilt of Ladies’s Well being 2024 Physique Situation.
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The 29-year-old kicked off her new period final 12 months with a sequence of serpentine-themed singles. Meg’s scathing “Hiss” observe — which takes purpose on the likes of Tory Lanez, Nicki Minaj and Drake — soared to No. 1 on the Billboard Sizzling 100 in February.
“I used to be impressed to create this album about rebirth as a result of I really feel I’m turning into a brand new particular person bodily and mentally,” Meg added.
Her upcoming LP doesn’t but have a launch date. Megan Thee Stallion’s final album, Traumazine, arrived in August 2022 and debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200.
Take a look at Megan Thee Stallion’s Ladies’s Well being cowl beneath.
Ramona Rosales for Ladies’s Well being
