Singer and rapper Lizzo has shared some details about her relationship with her boyfriend, Myke Wright, and how they first met. The lovers have been together since April 2022.
She spoke on a recent podcast with Jake Shane, indicating that they first met as friends before nurturing a serious relationship.
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“We both worked on this one TV show, [Wonderland], for MTV. I was the music girl, he was the comedy guy…I was just like, ‘he’s my best friend.’ I didn’t have any guy friends like that — well, I did because you know I’m in the music industry. But I was like ‘Wow, I can really talk to him.
“We had this crazy bond for years…I do love that we were friends first, so that means we can talk about anything,” she noted.
Early in March this year, Lizzo teased a new song from her upcoming album, Love In Real Life. She posted a snippet, wearing a red outfit and lip-syncing to some lyrics.
The project came after a two-year break from the music scene. Sources said she would preview the new album at three North American concerts.
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She was billed for performances at the Wiltern in Los Angeles on March 12, Irving Plaza in New York City on March 16, and First Avenue in Minneapolis on March 18.
Prior to this, the Grammy winner recently celebrated her weight loss achievement, telling her followers the possibility of anything they put their minds to.
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The singer had told reporters that she lost some weight as a result of changing her diet. “I’ve been losing weight very slowly, methodically,” she emphasized in an interview.
According to sources, she used to weigh around 300 pounds, but the figure had dropped significantly. Posting selfies revealing her new body shape last year, the Truth Hurts hitmaker was looking noticeably slimmer.
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While some cheered her on, others were speculating whether she might have used weight loss medications like Ozempic. That notwithstanding, she continued to keep a healthy body weight, to the admiration of her followers.
In December, she broke her silence on a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against her in 2023, indicating that she “did nothing wrong.”
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She had been sued by three former dancers who claimed they were subjected to sexual harassment and a hostile workplace environment while on tour, but the singer denied the claims.
