2000s popstar sparks mixed reactions over dramatic change

In 2003, she released the song ‘Powerless’ on her album ‘Folklore,’ which talked about the experience. In the lyrics she sings, “Paint my face in your magazines / Make it look whiter than it seems / Paint me over with your dreams / Shove away my ethnicity.”
The singer, who is of Portuguese descent, revealed recently, “By my second album, I guess I was kind of angry about it.”

While she has faced many challenges, she does not hold any grudges and is grateful for her experiences.

She credits her matriarchal family and her supportive team for giving her a sense of assertiveness and guidance which have helped her navigate the industry successfully so far.

She stepped away from the spotlight at one point so she could focus on her family. She has three children, the eldest of whom is her 21-year-old son Nevis Gahunia.

After she gave birth to her youngest two children with just a 14 month different between them, she found out she had attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

The celebrity mom recognized the symptoms in herself when she was caring for her children. She got an official diagnosis as a result. She shares her younger two children with, rapper Jerry (Gerard Damien Long).

While she had lived with ADHD her entire life, it was taking care of her youngest two children, both of whom were so close to each other in age that she was able to get a diagnosis.

She revealed, “When I was attending college, [I was like] ‘Boing, boing, boing, boing.’ I’ve had it my whole life. But when I had my two youngest in close proximity, it made me very aware of my ADHD.”

Since her diagnosis, she has made sure to be mindful and present amid everyday distractions. She makes sure to prioritize sleeping, exercising, and maintaining a routine. She believes that when she is in the dance studio, her ADHD is kept in check.