CARDI B has opened up about the toll her career has taken on her life, saying it has led to depression and was a factor in the breakdown of her marriage to rapper Offset.
The Wap singer said: “Last year, I was planning to have an album. I was planning to put out an album, but I couldn’t focus.
“I fell into the deepest depression that I had ever had. And with that depression, I couldn’t function.
“I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t do nothing.
“It was just a lot of pressure from my career. And I also felt like my marriage . . . like I felt the love dying.”
On the pressures facing artists, she explained: “It’s a challenge to stay here. It’s a challenge to stay relevant.
“It’s a challenge to keep your mental health right. It’s a challenge to getting up. Every day is a chall