{"id":3080,"date":"2025-11-24T18:17:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T18:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theinformantusa.com\/?p=3080"},"modified":"2025-11-24T18:24:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T18:24:49","slug":"%f0%9f%8e%a4-lizzo-reveals-she-was-very-suicidal-at-start-of-weight-loss-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theinformantusa.com\/?p=3080","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0\ud83c\udfa4 Lizzo Reveals She Was Very \u2018Suicidal\u2019 at Start of Weight-Loss Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>\u00a0Singer Opens Up About Mental Health Struggles Amid Dramatic<\/em><\/strong><br><strong><em> Body Transformation<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Lizzo has revealed she was severely depressed and suicidal when she began her weight-loss journey in the fall of 2023, according to a detailed TMZ report. 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