Lizzo Was 'Extremely Suicidal' at the Start of Her Weight Loss Journey

Lizzo is opening up about her mental health while on her weight loss journey. “I started losing weight in the fall of 2023. I was severely depressed. I had been the subject of vicious scandal, and it felt like the whole world turned its back on me. I became deeply suicidal,” Lizzo, 37, wrote in a Sunday, November 23, Substack post. “I cut off all my loved ones.” Lizzo (real name Melissa Jefferson) explained that she “couldn’t trust anyone” after the “scandal,” referring to three of her former backup dancers filing a lawsuit against her in 2023, noting that her “former close colleagues and frie