American singer SZA has expressed regret over her Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL), and has called the decision “stupid” but also hinted that she may consider more plastic surgery in the future.
The 35-year-old artist, whose real name is Solána Imani Rowe, opened up about her feelings surrounding the procedure during an interview for Vogue’s December issue, which was released on Thursday.
Reflecting on her surgery, SZA said: “I’m so mad I did that s**t. I gained all this weight from being immobile while recovering and trying to preserve the fat. It was just so stupid. But who gives a f**k?”
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The music icon also acknowledged that although she does not feel the procedure was necessary, she holds no regrets about the results. “I love my butt. Don’t get me wrong. My booty looks nice, and I’m grateful that it looks pretty much… I don’t know, sometimes natural. But I don’t even care. It’s something that I wanted. I’m enjoying it. I love shaking it,” she said.
SZA also pointed to the importance of addressing other personal issues that will improve her wellbeing and said: “It just wasn’t super necessary – I have other s**t that I need to work on about myself… I need to get my f***ing mental health together,” she explained. “Not to say you can’t do those things simultaneously, just, for me, I realize wherever you go, there you’ll be.”
Despite her regrets, SZA was still unapologetic about her choices, and added, “You got a BBL, you realize you didn’t need the s**t. It doesn’t matter. I’ll do a whole bunch more s**t just like it if I want to before I’m f***ing dead because this body is temporary.”
In addition to opening up about her surgery, SZA also touched on her Muslim upbringing and revealed that she stopped wearing the hijab after 9/11 due to the Islamophobia she faced.
“I started feeling so much shame and wanted to disassociate myself, because I just was already getting bullied for being a weird b***h,” she said. “I stopped covering after 9/11 because I was so scared.”
SZA grew up in a Muslim household in a predominantly white community in New Jersey, and insisted that her decision to stop wearing the hijab caused tension with her father.
“It caused a lot of weird energy with my dad,” she said.
The singer stated that she began wearing the hijab again in high school, yet faced criticism from some in the Muslim community for not being devout enough.
“They were like, ‘What is this? You don’t live your life properly. You’re not really Muslim. Shut up.’ I always let somebody dictate how I was,” she said in a 2021 interview.
SZA also acknowledged the pressure of representing Black women in the music industry and revealed that despite the noise, she also focuses on staying true to herself. “I want to be the second Black woman in history, but then it’s such a f***ing tall order. It’s like, no matter what you do here, you will be subject to criticism. Because of who you are. But that’s life. That’s life, you know?”
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Despite the setbacks and talks about SZA’s BBL, she remains committed to her journey and has embraced both her successes and challenges while making an impact through music.
